Asia Spot Naphtha trade-Maruzen buys H1 June cargo
27/04/2021 04:53
SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) -
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COUNTRY SPEC VOL DATES BUYER PRICE
April 26 2021
Japan NA NA H1 June Maruzen +$10-11
April 23 2021
S Korea min 75% NA H1 June KPIC +$9.5
S Korea hfrn NA H1 June Hanwha +$8.5
S Korea hfrn NA H1 June GS Caltex +$8.5
April 19 2021
S Korea min 65% NA H2 June LG Chem small discount, narrower
than minus $1 (60 days)
S Korea NA NA H2 June YNCC +$4-$4.5
Japan min 65% 25KT H1 June Mitsubishi +$3.6-$3.7
Chem
China min 75% 50KT May CNOOC high-single premium
20-June 5
China min 72% 80KT May CNOOC high-single premium
20-June 5
March 17 2021
S Korea osn, 65% NA H1 May LG Chem small discounts (60 days)
March 5 2021
S Korea 75% NA H2 April Lotte Chem +$16
Taiwan 75% 100KT H2 April Formosa +$15
March 3 2021
S Korea NA 5-6 cargoes H2 April YNCC +$16
Feb 4 2021
Singapore 77% NA H2 March PCS +$16-$17
Feb 3 2021
S Korea 70% NA H2 March YNCC +$7
S Korea 77% NA H2 March KPIC +$11
S Korea 77% NA H2 March Lotte Chem +$13.5-$14
Taiwan 75% 100KT H2 March Formosa +12
Feb 2 2021
S Korea OSN NA H1 April LG Chem +70-75c (60 days)
Jan 20 2021
Singapore Open-spec at least 1x H1 March PCS NA
75% 25KT
Jan 18 2021
S Korea 80% NA H1 March Lotte Chem +$17
Jan 14 2021
Japan frn NA H2 Feb Idemitsu just below +$10
Jan 11 2021
S Korea 70% NA H2 Feb YNCC ard +$10
S Korea 77% NA H2 Feb KPIC +$14-$15
Japan 73% NA Feb 10-24 Mitsui ard +$25
(Osaka)
Taiwan 75% 100KT H2 Feb Formosa +$14-$15
Asia hfrn NA H2 Feb NA high single premium
Dec 22 2020
Taiwan 75% 100KT Feb Formosa ard +$3
Dec 18 2020
S Korea 80% NA H1 Feb Hanwha +$17-$18
Dec 16 2020
S Korea 70% NA H2 Feb LG Chem NA
S Korea 75% NA Jan 25 to LG Chem +$14
Feb 6
S Korea 77% NA H1 Feb KPIC +$12
Dec 15 2020
Japan 80% NA H1 Feb Asahi +$mid teens (H2 Dec
Kasei pricing)
Dec 11 2020
Japan 80% NA H1 Feb Asahi +$13 (H2 Dec pricing)
Kasei
Dec 10 2020
S Korea 70% NA H2 Jan LG Chem +high single
Malaysia NA NA H2 Jan Titan slight discount
Dec 9 2020
Singapore NA NA H2 Jan PCS NA
S Korea hfrn NA H2 Jan Hanwha NA
Dec 8 2020
Taiwan hfrn NA H2 Jan Formosa -$4
S Korea 77% NA H2 Jan KPIC -$5.50 to -$6
S Korea 80% NA H2 Jan Hanwha -$6 to -$8
Dec 4 2020
S Korea NA NA mid Jan YNCC lower than +$2
S Korea H2 Jan YNCC slightly above +$2
Dec 3 2020
Taiwan 75% 100KT H2 Jan Formosa below +$1
S Korea NA NA H2 Jan Lotte -$ 1 to -$2
Dec 1 2020
Japan NA NA Jan Showa +low single digit
Denko
*HFRN - heavy full range naphtha
NOTE. All prices are on a delivered cif basis at a differential
to Japanese open-spec naphtha quotes unless otherwise noted.
(Reporting by Florence Tan; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
((Florence.Tan@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging:
florence.tan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))