DUBAI  - State-run Saudi Aramco has set its September contract price for propane at $600 a tonne, up from $580 in August, the company said on Thursday.

The price provides a benchmark against which Middle East sales of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Asia are priced.

Saudi Aramco’s September contract price for butane was set at $635 a tonne, up from $595.

(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh Editing by David Goodman) ((Hadeel.AlSayegh@thomsonreuters.com; +971566883310;))