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Amid multiple overlapping bearish factors, durene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene) has ended its stable trend and is now trending downward.

Published on 2026-08-07

【Lead】: Amid factors such as the traditional off-season for PI film demand and the release of new production capacity in the pyromellitic anhydride market, domestic pyromellitic anhydride producers have been cutting prices to move volumes. In addition, the newly built C10-based durene unit is scheduled to start up this month. Under the accumulation of these multiple bearish factors, the durene market price has halted its stabilization and turned downward, with a sluggish buying and selling atmosphere.

I. Substantial Price Declines in Downstream Products

Table 1: Domestic durene and upstream/downstream product prices (July 31–August 6, 2026)

Unit: CNY/ton

Product Region Current-period average Previous-period average Change
Industrial C10 heavy aromatics East China 5,450 5,500 -50
High-boiling aromatic solvent SA1500# East China 6,500 6,600 -100
Durene National 13,000–13,500 14,000–15,000 -1,000/-1,500
Pyromellitic anhydride Shandong 27,000 28,000 -1,000
Pyromellitic dianhydride Shandong 33,000 38,000 -5,000

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  • Olivier Dupont 2026-08-07 20:07
    The durene slide reflects weak downstream demand and oversupply from new PMDA capacity; I’d expect capacity utilization to stay low until that C10 unit ramps and destocks.
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