According to the latest statistics released by the customs: in July 2022, the import volume of PET bottle flakes in my country was 5,100 tons, and the import volume increased by 45.71% month-on-month and 8.51% year-on-year. The cumulative import volume increased by 1.91% over the same period of last year. From 2021 to July, the cumulative import volume of PET bottle flakes was 34,300 tons, and the cumulative import volume increased by 1.78% compared with the same period last year.
In July 2022, my country’s export volume of PET bottle flakes was 363,200 tons, a decrease of 9.00% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 48.43%. The cumulative export volume increased by 45.52% over the same period last year. From 2021 to July, the cumulative export volume of PET bottle flakes was 2.5162 million tons, and the cumulative export volume increased by 45.52% compared with the same period last year.
Table 1: Top 10 PET bottle flake exporters in July 2022
As can be seen from Figure 1, the top ten exporting countries of PET bottle flakes in July 2022 have changed, and the main exporting countries are mainly South America, Europe, Asia and other regions. Among them, Peru replaced Mexico, ranking first, with an export volume of 29,000 tons, a month-on-month increase of 517.02%, accounting for 7.98%; the second place was still the Russian Federation, with an export volume of 22,400 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 2.61%, accounting for 7.98%. The third is the United Arab Emirates, with an export volume of 21,100 tons, an increase of 28.66% month-on-month, accounting for 5.81%.
Table 2: Major provinces where PET bottle flake exports are registered in July 2021
As can be seen from Figure 2, in July 2022, the top three major provinces where PET bottle flakes are exported will remain unchanged. Jiangsu Province is still the province with the largest export of PET bottle flakes in my country. The export volume in July was 121,900 tons, accounting for the domestic 33.56% of the total export volume. It decreased by 22.16% from the previous month and increased by 29.42% from the same period last year. Zhejiang Province ranked second with an export volume of 75,900 tons, accounting for 20.9%; Hainan Province ranked third with an export volume of 58,500 tons, accounting for 16.11%
In August, as some areas were affected by power curtailment, and Zhejiang Wankai’s power curtailment affected plant production by 30%; Guangzhou Pan Asia plant started 50%; Dalian Yisheng plant started 80%, and the spot supply of PET bottle flakes will remain tight. continued. As the spot PET bottle flakes are mainly exported in large quantities, the domestic market as a whole presents a situation of short supply, so the market price remains high. It is expected that the high price of PET bottle flakes will be firm in the short term, and the export volume will remain at a high level next month.
