At present, the domestic market was weak to run

chemical industry at present, the United States WTI February crude oil futures on Wednesday (December 28th) closed up $0.16, or 0.30%, at $54.06 / barrel. February Brent crude futures Wednesday closed up $0.13, or 0.23%, at $56.22 / barrel. A quiet holiday market prices rose slightly, maintained since mid 2015 highs near the market, and the organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in January 1, 2017 to launch production cuts.

In December 29th, the Guangdong area was the light of market transactions, toluene reference price 5600-5650 yuan / ton down (Sha Tin tank), buying Guadan trading market downturn. A toluene Market in Jiangsu area, to discuss the toluene 5520-5520 yuan / ton (Zhangjiagang tank), the industry market enthusiasm is not high, light trading. Beijing and Tianjin toluene to discuss the market average, the toluene to discuss the market 5450-5500 yuan / ton, the downstream business inquiry, the real single volume light. In Shandong to discuss the market of toluene light, toluene about 5800 yuan / ton, multi port fluctuations, downstream businesses operating enthusiasm is low, the real single talks guadan. Qingdao Lidong aromatics plant running smoothly, toluene price down 50 yuan at 5700 yuan / ton. The price of us toluene market rose 1 cents a gallon, FOB US Gulf price 235.95-236.05 cents / gallon.

Near the New Year holiday, middlemen and terminal downstream market enthusiasm, the supply is relatively abundant, no actual transaction support, and the downstream oil market demand up sluggish, buying downturn, intraday narrow down. Business agency analysts believe that short-term market consolidation will be a stalemate of toluene.