据ICIS网站12月24日新加坡报道 到2020年，亚洲苯市场可能将继续得不到来自其主要下游的支撑，包括占其消费量50%的苯乙烯单体（SM）。

亚洲苯市场在1月初触及514美元/吨离岸价的低点后一直处于上升趋势，直到9月。

从4月份开始对美国开放套利窗口，有助于减少亚洲的供应，因为美国的供应紧张状况推动了对亚洲市场的需求。

然而，到了9月份，随着亚洲货物需求的下降，美国的供应状况有所缓解。

现货市场在触及751美元/吨韩国离岸价后大幅回调。

正如一些参与者预期的那样，市场开始转向更深层次的调整。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

OUTLOOK '20: The Asian benzene conundrum set to persist on weak downstream

The Asian benzene market will probably continue to find little support from its key downstream sectors in 2020 including styrene monomer (SM), which constitutes 50% of its consumption.

Benzene market in Asia has been on an uptrend until September after hitting a low of $514/tonne FOB (free on board) Korea in early January.

The opening up of the arbitrage window to the US from April helped reduce supply in Asia, as tight supply conditions in the US fueled demand for Asian lots.

By September, however, supply conditions in the US had eased with demand for Asian parcels on the decline.

The spot market corrected sharply after hitting $751/tonne FOB Korea.

Just as some participant expected a deeper correction, the market began to turn.