April 8th — On April 7th, the European para-xylene (PX) market closed with an increase of USD 30 per ton, settling at USD 1265–1267 per ton FOB Rotterdam. Chempricehub’s analysis of PX gave a bullish-bearish score of 2. The report noted that the spot market for para-xylene in Europe closed higher by USD 30 per ton, reaching USD 1265–1267 per ton FOB Rotterdam, indicating tight spot supply or strong demand, which constitutes a significant positive signal. Combined with data from the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange PX futures contracts, on April 7, 2026, most contracts generally rose, with gains ranging from RMB 142 to RMB 222 (for example, contract 2605 rose by RMB 204 to RMB 9880 per ton). Trading volume and open interest remained active (for instance, contract 2605 recorded a trading volume of 293,000 lots), suggesting optimistic market expectations and indicating that futures prices are likely to continue their upward trend driven by the rise in spot prices.