Production of benzene up, imports & exports down in Nov
31 Dec '09
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China's total production of benzene fetched 425,000 tons in November 2009, an increase of 43.3 percent compared with the same month last year.
Cumulative production completed 4.205 million tons from January to November, an increase of 8.0 percent over the same time last year.
China's exports of pure benzene registered 41,462 tons in November 2009, down 20.1 percent from the previous month and shipments in the period January to November reached 249,985 tons.
The average export price was US $764.87 per ton in November and stood at $766.25 per ton from January to November.
China's benzene imports realized 8,900 ton in November 2009, representing a decrease of 47.8 percent from October and average import price was $811 per ton in November 2009