March 2 News — On March 2, Dongying Fuhai Weilian Petrochemical raised the ex-factory price of pure benzene (petroleum benzene) by 120 yuan, with the latest quotation at 6,353 yuan/ton. Chempricehub's analysis of pure benzene, with a long-short rating of +1.5: The ex-factory price of pure benzene increased by 120 yuan to 6,353 yuan/ton, indicating tightening supply or strengthening demand in the spot market, which directly benefits spot prices and may drive short-term spot market gains. Combined with pure benzene futures data from the Dalian Commodity Exchange, such as the closing price of contract 2604 at 6,551 yuan (up 210 yuan) and the closing price of contract 2605 at 6,594 yuan (up 196 yuan), futures prices are also rising, with increased open interest (e.g., a change of +1,801 in open interest for contract 2604), reflecting optimistic market expectations that may further push up futures prices. Overall, the positive factors are significant, but the increase has not reached extreme levels, hence the rating of +1.5.