- Market Overview
- Strategic Analysis
- Key Features
Market Overview
Duration: Short-term – 2-year price forecast and market outlook
Aromatics products have traditionally relied on free and fluid global trade, supported by the economic efficiencies of major production and consumption hubs. However, in 2025, the introduction of higher U.S. tariffs has reshaped global trade flows, forcing the aromatics industry to adjust to a new and more fragmented market landscape. At the same time, gasoline markets in Asia have introduced heightened volatility into aromatics feedstocks, with the region experiencing both oversupply and tightness within the same year.
As global trade patterns continue to realign, additional uncertainties are emerging. Benzene markets have been disproportionately affected, with Asia actively exploring ways to manage persistent surpluses—whether through increased export volumes or innovative new applications that could stimulate demand and potentially support a recovery in aromatics margins. Meanwhile, paraxylene markets are entering a period of tightening supply due to a slowdown in new capacity additions, yet many producers are prioritizing stronger gasoline market economics and idling aromatics production. The long-term challenge of securing adequate feedstocks for future aromatics capacity growth also remains unresolved amid limited expansion in refining capacity.
The Asia Aromatics Service offers critical insights into these evolving dynamics. It provides comprehensive analysis across feedstocks and major downstream products, delivering a full market overview and forward-looking forecasts essential for navigating today’s rapidly changing Asia aromatics landscape.
Comprehensive monthly market price, supply, demand, and trade data and analysis for:
- Benzene
- Mixed Xylenes
- Orthoxylene
- Paraxylene
- Phenol
- Polystyrene
- Pygas
- Reformate
- Styrene
- Terephthalic Acid
- Toluene
Strategic Analysis
Duration: Short-term – 2-year price forecast and market outlook
The Asia Aromatics Service delivers comprehensive market analysis covering a wide range of base aromatics products and first-line derivatives, with a primary focus on the dynamic Asian markets. Recognizing the significant impact of global regional trends, the service integrates insights from other key markets to provide a holistic view.
Subscribers receive regularly updated short- and medium-term forecasts on supply and demand, pricing trends, and profit margins. Detailed outlooks on the operating status of major production assets, alongside historical and forecasted trade flows, equip decision-makers with vital tools to navigate the evolving Asia aromatics landscape and optimize strategic planning.
Key Features
Duration: Short-term – 2-year price forecast and market outlook
PRICES COVERED
Contract and spot price summary with a brief review of current market conditions
Chemicals covered : Benzene, Toluene, Mixed Xylenes, Paraxylene, Orthoxylene, Terephthalic Acid, Styrene, Polystyrene and Phenol.
ASIA AROMATICS DAILY MARKET SNAPSHOT
The Asia Aromatics Daily covers daily price assessments for benzene, toluene, mixed xylenes, paraxylene, and styrene (actual or notional), along with closing prices for key energy benchmarks. It also features calculations of relevant alternative values and extraction indices. Each product listing includes a running monthly average of spot prices, giving clients a timely and transparent view of evolving market trends.
ASIA WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT
Clients receive a weekly email briefing that delivers a concise yet comprehensive market overview for the chemicals and petrochemicals sector, including updated contract and spot price summaries across key products and regions. This timely snapshot helps stakeholders stay informed of rapid market movements, pricing trends, and evolving supply–demand fundamentals.
ASIA MONTHLY MARKET REPORT
The Asia Aromatics Service delivers insightful commentary on key market-moving events, along with analysis of current and near-term supply and demand conditions for covered products. It also examines broader economic trends, trade data, and operational developments shaping the Asian aromatics landscape. Designed for efficiency, the report is concise and visually driven, providing clients with clear, actionable insights in a time-effective format.
DATA SUPPLEMENT
This report delivers detailed plant operating schedules, comprehensive quarterly supply and demand balances, and in-depth production economics analysis. Designed to support strategic planning in the aromatics industry, it offers critical insights into capacity utilization, market supply dynamics, and cost structures across key production facilities.
ACCESS TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
Clients receive direct, one-on-one access to industry experts through phone consultations, email support, or scheduled meetings to discuss the key insights featured in the monthly market report. This personalized advisory service enables subscribers to deepen their understanding of market fundamentals, price drivers, and supply–demand dynamics, while clarifying complex data points and analysis. It also provides tailored perspectives on region-specific aromatics market trends, empowering clients to make more informed, strategic decisions across the global petrochemical value chain
SUPPLY & DEMAND
This service delivers short-term production news, up-to-date production statistics, and detailed plant-by-plant operating schedules, along with coverage of long-term structural changes in global supply. It also features in-depth end-use market analysis across a wide range of downstream sectors, supported by comprehensive reviews of macro-level industry trends. These insights help clients anticipate market shifts and make informed strategic decisions in the evolving global aromatics landscape.
Region coverage: China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia
Chemicals coverage: Benzene (BZE), Mixed Xylenes (MXY), Ortho-Xylene (OXE), Styrene (STR), Toluene (TOL)
TRADE
This service delivers comprehensive global trade intelligence for the aromatics market, offering the latest trade statistics, detailed global trade flow analysis, and freight rate estimates across major shipping routes. It also provides continuous monitoring of tariffs, sanctions, and regulatory developments impacting the movement of aromatics and related petrochemicals. These insights enable stakeholders to evaluate geopolitical and policy risks, strengthen compliance, and optimize their global supply chain and market positioning strategies across the aromatics value chain.
OPERATING SCHEDULE
Chemicals covered in Asia: Benzene (BZE), Mixed Xylenes (MXY), Ortho-Xylene (OXE), Phenol (PHL), Paraxylene (PXE), Styrene (STR), and Toluene (TOL)