International crude oil prices rose amid market concerns that the U.S.–Iran conflict could escalate further, compounded by Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia heightening supply risks.
On October 22, naphtha prices increased by $14.25 to $1,008.375 per ton, while paraxylene (PX) prices rose by $17 to $1,289.67 per ton. The PX–naphtha spread widened by $2.75 to $281.295 per ton.
Average sales-to-production ratio for polyester filament yarn stood at 39.6% on October 22, up 9.9 percentage points from the previous trading day’s closing data. For staple fiber, the average sales-to-production ratio was 45.08%, down 15.22 percentage points from the prior trading day.
Overall polyester capacity utilization reached 72.93% on October 22. (The current polyester production capacity base is 91.025 million tons.)
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