据ICIS网站8月30日休斯顿报道 美国9月苯合约价格随8月稍高的现货价格上涨。

美国海湾地区合同价格比8月份上涨1美分/加仑（3美元/吨）至2.55美元/加仑（离岸价）。

由于亚洲进口的延迟，8月底现货价格上涨。美国库存量较低，即使是短暂的进口中断也有可能导致价格短期飙升。

由于从亚洲到美国的套利活动仍在进行，库存预计将有所改善。

美国苯合同通常在上个月的最后一个工作日结算，主要由该月最后10天的平均现货价格决定。

苯被用来生产许多中间体，这些中间体被用来制造聚合物、溶剂和洗涤剂。

美国苯的主要生产商包括埃克森美孚、马拉松石油、壳牌、希尔资源、雪佛龙、希戈石油、利安德巴赛尔、瓦莱罗和道达尔。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

US September benzene contracts increase with higher spot prices

US September benzene contracts settled higher, tracking slightly higher spot prices in August.

Contracts increased 1 cent/gal ($3/tonne) from August to $2.55/gal FOB (free on board) in the US Gulf.

Spot prices increased at the end of August amid a delay in imports from Asia. US inventories are low and even brief disruptions in the flow of imports has the potential to lead to a short-term spike in prices.

Inventories are expected to improve as the arbitrage from Asia to the US remains open.

US benzene contracts typically settle on the last working day of the prior month and are largely determined by the average spot price over the last 10 days of the month.

Benzene is used to produce a number of intermediates that are used to create polymers, solvents and detergents.

Major producers of US benzene include ExxonMobil, Marathon Petroleum, Shell, Flint Hills Resources, Chevron, CITGO, LyondellBasell, Valero and Total.