ICIS has a network of locally based reporters providing coverage of regional Polyethylene terephthalate markets.
Whichever regional markets you need to track, our independent price assessments and market coverage will keep you fully up-to-date so you can always negotiate with confidence.
Updated to Q2 2018
China Resource Packaging’s Changzhou plants reduced operating rates to around 50% capacity on 30 May, as per local government’s instructions so as to reduce pollution in the region, with no estimated date for normal operations recovery. China’s Sanfangxiang restarted its 200,000 tonnes/year line in mid-May, previously under maintenance and started up its new 500,000 tonnes/year PET line in H2 June. Jiangyin Chengxing Industrial Group test ran its 600,000 tonnes/year line for a while in May.
Demand was robust amid the typical peak demand season. In April, a surge in China domestic demand amid tight supply led to a jump in domestic prices, leading to higher China export prices, and hence prices by other Asian producers. This resulted in cautious buying patterns. Later in the quarter, expectations of supply easing to come kept buyers on a wait-and-see stance.
We offer the following regional Polyethylene terephthalate analysis and news coverage to keep you informed of factors and developments affecting prices in the Asia Polyethylene terephthalate marketplace.
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Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) exists both as an amorphous (transparent) and a semi-crystalline (opaque and white) thermoplastic, and can be made into either a resin or a film.
ICIS produces a weekly report on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in Asia. The report contains spot price assessments for fibre grade, bottle grade and film grade PET chips.
Asia spot prices for bottle grade chips are quoted on a free-on-board (FOB) basis across five regions – South Korea, China, Taiwan, southeast Asia (SE Asia) and India.
The report also tracks cost & freight (CFR) northeast Asia (NE Asia) India spot prices for fibre grade, as well as prices for film grade chips on a FOB East Asia-basis.
We also provide a round-up of schedules and any unexpected shutdowns to give readers an overview of the supply situation.
Feedstock purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG) prices are an important driver of PET prices, therefore, the report includes feedstock market information and price quotations.
We speak to a cross-section of market players, producers, end users and traders to gather the information for our reports. This is then analysed and checked to eliminate bias and ensure we provide the most accurate information available on the market.
Subscribers find the report useful as it provides them with crucial up-to-date data that helps them stay ahead of the latest developments across PET markets. They use the assessments as an essential aid for their own business financial and pricing discussions.
ICIS collects pricing data on a wide range of chemical, energy and fertilizer products, including Polyethylene terephthalate. Our extensive experience in price reporting means we can offer you access to historical data dating back more than 20 years for certain commodities.
Our time series of pricing data enables you to build and model trends, to get a view of where markets might be heading. The data service includes charting functionality, allowing you to chart and download multiple data series for manipulation in your own internal models. You can also export data to Excel via the ICIS dashboard service.