Polyester staple fiber market weekly
Market Roundup
Direct-spun PSF sale was slack at early week and discounts were available in trading. On Wednesday, direct-spun PSF market gradually stabilized. On Thursday, as PX contract price settled high, PTA futures and MEG hiked largely. Spurred by it, direct-spun PSF sale improved and some PSF plants lifted offer up. On Friday, spurred by crude oil up, direct-spun PSF offer was lifted up by 100yuan/mt. Direct-spun PSF ruling price generally followed up by 50-150yuan/mt. Besides, PSF export price also followed up. Semi-dull 1.4D ruling price moved up to $1430-1470/mt FOB Zhangjiagang.
Market Update
- ICIS TTF Early Day assessments: 15 December 2025
- Asia MA firms on higher costs; India demand improves
- China acetic acid run rate inches up on operational ramp-up
- Plant status: Iran’s Kaveh Methanol Company shuts plant on gas issue
- Technical Analysis: TTF, NBP, German Power, Brent, carbon, coal
- Plant status: China’s Maoming Petrochemical Shihua shuts MTBE plant
- Plant status: China’s Shandong Chengtai to shut MTBE plant for maintenance
- Plant status: China’s Hebei Xinxinyuan Energy restarts MTBE plant
- South Korea petrochemical exports to fall 6.1% in 2026 - KCCI
- Kumho Mitsui Chemicals to raise S Korea MDI capacity by 16%
