Chemicals News - Asian isomer-MX was surveyed down $7/mt day on day at $690/mt FOB Korea and at $714/mt CFR Taiwan on Tuesday



Asian isomer-MX was surveyed down $7/mt day on day at $690/mt FOB Korea and at $714/mt CFR Taiwan on Tuesday. The markers take the normal of the third and fourth half-month laycans, presently second-half January and first-half February. No straightforward offers or offers were seen during the S&P Global Platts Market on Close evaluation process Tuesday (Chemical News). During the MOC, an any-February FOB Korea freight was heard offered at $691/mt, against no offers. The February FOB Korea laycans were surveyed at $690/mt, underneath the offer. The February CFR Taiwan laycans were surveyed at $714/mt, thinking about the descending development in the FOB Korea marker. The above method of reasoning applies to the accompanying business sector information codes: PHAUV00 for FOB Korea and PHAUT00 for CFR Taiwan (Chemical News).

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