India RPET Prices Fall: High Inventory

India RPET: Continues to fall amid poor domestic and export demand / Drops almost $20/mt WOW / Domestic recyclers pile up inventory amid export challenges

Jun 08, 2026

The Indian recycled PET continued to be further lower week over week, with the premium bottle grade flakes down $20/mt week over week to be assessed at $800/mt FOB India for flakes containing less than 30 ppm as of Sept. 24 amid poor demand both locally and in the export markets. Lower virgin prices also added pressure to the recycled markets, said a source. The R-PET food-grade pellets with a minimum intrinsic viscosity of 0.8 were at $1,130/mt FOB India, down $5/mt week over week amid thin demand and a continued drop in the parallel feedstock market. Domestic recyclers were hesitant to share market levels as they said the export market for bottle-grade pellets was completely shut due to the reciprocal tariff situation in the US, which was the major...

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