Initial Europe May PX agreed down €15/tonne at €1,210/tonne
04 May 2012 15:47 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (ICIS)--An initial Europe paraxylene (PX) contract settlement for May was agreed at €1,210/tonne ($1,592/tonne), down €15/tonne from April, the seller involved said on Friday.
According to the seller, the lower Asian settlement this month meant that there was some downward pressure in
The settlement was agreed on a free delivered (FD) northwest Europe (NWE) basis.
($1 = €0.76)
By: Truong Mellor
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