p>The refineries prices rised this month. The offers of Sinopec East China Sales Company , North China Sales Company and Central China Sales Company rised to 6800 yuan / ton by 200 yuan / ton. The offers of Sinopec South China Sales Company rised to 7200yuan / ton by 600 yuan / ton. The offer of Dalian FuJia Dahua rised to 6,900 yuan / ton by 200 yuan / ton; the export sales offer of CNPC Northeast Sales Company rised to 6670 yuan / ton by 200 yuan / ton; the offer of Lanzhou Petrochemical rised to 6200 yuan / ton by 200 yuan / ton. At the beginning of this month influenced by the rising international crude oil price both the outside plate and styrene price also rised then pure benzene prices went high to 6600 yuan / ton. At the middle of this month, due to multiple negative factors of the international crude oil price falling back etc domestic pure benzene price descended to 6400 yuan / ton . At the end of this month, the crude oil price rises and then the pure benzene price followed and rised: the prices in East China Market were 6500-6600 yuan / ton, in South China Market were 6500 -6600yuan / ton and in North China Market were 6400-6550 yuan / ton .
Influential factors and market trends: Influenced by the interrnational crude oil price stop falling and begin to be stable, outside plate price and the weak dowanstream support, the purchase from downstream factories and the market deals was less. China Chemnet forecasted that the refineries offers will descend and pure benzene prices will keep a consolidition trend in a short-term.
China Chemical Weekly: http://news.chemnet.com/en/detail-1411716.html
