India Recycled PET: Persistent demand lifts prices, higher upstream supports / Costly bales denting working capital of flakes producers / Asian R-PET flakes up $5/mt, pellets stable

Oct 12, 2026

Indian recycled polyethylene terephthalate prices rose in the week to Oct. 7, led by persistent good demand for flakes and pellets in the domestic market, higher upstream bottle bales prices, tight availability of recycled flakes, and strong demand from bottlers ahead of the festival season, market participants said. premium R-PET clear flakes with a PVC content of less than 30 parts per million at $1,000/metric ton FOB India, up $5/my day over day and week over week, while R-PET food-grade pellets with a minimum intrinsic viscosity of 0.8 was assessed at $1,280/mt FOB India Oct. 7, up $5/mt day over day and week over week. domestic ex-works R-PET food-grade pellets up 1 Indian rupee/kg day over day and week over week at 121 rupees/kg. Market participants said that two factors...

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