05Jun
Paraxylene tumbles, eases cost support for polyester
Crude oil markets opened May on a weaker note with moderate movement on either sides, but plunged after EIA revealed the US inventories hit 2.5-year highs. A strong US$ also [...]
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23Jan
Polyester prices remain range bound in third week of New Year
Polyester prices, both fibre and filament yarns, were range bound in the week ended 18 January. They are likely to remain so until the Lunar New Year festival in China in [...]
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12Sep
Polyester takes breather as the march slows early September
Polyester staple fibre markets in Asian remained supported by higher feedstock cost despite seasonal lull in demand. Prices in China local markets inched up while export [...]
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21Aug
Polyester prices continue to gallop on cost support in lull season
In the week ending 17 August, polyester prices marched rapidly on cost support rather than market fundamentals. The sector remains in a lull season period. Its connection with [...]
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09Jan
Global polyester markets in the first week of 2018
Polyester markets are guided by feedstock ethylene and paraxylene which are converted into MEG and PTA to produce polyester staple fibre (PSF) and polyester filament yarn [...]
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