Asian paraxylene prices fell US$20.83 a ton FOB Korea and CFR Taiwan/China in the first week of January.
Yisheng Petrochemical and ExxonMobil fixed their contract price at US$750 a ton. Isomer-grade mixed xylene inched were at US$614 a ton FOB Korea and US$642 a ton CFR Taiwan.
Paraxylene prices plunged in Asian markets tracking the rapidly weakening energy complex. Demand was also insipid but there was a slight recovery weekend on rise in mixed xylene cost.
January Asian contract price was also settled partially down.