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Asian PTA prices, CFR China was up US$10 a ton in the third week of May 2018 while CFR Southeast Asia marker also rose US$10 a ton on the week. In China, offers for bonded goods inched up US$10 a ton and discussions for nearby month cargoes were heard US$5 less than the offer prices.

Purified terephthalic acid prices in Asia edged up that week despite slightly weak paraxylene cost. Since the processing margins have been recovered a bit and plants undertook maintenance, the upward trend of PTA market will now depend on the upstream energy market.

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Asian spot MEG prices fell US$30 a ton CFR China and CFR South East Asia in the last week of April. In China, offers for nearby-month cargoes was down US$30 a ton, with bids and discussions edging down lower.

Mono ethylene glycol prices in Asian markets plunged that week on increased supply in the region amid thin trading activity. Taiwan's Nan Ya shut its 460,000 tons per year MEG line on 2 May. China’s Sinopec Shanghai Petrochem is planning to shut its 380,000 tons per year MEG plant in June.

In US, MEG prices will face upward momentum in May from tightening supply.

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