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Asian paraxylene prices shot up significantly back to June end levels as traders' scrambled for short-covering in the week ended 18 July 2014. Prices continued to remain supported by shortage owing to the postponed start-up of new unit run by Total, planned maintenance of several units in China as well as the delayed restart of units run by JX Nippon. In the last two days of the week, prices gained as much as US$61 a ton and over the week, they were up US$83.50 closing the week at US$1,460-1,461 a ton FOB Korea and US$1,482-1,483 a ton CFR Taiwan/China.

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Related Keywords: daily textile prices, naphtha price, Paraxylene price in asia, Paraxylene price in Europe, Paraxylene price in USA, polyester chip price, polyester fibre price, polyester filament price, PTA prices

Asian contract price for paraxylene (Px) once again failed to reach a settlement for June, for the eighth time in the last 10 months. Meanwhile, spot prices have jumped US$145 during June, the second highest monthly gain in 24 months. In June prices surged throughout the month on active short covering for July. They are now at their 2014 peak.

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Asian PTA prices gave back some of its recent gains despite continuous soaring feedstock paraxylene prices since early May (0.66 unit paraxylene required to produce 1 unit of PTA). The tighter domestic PTA market in China was found easing in the week ended 20 June. Sinopec restarted its four PTA plants across China on 18 June, boosting paraxylene sentiment as demand will resume from these four units, hence prices soared in the week. The contract price for PX in Asia failed to reach a settlement for June, the eighth time in the last 10 months leaving PTA makers to enter spot.

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There has been no contract price settlement for paraxylene in Asian market since February this year and the spot is used to peg derivative PTA values. Japan's JX Nippon Oil and Energy although finished its negotiations for the May Asian Contract Price for paraxylene but could not reach a settlement. Meanwhile spot paraxylene prices dropped US$70-75 a ton in March only to recover partially in April. In Europe too, May contract failed to settle while March and April saw spot numbers losing over US$80 a ton.

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Ethylene prices were firmer in Asian markets amid tight regional supply and warming up demand in the week of 3 January. The markers rose US$20-30 week on week to be assessed at US$1,519-1,521 a ton CFR Northeast Asia and US$1,474-1,476 a ton CFR Southeast Asia. In Europe, ethylene markets were quieter and prices mostly rolled over while ample supply moderated ethylene prices in US.

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Last week, the polyester spun yarn markets remained tepid with limited new orders as buyers awaited for signal from the upstream fibre markets. In China, offers changed marginally, but transaction weakened. PSF prices briefly rolled over, with the central level