Skip to content




Markets

Asia Pacific

  • Africa

  • Egypt
  • Africa
  • (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa)
Price Wizard

Unlock global prices across the value chain and turn complex data into clear insights.

Price Wizard

Create and save your own charts

Favorite Charts

Save and access popular charts

Product Snapshot

Analyze price changes by product

Market Snapshot

Analyze price changes by market

Netback Analysis

Monitor prices and netbacks

Price Tracker

Track polymer prices globally

Stats Wizard

Unravel global import and export data to learn trade volumes and patterns.

Stats Wizard

Create and save your own charts

Snapshot

Grasp trade patterns at a glance

Partners

Analyze partner data over time

Reporters

Analyze reporter data over time

Data Series

Compare quantity, value and price

Supply Wizard

Track global polymer supply and visualize via interactive charts and tables.

Global Capacities

Monitor existing and new plants

Production News

Track supply changes by plant

Snapshot

Grasp supply status at a glance

Offline Capacities

Learn capacity outages

New Capacities

Learn new capacity additions

Plant Closures

Learn permanent plant closures

Supply Balance

Analyze supply balance over time

PET Prices and News

Malaysia , PET , Southeast Asia , PET Bottle , Price , China , Indonesia

Asian PET bottle markets continue to soften amid anemic demand
by Elif Sevde Yalçın
Subdued demand continues to weigh heavily on Asia’s PET bottle markets, pushing prices lower. Despite a slight rebound in feedstock costs and reduced production rates, slow trading activity throughout the supply chain has kept the market under pressure...
27-09-2024


Price , Europe , Northwest Europe , PET , Italy , PET Bottle

Waning cost support, demand sour PET sentiment in Italy and West Europe
by Manolya Tufan
Regional PET bottle markets plateaued in August after rallying for three months between May and July, while the sentiment has turned softer recently as rebalancing supply-demand dynamics coincide with waning cost support, cementing reversal expectations among players...
05-09-2024


ABS , HIPS , Northwest Europe , HDPE , PET Textile , GPPS , PE , EPS , Italy , SPVC , PP Copolymer , Import/Export Statistics , Europe , PET , LLDPE , PVC , LDPE , PET Bottle , PP Homo , PS , PP

Stats: EU27’s H1 2024 polymer imports down on year; PVC sees sharpest decline
by Manolya Tufan
H1 2024 polymer imports to the EU27 from extra-union partners fell by 6% compared to the same period of 2023. Total polymer imports in the first half declined to around 4.7 million tons, marking the lowest volume since 2021...
02-09-2024


Malaysia , PET , Southeast Asia , Thailand , PET Bottle , Price , China

Asian PET bottle markets drop to multi-month lows amid persistent demand woes
by Elif Sevde Yalçın
In China and Southeast Asia, PET bottle markets mostly witnessed small discounts over the past week, pressured by persistently poor demand and reduced raw material costs. Despite production cuts by some Asian producers to balance supply, prices failed to sustain stability as some sellers conceded to issue discounts to stimulate buying interest...
26-08-2024


ABS , HIPS , HDPE , PET Textile , GPPS , PE , EPS , SPVC , PP Copolymer , Import/Export Statistics , PET , LLDPE , PVC , LDPE , PET Bottle , Türkiye , PP Homo , PS , PP

Stats: Türkiye’s overall polymer imports down by 7% in H1 on year
by Merve Madakbaşı
According to ChemOrbis Stats Wizard Pro, cumulative polymer imports in January-June eroded by 7% to 2.9 million tons from the same period in 2023. The fall came in tandem with macroeconomic struggles at home, let alone the adverse impact of a shipping turmoil that has pervaded the markets since late last year. In H1, Saudi Arabia (586,831 tons), the USA (384,204 tons), South Korea (265,221 tons), Russia (236,652 tons) and Egypt (175,667 tons) were the primary polymer suppliers, with respective market shares of 20%, 13%, 9%, 8% and 6%...
23-08-2024


More Free Information on Plastics Industry: Glossary Production Flowcharts
More Free Information on Plastics Industry: Glossary | Production Flowcharts
PET Production News
About ChemOrbis PET prices and Plastic News

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is formed by polymerization of PTA and MEG feedstocks. While PTA is produced from PX (paraxylene), MEG is produced from ethylene. Therefore, when examining PET production costs, PX and ethylene should also be taken into consideration besides PTA and MEG.

There are three types of PET: bottle, textile and film. PET bottle grade is used in transparent plastic bottles that are frequently used in daily life. As can be deduced from its name, PET textile chips are used in the textile field, while PET film is used in packaging. In terms of global consumption, PET bottle grade is more commonly used than PET textile. POY, on the other hand, is a partially oriented yarn and it is a semi-finished product that corresponds to the next stage of textile chips.

Looking at the top PET suppliers on a country-based breakdown, China is by far the most important seller of PET bottle grade. China, which is self-sufficient in meeting its domestic demand and a net exporter thanks to its huge PET capacities, realizes more than 30% of the global PET trade. China is then followed by Taiwan and India. The USA, Japan and Italy are among the top three PET buyers, respectively. However, these countries' import purchases are relatively limited.

ChemOrbis Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) prices and Plastics News section contain information on the market trends, as well as supply-demand factors and production costs that determine the pricing, statistics on imports and exports, along with maintenance shutdowns, restarts, and new capacities related to PET facilities.

Products:

PET bottle, PET film, PET textile chips, POY

About Us

DOWNLOAD
YOUR MOBILE
APP TODAY

Free Trial
Member Login