On May 8, Dongying Fuhai Weilian Petrochemical lowered the ex-factory price of pure benzene (petroleum benzene) by 150 yuan/ton to 8,453 yuan/ton. Chempricehub assesses pure benzene with a long-short score of -1.

On the spot market side, the price adjustment on May 8 reflects insufficient demand support in the physical pure benzene market, indicating downward pressure on spot prices.

On the futures market side, on May 7, 2026, the DCE pure benzene main contract 2606 closed at 8,270 yuan/ton, down 254 yuan/ton in a single day. All farther-month contracts also closed lower, showing a clear bearish trend on the board, exerting bearish pressure on pure benzene futures prices.