Recycled polyester stable fiber market weekly
Market roundup: This week, hollow conjugated re-PSF market kept soft. Owing to weak demand and high inventory, low-price cargoes emerged in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shandong. Its ruling price also slipped by 100yuan/mt.
Its price was pegged at 9200-9500yuan/mt (siliconized, with tax) in Zhejiang, 9100-9300yuan/mt (with tax) in Jiangsu, and 8500-9000yuan/mt (pre-tax) in Guangdong. Meanwhile, hollow re-PSF price talked around 8400-8600yuan/mt (with tax, siliconized). Now, hollow re-PSF plants’ inventory was one month now.
Market Update
- NYMEX: US gas futures lower despite tighter balances
- USITC determination on fatty acids from Indonesia, Malaysia likely to raise costs, further tighten US markets
- India announces green ammonia deals, aims to cut imports
- China’s export halt marks potential shift in ammonia price trend
- LNG charter rates fairly stable but Pacific premium eroding
- Plant status: China's Tianjin Bohua Yongli cuts acetic acid run rate to 40%
- Update to ICIS Topics: US-Iran conflict - impact on chemicals and energy
- Plant status: Thailand’s TPI Polene cuts EVA output in Apr; duration uncertain
- ICIS GRAPHIC: How Asian countries responded to energy shortage in March
- ICIS GRAPHIC: How Asian countries responded to energy shortage in March
