Polyethylene terephthalate US

The ICIS weekly report for polyethylene terephthalate or PET and intermediates covers contract prices for purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and bottle-grade PET.

The text of the report covers monthly price discussions and nominations, demand, supply outages and feedstocks.

ICIS receives input from both buyers and sellers in order to make our price assessment to the US PET market.

US contract prices for PTA or polyethylene terephthalate intermediate are established on a monthly basis by a formula based on feedstock paraxylene prices.

Because the price of US feedstock is closely linked to the paraxylenes and the PTA chain in Asia, the US report benefits from ICIS’ extensive and global market coverage.

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ICIS price assessments are based on information gathered from a wide cross-section of the market, comprising consumers, producers, traders and distributors from more than 250 reporters world-wide.  Confirmed deals, verified by both buyer and seller, provide the foundation of our price assessments.

Our in-depth market knowledge drives our specialist focus, as we recognise the importance of individual market dynamics and not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Over 25 years of reporting on key chemicals markets, including Polyethylene terephthalate, has brought global recognition of our methodology as being unbiased, authoritative and rigorous in preserving our editorial integrity.  Our global network of reporters in Houston, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Mumbai, Perth and Moscow ensures unrivalled coverage of established and emerging markets.