Sinochem Xinhua News reported that due to the good demand, the spot price of styrene in Asia remained strong last week. The price of FOB Korean shipments in October rose by US$10/ton to US$1135/ton. CFR China's price was 1160-1165 US dollars / ton, up 10-15 US dollars / ton from the previous week.
In China's domestic market, prices rose slightly by RMB 25/ton (about US$ 4/tonne) to US$ 9175-9225/ton (US$ 1158–164/tonne, not including VAT). In Europe, the spot styrene market prices have fallen, although energy prices have risen. The spot price of shipments for shipments in September was US$1090/t FOB NWE, down US$10/t from the previous week. In the United States, the spot price of styrene fell by 22-44 US dollars / ton. The price of goods shipped in October fell to US$1,078/t FOB USG.