Asia Weekly Polycarbonate: Up $30/mt amid rising offers, firmer upstream / FOB China offers heard at $1,800-$2,030/mt / Crude oil at multi-month high

Oct 29, 2026

Asian polycarbonate was assessed up $30/metric ton week over week at $1,990/mt CFR China for both general purpose molding grade and extrusion-grade on Oct. 28 amid increasing upstream prices and rising offers from producers in Northeast Asia. December ICE Brent crude oil futures hit $116.51/barrel at 0830 GMT in Asian trade on Oct. 27, the highest front-month price since early May, but slipped to $115.13/b on Oct. 28. Rising feedstock costs were highlighted as the main reason for higher prices, with a Northeast Asian producer raising prices by $50-$80/mt for November, compared with October traded prices. "Although demand remains relatively weak, PC manufacturers are under significant cost pressure and therefore need to raise prices. Buyers understand and acknowledge this rationale, but they are finding it difficult to accept the price...

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