Introduction
Executive Overview
Strategic Insights
- Polyester demand projected to return to trend growth following the post-pandemic recovery phase
- Impact of large polyester capacity additions in mainland China
- Feedstock integration increasingly critical to long-term competitiveness
- Supply chain disruptions
- Sustainability and recycling in the polyester chain
North America
South America
Europe
Central Europe
CIS and the Baltic States
Africa
Middle East
Indian Subcontinent
Mainland China
Other Northeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Production Process Overview
- Polyethylene Terephthalate
- Polycondensation (PTA Route)
- PET Film
- Polyester for Textile Products (Staple Fiber and Filament Yarn)
- PET Resin (Solid State Polycondensation Process)
Production Process Economics
- Methodology
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PTA feed), US Basis
- Polyester Staple Fiber (Melt from PTA at Cash Cost), Northeast Asia Basis
- Polyester Textile Filament (Melt from PTA at Cash Cost), Northeast Asia Basis
Price Forecast
- Methodology
- North America
- Europe
- Asia
- Price Forecast Tables