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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21Feb
Polyester inputs mixed in second week of February
Polyester inputs or intermediates markets were mixed in the week ended 15 February, with purified terephthalic acid (PTA) prices rising in China and edging down outside China [...]
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20Nov
Polyester textile prices decelerate in second week of November
Polyester textile prices have been on the down trend in recent week and were seen decelerating in the second full week of November that ended 16 November. Again both upstream [...]
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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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21Jun
PTA makers enjoying healthy margins, but will they continue?
PTA (purified terephthalic acid) producers across Asia, Europe and US have been mostly enjoying healthy margins, on the back of steady growth in demand from polyester markets [...]
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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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