Morning Market Note for Pure Benzene

I. Key Points

International Benzene Prices: FOB Korea rose by 12 USD to 1,273 USD/ton; CFR China rose by 11 USD to 1,314 USD/ton. FOB Rotterdam rose by 9 USD to 1,476 USD/ton; FOB US Gulf Coast (USG) rose by 18 cents to 563 cents/gallon.
Geopolitical Impact: The Houthis attacked Saudi energy facilities, intensifying market concerns over supply risks. ICE Brent crude futures for the December contract closed at 106.06 USD/barrel, up 0.37 USD/barrel (+0.35% WoW).

Region	Oct 14	Oct 13	Change Rate
FOB Korea	1273	1261	0.95%
CFR China	1314	1303	0.84%
East China Market	10800	10730	0.65%
Shandong Market	10538	10408	1.25%
Remarks:
1. FOB Korea and CFR China benzene prices are in USD/ton; domestic benzene prices are in CNY/ton.
2. Benzene prices reflect the closing average of mainstream markets.
3. All RMB prices in the table above are spot exchange rates, tax-inclusive, ex-works pickup prices.
4. Change rate refers to week-on-week variation.

II. Market Outlook

Geopolitical tensions remain high, and concerns over supply risks continue to escalate. Yesterday’s price hike by major refiners stimulated buying interest in Shandong spot markets. Today, prices are expected to maintain high-level volatility.

Data Item	Release Date	Previous Period Data	Current Trend Forecast
East China Port Benzene Inventory	Monday 16:00 PM	50,000 tons	↗
Weekly Benzene Capacity Utilization Rate	Thursday 18:00 PM	71.01%	↗
Weekly Benzene Profit Margin	Thursday 18:00 PM	2,495 CNY/ton	↗
1. ↓↑ indicates significant fluctuation, highlighting data dimensions with changes exceeding 3%.
2. ↗ ↘ indicates narrow-range fluctuation, highlighting data within a 0–3% change range.

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Morning Market Note for Pure Benzene

I. Key Points

II. Market Outlook

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