08May
Polyester markets driven by cost in April 2024
During April 2024, the polyester market in Asia were mainly driven by cost support emanating from the over 5% month on month jump in crude oil futures. Its cascading effect [...]
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01Apr
When will textiles tide over coronavirus crisis – Part 2
When will textiles tide over coronavirus crisis Part 1 had summarised the current status and had attempted to find some clue of recovery in terms of economic growth in the [...]
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05Jun
PTA moderates but spread with paraxylene widens
PTA or purified terephthalic acid, the key raw material to produce polyester – saw prices rise in early May in Asia on incessant buying, coupled with overall slow [...]
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03Apr
Why did polyester prices remain flat in the last week of March
Polyester fibre (PSF) prices remained unchanged across China, India and Pakistan in the last week of March due to stable but weakening cost support. In China, PSF markets were [...]
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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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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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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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19Sep
Polyester price sobers as raw materials beat a hasty retreat
Polyester market momentum which had slowed down in the first week of September took to reversal in the second week of the month, just ahead of the peak season. In China, [...]
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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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28Aug
Polyester market drivers in the week of 24 August
Polyester fibre prices continued to surge on the back of rising purified terephthalic acid and also mono ethylene glycol cost in the week ended 24 August. However, trade [...]
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