Petrochemicals Price: How It Works & Full Guide | Tradloc
Everything behind the Petrochemicals Price: how to use it step by step, what the numbers mean, worked examples and the background reference importers ask about most. The tool itself stays one click away.
What the Petrochemicals Price does
Estimate reference market prices for MEG, PTA, methanol, styrene, benzene, toluene, xylene, paraxylene, phenol, acetone and naphtha across GCC trade lanes.
- Reference prices before contacting suppliers
- Compare origins and grades in seconds
- Data-driven negotiations with verified ranges
What the Tradloc Petrochemical price database covers
This tool prices 11 petrochemicals across 11 commercial grades sourced from 11 producing countries, and returns reference FOB, CIF and delivered ranges for shipments into the nine GCC, Levant and Egyptian markets Tradloc covers. Every figure is read from Tradloc's structured market database — if a grade or lane is not covered, the tool says so rather than estimating.
It is built for importers, traders, procurement teams and manufacturers who need a defensible price reference before requesting supplier quotations: grade specification, HS code, typical packaging, MOQ and producing origins are shown alongside the price so a quotation can be checked line by line.
- petrochemicals priced
- 11
- Commercial grades
- 11
- Producing origins
- 11
- Destination markets
- 9
Xylene, Styrene, Methanol & Benzene Prices for GCC Importers
Tradloc's Petrochemical Price tool gives reference FOB and CIF benchmarks for xylene prices, mixed xylene, paraxylene, styrene, benzene, toluene, methanol, MEG, PTA, phenol, acetone and naphtha across GCC trade lanes.
Use the estimator to benchmark spot offers, plan feedstock procurement and validate supplier quotations before booking a bulk parcel or ISO-tank shipment.
Product families covered
Benzene, toluene, mixed xylene, paraxylene, orthoxylene, styrene monomer. Reference FOB range USD 720–1,150/MT depending on cut and grade.
Methanol, acetone, phenol, MEK, IPA. Used in resins, coatings, adhesives and pharmaceutical intermediates.
MEG, PTA, phthalic anhydride, MDI and TDI reference ranges for GCC polyester, PET and polyurethane converters.
What drives petrochemical prices
- Brent crude and naphtha feedstock
- Cracker and reformer operating rates in Asia and the Middle East
- Downstream polyester, styrenics and MTBE demand
- Chinese port inventory movements (paraxylene, MEG, styrene)
- Regional turnaround schedules (SABIC, Petro Rabigh, RIL, Formosa)
Import considerations
Base aromatics ship as bulk parcels or in flexi-tanks / ISO tanks. Most fall under HS Chapter 29 and attract 5% GCC tariff plus country VAT. Confirm hazardous-goods documentation (UN number, MSDS, IMDG class) with the HS Code Finder before shipping.
Next steps
Structured market price references for base petrochemicals.
Structured market price references for industrial chemicals.
Structured market price references for polymer resins across GCC trade lanes.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do you cover xylene prices and mixed xylene price benchmarks?
- Yes — reference FOB and CIF ranges for mixed xylene, paraxylene, orthoxylene and low-price mixed xylene solvent grades from Asian and Middle Eastern origins into GCC ports.
- Which aromatics and oxygenates are supported?
- Benzene, toluene, styrene monomer, phenol, acetone, methanol, MEG, PTA, MEK and IPA — priced per MT FOB and CIF for common ISO-tank, flexi-tank and bulk parcel shipments.
- How are petrochemical prices sourced?
- Tradloc's petrochemicals database is refreshed with producer offers, trader assessments and cleared import data across GCC ports — no LLM-generated numbers.
- How does the Petrochemical Price Estimator work?
- We look up your product in Tradloc's structured market price database and return reference FOB, CIF and delivered ranges for the origin → destination lane. We never generate or guess prices — if we don't have verified data, we tell you so.
- Is the estimated price accurate?
- The estimator returns defensible market ranges suitable for budgeting and supplier evaluation. Actual supplier quotations vary by grade, specification, packaging, MOQ and prevailing market conditions.
- Do you provide actual supplier quotations?
- Yes. After you review the estimate, request supplier quotes and our GCC trade team will connect you with vetted manufacturers within one business day.
- Which countries can I import from?
- The estimator covers the major producing origins for each product. Origin choices auto-filter to countries that commercially produce the selected grade.