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War impact on India's polyester value chain: Third hike in one week

05 Mar '26

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War impact on India's polyester value chain: Third hike in one week

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Rising crude oil prices triggered by Middle East tensions are rapidly transmitting cost pressures across the polyester value chain. With feedstock-linked inputs like PTA moving higher, Indian producers have raised polyester fibre and yarn prices for the second time since the conflict began. Continued energy volatility could sustain price firmness and raise input costs for textile manufacturers.

Indian producers have revised key polyester raw material prices with effect from * March ****. Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) prices have increased by &#****;*.** per kg to &#****;**.** per kg, while monoethylene glycol (MEG) prices remain unchanged at &#****;**.** per kg. Polyester melt prices have also risen significantly by &#****;*.** per kg to &#****;**.** per kg, indicating strong cost pressure in upstream polymer production.

The rise in feedstock costs has pushed fibre prices higher. Polyester staple fibre (PSF) prices have been revised upward with effect from * March. The new basic prices stand at &#****;***.** per kg for *.* denier, &#****;***.** per kg for *.* denier and &#****;***.** per kg for *.* denier, excluding * per cent GST.