p>The refineries prices were basically steady this week. The offers of Sinopec East China Sales Company , North China Sales Company and Central China Sales Company maintained at 6800 yuan / ton. The offers of Sinopec South China Sales Company maintained at 7200yuan / ton. The offer of Dalian FuJia Dahua was 6,900 yuan / ton; the export sales offer of CNPC Northeast Sales Company were 6670 yuan / ton; the offer of Lanzhou Petrochemical was 6000 yuan / ton. Domestic pure benzene prices descended this week due to multiple negative factors. Currently, the prices in East China Market were 6400-6500 yuan / ton, in South China Market were 6500 yuan / ton and in North China Market were 6400-6450 yuan / ton .
Influential factors and market trends: Influenced by the interrnational crude oil price, outside plate price and the weak dowanstream support, the purchase from downstream factories and the market deals was less. China Chemnet forecasted that the Pure Benzene prices is difficult to rise in a short-term.
China Chemical Weekly: http://news.chemnet.com/en/detail-1403616.html
