RPET food-grade pellet market study Report

Insight 22 April 2020

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Report summary

The sudden collapse in crude oil prices due to the coronavirus and market share battles is directly impacting the price of US virgin polyester raw material costs which is also determining the direction of US PET resin (VPET) prices. Will brand owner requirements be sufficient in keeping RPET prices from also collapsing or will the pressure from significantly lower VPET prices pull down RPET prices as well? In this insight report, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals explores RPET what will happen to RPET pellet economics and if RPET prices resist the pressure on the VPET side, RPET prices decline to levels last seen after the 2014/15 crude oil price collapse, RPET prices decline beyond 2014/15 levels due to the unprecedented decline in crude oil prices at the current time.

US RPET food-grade pellet market: Potential impact from the collapse in crude oil prices
- 1. Introduction
- 2.Historical relationship between RPET food-grade pellet and VPET prices
- 3. VPET versus RPET pellet cash cost comparison
- 4. Scenario I: RPET pellet price trend following the 2014/15 collapse in crude oil prices
- 5. Scenario II: RPET price collapse
- 6. Additional thoughts