Argus Toluene, Xylenes and Derivatives

Daily and weekly prices, news and analysis for toluene, xylenes and derivatives.

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Overview Key features Customers that benefit Product specifications Related documents

Overview

Argus Toluene, Xylenes and Derivatives delivers global and regional price assessments for toluene, mixed xylenes and related derivatives, alongside fundamentals analysis and feedstock insights. The service combines daily spot benchmarks with weekly contract prices, plus real-time industry news and commentary.

Subscribers receive daily PDFs and gain 24/7 access to Argus Direct^®, a powerful, customizable dashboard displaying prices alongside the latest market news, analysis and commentary.

Key features

Global coverage

Integrated global view of toluene, xylenes and derivatives markets in a single service.

Regional prices

Daily and weekly assessments for toluene, xylenes and derivatives based on a transparent methodology.

Dynamic dashboard

Interactive tools designed to help you analyse your commodity markets faster.

Fundamentals analysis

Insights into plant operations, trade flows and demand drivers.

Industry news 

Access the latest news published in real time by our expert team of market reporters from across the globe.

Trusted methodology

Developed in partnership with the market, the Argus pricing methodology is transparent and firmly based on rigorous market-appropriate processes.

Customers that benefit

The Argus Toluene, Xylenes and Derivatives service is essential for anyone exposed to global toluene, xylenes and derivative prices and seeking daily and weekly insights on the market. Below are examples of how some clients use this service:

Producers of toluene, xylenes and derivatives.
Use our price assessments to support contract negotiations; use our data and market analysis for an independent view on supply, demand and market dynamics for spot negotiations, budget planning and weekly commercial tactics.

Traders and distributors.
Use our global price data and regional market analysis to review arbitrage and trade opportunities, and to inform commercial activities.

Banks and investors.
Use our price data to model listed companies producing and marketing, or with major spend on, toluene, xylenes and derivatives. Use global market analysis and news to keep abreast of the latest market dynamics.

Product specifications

Argus Toluene and Xylenes Daily service gives you access to price spreads by region and/or related products.

Price assessments for the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific:

Toluene.
Mixed xylenes.
Paraxylene.
Crude & Gasoline.
Orthoxylene.
Purified terephthalic acid.
Polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET).
Monoethylene glycol (MEG).

Regional commentary on key market and price drivers

New plant start-ups.
Maintenance outages.
Trade flows.
Production costs and economics.
Demand evolution.

Weekly regional commentary on the key market and price drivers of benzene and derivatives

New plant startups, unit idling and closures.
Maintenance outages.
Trade flows.
Production costs and economics.
Demand evolution.

Integrated view along the toluene and xylenes value chain

Information on oil-related feedstocks: naphtha and reformate.

Industry news

Published in real time through the Argus Direct client portal and on our daily PDF’s, our expert team of market reporters are publishing the latest news stories about the global toluene and mixed xylenes market.