Asian Recycled PET: Prices rangebound on bearish demand / High freight costs limit export activity to US and Middle East / Mixed demand on regional demand given virgin price gains

Oct 03, 2026

Asian recycled polyethylene terephthalate prices remain rangebound in the week to Sept. 30, as high freight costs continue to weigh on export activity. the Recycled-PET clear flakes FOB SE Asia Daily at $840/metric ton Sept. 30, down $5/mt week over week. the Recycled-PET clear flakes premium grade FOB SE Asia Daily at $870/mt on Sept. 30, down $5/mt week over week. the Recycled-PET food-grade pellets FOB SE Asia Daily at $1,240/mt on Sept. 30, stable week over week. Weak export demand continues to weigh on Southeast Asian R-PET prices, especially from the US, according to one Indonesian recycler. “[We are] still talking with some US customers now, they keep complaining [about] sea freight,” the recycler said, adding that freight rates from Southeast Asia to the US were around $9,000- 12,000/FEU...

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