MOSCOW (MRC) -- Spot prices of monoethylene glycol (MEG) and terephthalic acid (PTA) have grown in the Asian region on good buying activity from producers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), according to ICIS-MRC Price report.
Last week, import PTA prices at the Chinese port increased by USD23-25/tonne. Prices for the main feedstock for the production of PET granulate have reached USD1,050-1,054/tonne, CFR China.
MEG prices also showed an upward trend. Thus, over the past week MEG prices at the Chinese port rose by USD18-20/tonne and amounted to USD997-1,006/tonne, CFR China.
PET producers' good sales and, as a consequence, a stable high demand for raw materials from plants have boosted feedstock prices.
Some market players expect feedstock quotations for Chinese producers of granulate to increase in the near future. According to another source, the price situation for future shipments remains uncertain due to negative macro-statistic data. Thus, the producers' price index (PPI) in China has been falling the second consecutive month. In comparison with the same period last year, PPI index dropped by 2.6%.
However, according to ICIS-MRC Price report, prices of Russian MEG fell last week. The price range of the Russian feedstock was heard at Rb47,5-50,0/tonne, FCA, including VAT.
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