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Updated to Q1 2020
Maintenance of some plants since December will last until January, while two Asian plants will have maintenance in January, keeping supply largely stable. After which, new plants by Billion Industrial Holdings, Yisheng Petrochemical and Zhejiang Wankai New Material are likely to start up in February-March, lengthening supply.
Demand may stay flat until February or after as buying picks up again to prepare for the next peak summer demand. Spot demand may or may not improve as some buyers had pre-bought some of their requirements for H1 2020. Upstream markets started to show an uptrend that may stimulate buying interest.
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.
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