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India Recycled PET: Prices fall on competitive discussions; demand steady / Upstream bottle bales prices steady week over week / Asian R-PET flake prices ease; pellets rise week over week

Aug 29, 2026

Indian recycled polyethylene terephthalate prices fell in the week to Aug. 26, led by competitive trade discussions amid week-over-week stability in upstream bale prices, while domestic demand remained steady at moderate levels, market participants said. premium R- PET clear flakes with a PVC content of less than 30 parts per million at $935/metric ton FOB India and R-PET food-grade pellets with a minimum intrinsic viscosity of 0.8 at $1,210/mt FOB India, with both down $10/mt week over week on Aug. 26. domestic ex-works R-PET food- grade pellets unchanged day over day and down 1 Indian rupee/kg week over week at 116 rupees/kg. Feedstock bottle bale prices were heard at 56 rupees/kg in the Indian market, participants said. “Steady bales prices allowed some breathing space in the market, and a strong...

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