Aromatics & Styrene: benzene firms again, but the group is moving apart – 21 Jul 2026

All these products fell together in June. Now they are moving apart — benzene up, styrene stuck, xylenes weak.

Benzene firms for a third straight week as import parity rebounds, tightening styrene margins

Styrene stays weak while feedstock benzene climbs

Toluene slips to a discount against benzene, reopening conversion economics

Mixed Xylene lags the whole complex on soft gasoline-blending demand

Orthoxylene keeps falling even as phthalic anhydride firms

Paraxylene pulls away from raw xylene on steady polyester demand