US Nitro Benzene prices weakened in mid-December 2025 as upstream and downstream scenarios met. Crude oil benchmarks, such as WTI and Brent, fell during the period due to concerns of oversupply and weak global demand, which, provided minimal cost support to benzene, the major feedstock for Nitro Benzene production. In the United States, benzene price indices recorded mild regional pressure stemming from robust refinery runs and increasing product inventories, which leveraged spot availability of the feedstock. From the demand side, aniline demand got significantly weak which pulled down Nitro Benzene demand and aniline prices dropped sharply due to weaker offtake in polyurethane and rubber chemical uses. Sellers were under pressure to lower offers as buyers postponed purchases and exports enquiries were delayed. In the absence of any recovery in the fundamentals for crude and benzene, or a revival of demand from the downstream meanwhile, ChemAnalyst sees Nitro Benzene prices facing further downdraft in early 2026.
