ChemPriceHub Key Alert: The aromatics sector rose on October 9, with xylene showing a strong upward trend.

ChemPriceHub, Oct. 9 — On October 9, Sinopec South China set its posted price for xylene at RMB 9,500 per tonne. Following the holiday, prices of toluene and xylene have generally trended upward. Strength in crude oil has supported aromatic benchmarks, with demand for paraxylene (PX) expected to increase. Currently, spot market inventories remain at low levels, chemical demand is robust, and export arbitrage windows have reopened, providing strong supply-demand support. The spot market is therefore expected to maintain a stable-to-strengthening trend.