Acetone Market Update
The acetone settlement for October was unanimously settled at $0.545 per pound. This is a decrease of $0.02 per pound from September’s settlement.
Toluene & Xylene Market Update
Traders overshot gasoline demand this past summer with around 3 million barrels of imported toluene and xylene from South Korea in May and June. It took several months to blend off these imports.
Lignosulfonate Market Update
Global and North American lignosulfonate supply will continue to remain tight for the next 2-4 years. In 2019 250,000 metric tons of global lignosulfonate capacity shut down. In 2021 80,000 tons of North American lignosulfonate capacity shut down.