Asian naphtha prices touched multi week highs Sept. 16 as tight supply and firm
demand from naphtha fed steam crackers boosted crack values and cargo prices.
The strength in Asia’s gasoline market widened the Singapore reforming spread to
a three month high as gains in the gasoline complex outpaced that of naphtha.
The Asian butadiene naphtha spread flipped to negative territory at the Dec. 10
Asian close, S&P Global Platts data showed, as demand for naphtha was boosted
slightly by increasing propane costs, whil