On December 30, 2021, the domestic crude benzene price was 5597 yuan / ton, an increase of 7.61% over the previous day.

International crude oil prices rose on December 29. The settlement price of the main contract of WTI crude oil futures in the United States was US $76.56/barrel, up US $0.58 or 0.76%, and the settlement price of the main contract of Brent crude oil futures was US $79.21/barrel, up US $0.54 or 0.69%. Oil prices reached the highest closing record in the last five weeks, and the inventory data of the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) were positive, showing that the inventory of US crude oil and refined oil fell last week, overshadowing the concern that the rapid spread of Omicron may reduce demand.

Crude oil rebounded sharply, giving a good boost to related commodities. Sinopec raised the ex factory price of pure benzene to 7000 yuan / ton. Boost the downstream hydrobenzene market. The bidding price of crude benzene increased this week, and 5640 ~ 5645 yuan / ton was implemented in Shandong.

The rise of crude oil and pure benzene drives the recovery of hydrogenated benzene market, the expectation of enterprise commencement is boosted, and the demand for crude benzene is recovered. The future market mainly focuses on the trend of crude oil and pure benzene.