Paraxylene price opened with firm sentiment at the higher prices and maintained the level despite of fluctuations in the energy market during the last fortnight. Paraxylene sellers were further bullish as major PX supplier announced for planned outage. In the second half of the last fortnight, PX prices in Asia continued to increase as availability was tight and demand remained strong. By the end of the last fortnight, PX prices continued to march higher with support of global energy market and firm support of downstream demand.