On May 19, 2022, the price of domestic crude benzene was 7065 yuan / ton, up 2.38% from the previous trading day.

On May 17, international crude oil futures closed down. The settlement price of the main contract of WTI crude oil futures in the United States was US $112.40/barrel, down US $1.80 or 1.6%; The settlement price of the main contract of Brent crude oil futures was US $111.93/barrel, down US $2.31 or 2.0%. Oil prices closed lower for the first time after four consecutive rises, mainly due to the hawkish remarks of Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and the expectation of substantial interest rate hike. In addition, there was news that the United States would relax restrictions on oil producing Venezuela, and oil prices fell.

Recently, the overall price of crude oil has risen, and the price of pure benzene in Asia has continued to rise, driving the price of domestic pure benzene to rise. The low inventory of ports in East China has once again boosted the market mentality, and the short-term bullish mentality has not decreased. At present, the price of domestic pure benzene is 8850-9250 yuan / ton. The upward price of the industrial chain boosted the mentality of crude benzene enterprises. This week, the bidding price opened higher and went higher, mainly upward.