India Recycled PET: Prices rise on stronger upstream, firm local demand / Indian bottle bales prices rise week over week / Asian R-PET flakes up $5/mt, pellets stable

Oct 17, 2026

Indian recycled polyethylene terephthalate prices rose in the week to Oct. 14, driven by a further increase in bottle bale prices and persistent tight supply, while strong domestic demand from converters, including export opportunities for finished packaging films, aided discussions at higher levels, market participants said. premium R-PET clear flakes with a PVC content of less than 30 parts per million at $1,030/metric ton FOB India, up $10/my day over day and $30/mt week over week, while R-PET food-grade pellets with a minimum intrinsic viscosity of 0.8 was at $1,330/mt FOB India Oct. 14, up $15/mt day over day and $50/mt week over week. domestic ex-works R-PET food-grade pellets stable day over day and up 2 Indian rupees/kg week over week at 123 rupees/kg. Tight availability of bottle bales was...

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