S&P Global Platts launches assessment for US Recycled PET

S&P Global Platts has begun publishing spot price assessments for US recycled polyethylene terephthalate hot-washed clear flakes effective July 1, 2020.

This assessment follows the April 1, 2020 launch of spot price assessments for US recycled bottle bales, and continues to expand Platts' coverage of the recycled polymers markets in the US.

The recycled PET assessment reflects clear flakes traded in the US West Coast, normalized to a FOB Los Angeles basis, for loading 3-30 days forward. The assessment reflects spot transactions with a typical volume size of 1-5 truckloads (approximately 40,000-200,000 lbs). Material should have an intrinsic viscosity between 0.70-0.80 and a PVC content no higher than 100 ppm. Platts may also take into consideration US recycled PET of other specifications and may normalize price information to the standard specifications reflected for the assessment.

The assessments are published in US Polymerscan, on Platts Market Center and the on Platts Petrochemical Alert under the following symbols:

ARPLA00 Recycled-PET Clear Flake FOB Los Angeles cts/lb

ARPLA03 Recycled-PET Clear Flake FOB Los Angeles cts/lb MAvg

ARPLA04 Recycled-PET Clear Flake FOB Los Angeles cts/lb WAvg

ARPLB00 Recycled-PET Clear Flake FOB Los Angeles $/mt

ARPLB03 Recycled-PET Clear Flake FOB Los Angeles $/mt MAvg

ARPLB04 Recycled-PET Clear Flake FOB Los Angeles $/mt WAvg

Additionally, market commentary for the recycled PET market can be found on PCA page 1542. Market commentary for the recycled bottle bales markets has been moved from the current PCA 1552 to this page as well.

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