April 30 - On April 30, Shandong Wantong Petrochemical Group raised the price of benzene (petroleum benzene) by 100 RMB/ton, with the latest quotation at 8,657 RMB/ton. For actual transaction prices, please negotiate directly.

Chempricehub evaluates benzene: Bullish/Bearish rating: 1. On the spot side, Shandong Wantong, a major domestic petrochemical manufacturer, raised its benzene quotation by 100 RMB/ton, providing strong support to spot prices and fueling a bullish market sentiment. On the futures side, the main benzene contract 2606 on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) closed at 8,550 RMB/ton on April 29, up 109 RMB/ton, with active trading volume and open interest. The spot price increase further boosted the futures market trend, overall leaning bullish.