The recycled polyester chain firmed through late August after weeks of a flat, low-conviction market. Re-PET bottle flake prices in domestic China edged higher step by step, gaining * per cent over the month, while Thailand&#**;s export offers for recycled filament yarn broke out of a five-week standstill in the final days of the period. DTY ***D/**F jumped ** per cent in a single week to close the window, and POY ***D added a smaller * per cent. The pattern points to a market that had been sitting still on thin conviction and then moved abruptly once buyers and sellers repriced against firmer feedstock costs.
Re-PET bottle flakes, domestic China: steady, gradual climb
Flake prices for close-virgin PSF grade material moved from RMB *,***/Ton (~$***/Ton) on August * and ** to RMB *,***/Ton (~$***/Ton) by August **, then to RMB *,*** (~$***) and RMB *,***/Ton (~$***/Ton) over the following two weeks, before closing at RMB *,***/Ton (~$***/Ton) on September *, a * per cent gain across the month. Unlike the filament yarn markers, this was not a sudden jump but a steady, weekly grind higher, suggesting recyclers were adjusting offers gradually as bottle bale costs and processing expenses crept up rather than reacting to a single shock. Bale collection typically eases as summer winds down, tightening feedstock availability just as downstream buyers began restocking ahead of the autumn production season, a combination that gave flake sellers room to hold firmer prices week after week without needing to force the pace.
Chart *: Re-PET Bottle Flakes, Domestic China Price Index, August * – September *, **** (RMB/Ton)
