On November 14, 2025, the spot price of polyester bottle flakes rose. According to data from Shengyi Society, the average selling price of PET was 5812 yuan/ton.
Cost side strong push: Crude oil prices rebounded significantly on the day, with Shanghai SC crude oil futures reporting 461.2 yuan/barrel, up 1.50%. US crude oil and Brent crude oil also rose more than 2%, thanks to the end of the US government shutdown boosting market confidence and the positive news of additional production cuts announced by oil producing countries such as Saudi Arabia. As the upstream source of PTA, crude oil drove a significant increase in PTA futures prices on the same day. The TA2508 contract closed at 4704 yuan/ton, up 60 yuan or 1.29% from the previous day. The cost of polyester bottle chips is affected by the transmission of the crude oil PX PTA industry chain, and the collective price increase of upstream raw materials has laid a solid foundation for its price rise.
Small positive news on the supply side: PTA supply has been tight recently, with domestic PTA production decreasing by 29400 tons last week compared to the previous value, which has strengthened PTA’s supply support for downstream polyester products. Although the supply side of polyester bottle chips is generally loose, the restart rhythm of some devices after maintenance in the early stage is stable, and there is no large-scale incremental impact on the market, providing a small boost to price increases.
Weak demand side support: Currently, the industry is still in a seasonal off-season, and downstream factories are mostly rigid restocking of polyester bottle chips, lacking the willingness to stock up on a large scale, and lacking the sentiment of chasing price increases. The overall market atmosphere is strong with a wait-and-see attitude. At the same time, the orders in the terminal weaving industry are only 10-20%, and inventory continues to accumulate. This weak demand situation also limits the price increase of polyester bottle chips, making it difficult to see a significant jump.
Overall, Shengyi Society expects the polyester bottle chip market to experience narrow fluctuations in the short term, and the market trend will largely depend on the performance of the cost side. If the cost side strengthens, the price of bottle slices may slightly increase accordingly; On the contrary, it faces downward pressure.
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