Pure benzene In May 2008,due to the price rise of crude oil and tense supply of pure benzene,the price of pure benzene in Asian markets was up considerably.China’s price of pure benzene rose rapidly in response to the ex-work price rise of major domestic producers.As of May 31 st pure benzene was traded at RMB10500-10600/tin eastern China,an in-crease of RMB 1450-1500/t from a month before.