Mixed Xylene Weekly Report 08 Sep 2018

Weekly Price Trend: 03-09-2018 to 07-09-2018

• The above given graph focuses on the Mixed Xylene price trend for the current week.
• Domestic prices ofMixed Xylene remained firm for this week. Prices were assessed at the level of Rs.68/Kg for Mumbai and for Kandla port.

Booking Scenario

INDIA

• Mixed Xylene prices were assessed around Rs.68/Kg at Kandla port and for Mumbai port.
• International prices of Isomer grade Mixed Xylene has reduced for this week. Prices were assessed in the range of USD 890-910 reduced by USD 50/MTS in compares to last week’s closing values.
• CFR SEA values were assessed in the range of USD 915/MTS reduced by USD 50/MTS in compare to last week’s closing values.
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• Idemitsu Kosan has made a progress in installation of new equipment at the Aichi refinery. This refinery will recently start the commercial production of Mixed Xylene. The unit will have the production capacity of 1,70,000 mt/year.  
• There has been continuous depreciation of Indian currency against dollar. The impact is due to rise in crude values in international market. To deepen the sorrows the sanction against Iran by US further hammered the currency rate of many nations. Turkey is on the verge of failing of economy. This in turn has led to increase in petrochemical prices and crude values.
• There has been continuous soaring in crude prices in this week. The US inventories have fell to their lowest levels since February 2015.  US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $67.90 per barrel at 0056 GMT, up 13 cents, or 0.2 per cent, from their last settlement.  International Brent crude futures climbed 12 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $76.62 a barrel. With release of Oil inventory data last night, a large number has been drawn from crude inventories.
• Global oil markets have tightened over the last month, pushing up Brent prices by more than 10 per cent since the middle of August. Investors anticipate less supply from Iran as US sanctions on Tehran begin to bite.
• With ship-tracking data now pointing at a reduction in Iranian exports, renewed strife in Libya, and Venezuelan export availability hobbled by an accident at the key Jose terminal, the list of bullish headlines is getting longer,” said Michael Dei-Michei, head of research at Vienna consultancy JBC Energy.
• US is quite actively tracking the flow of crude and has managed to use its sanctions very actively against Iran. They are forcing many western companies to cease export from Iran and avoid trading with them.
• Contrary to this India and China are making efforts to continue their imports from using one or other way. Global oil markets have tightened over the last month, pushing up Brent prices by more than 10 per cent since the middle of August. Investors anticipate less supply from Iran as US sanctions on Tehran begin to bite.

$1 = Rs. 71.73
Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 71.10
Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 69.40