AI sustainable plastics – Full price table (31/08/2026 →07/09/2026)

 Product / market — prices for 31/08/2026 and 07/09/2026

ITEM	31/08/2026	07/09/2026	+/−
Bottle grade PET chips domestic market	7,900 yuan/ton	8,230 yuan/ton	+330
Chinese bottle-grade PET chips FOB export price	1,085 $/ton	1,170  $/ton	+85
LDPE CFR Est China	1,080 $/ton	1,300 $/ton	+220
PET Semidull — Fiber chips	7,450 yuan/ton	7,910 yuan/ton	+460
PET Bright — Fiber chips	7,450 yuan/ton	7,940 yuan/ton	+490
Pure Terephthalic Acid PTA domestic market	6,200 yuan/ton	6,280 yuan/ton	+80
Pure Terephthalic Acid PTA FOB China	840 $/ton	860 $/ton	+20
Monoethyleneglycol (MEG) South China	6,048 yuan/ton	6,831 yuan/ton	+783
Monoethyleneglycol (MEG) CFR China	710 $/ton	750 $/ton	+40
Paraxylene PX FOB Taiwan market	1,075 $/ton	1,142 $/ton	+67
Paraxylene PX FOB South-Korea market	1,064 $/ton	1,131 $/ton	+67
Paraxylene PX FOB EU market	1,401 $/ton	1,568 $/ton	+167-
Polyester filament POY 150D/48F domestic market	8,900 yuan/ton	9,300 yuan/ton	+400
Recycled Polyester filament POY 150/48F domestic market	7,200 yuan/ton	7,400 yuan/ton	+200
Polyester filament DTY 150D/48F domestic market	9,900 yuan/ton	10,200 yuan/ton	+300
Polyester filament FDY 68D/24F	9,750 yuan/ton	10,250 yuan/ton	+500
Polyester filament FDY 150D/96F domestic market	9,100 yuan/ton	9,550 yuan/ton	+450
Polyester staple fiber 1.4D 38mm domestic market	7,940 yuan/ton	8,220 yuan/ton	+280
Caprolactam (CPL) domestic market	13,200 yuan/ton	13,650 yuan/ton	+450
Caprolactam (CPL) CFR China	1,330 $/ton	1,250 $/ton	-80
Nylon 6 chips overseas market	China$1,600 – $1,720 / MT   Germany / Europe$2,100 – $2,180 / MT United States$3,080 – $3,180 / MT Brazil$3,150 – $3,280 / MT UAE / Middle East $3,600 – $3,750 / MT	China / Northeast Asia  CFR Spot Spot Import    $1,700 – $1,820 Southeast Asia  CFR Spot              $2,100 – $2,150 Western Europe              FD / CFR Spot    $2,120 – $2,670 North America  Delivered / Ex-Works     $2,900 – $2,940	–
Nylon 6 chips conventional spinning domestic market	13,400 yuan/ton	14,000 yuan/ton	+600
Nylon 6 chips high speed spinning domestic market	13,600 yuan/ton	14,150 yuan/ton	+550
Nylon 6.6 chips domestic market	16,800 yuan/ton	17,000 yuan/ton	+200
Nylon6 Filament POY 86D/24F domestic market	14,350 yuan/ton	14,900 yuan/ton	+550
Nylon6 Filament DTY 70D/24F domestic market	16,750 yuan/ton	17,000 yuan/ton	+250
Nylon6 Filament FDY 70D/24F	14,900 yuan/ton	15,250 yuan/ton	+350
Spandex 20D domestic market	31,700 yuan/ton	31,700 yuan/ton	–
Spandex 30D domestic market	31,200 yuan/ton	31,200 yuan/ton	–
Spandex 40D domestic market	28,500 yuan/ton	28,500 yuan/ton	–
Adipic Acid China domestic market	8,500 yuan/ton	8,650 yuan/ton	+150
Adipic Acid Europe market	1,750 $/ton	1,820 $/ton	+70
Benzene domestic market East China	8,500 yuan/ton	9,100 yuan/ton	+600
Benzene CFR China	1,021 $/ton	1,310 $/ton	+289
Ethylene South East market	1,030 $/ton	1,090 $/ton	+60
Ethylene NWE market CIF	891 $/ton	773 $/ton	-118
Acrylonitrile (ACN) domestic market	11,750 yuan/ton	11,300  yuan/ton	-550
Acrylonitrile ACN Southeast Asia	1,380 $/ton	1,450 $/ton	+70
Acrylic staple fiber (ASF) CFR China	15,805 yuan/ton	15,975 yuan/ton	+170
VSF viscose staple fiber	14,400 yuan/ton	14,500 yuan/ton	+100
PP Powder domestic market	10,650 yuan/ton	10,050 yuan/ton	-600-
Naphtha overseas market	739 $/ton	789 $/ton	+50
Phenol domestic market (Jinan Dezheng / Yanshan Petrochemical, Shandong)	8,150 yuan/ton	8,405 yuan/ton	+255
Recycled PET	4,350 yuan/ton	4,450 yuan/ton	+100

AI sustainable plastics

AI Is Transforming Sustainable Plastics

AIM‑PACE is pioneering an AI‑guided materials pipeline to convert residual carbon streams into high‑performance PHA thermoplastics for electronics packaging and wearable healthcare. The project states: “AIM-PACE is developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-guided materials pipeline that turns residual carbon streams into high-performance PHA thermoplastics…”

This approach aligns with Europe’s broader push toward AI‑enhanced circularity, confirmed by recent updates from ISPT (3 September 2026), which highlight AI as a key accelerator for industrial-scale plastics sorting and recycling.

AI as a Materials Co‑Designer

Traditional polymer development is slow, requiring repeated cycles of formulation and testing. AIM‑PACE replaces this with an agentic AI platform that:

• integrates literature, databases, simulations, and lab data

• proposes PHA compositions and processing conditions

• guides experiments through human‑in‑the‑loop optimisation

The document notes: “The platform will combine information from scientific literature, public databases, partner data, computer simulations, laboratory experiments…”

This mirrors Europe’s latest trend: AI‑powered sorting and depolymerization technologies are now central to the continent’s plastics transition (1 September 2026).

From Residual Carbon to High‑Performance PHA

AIM‑PACE uses Europe‑sourced biogenic CO₂ and agri‑food residues as feedstocks, with at least 80% coming from organic side streams. The project explains: “Paper-mill sludge and other biowaste can be converted into organic acids… Recycled paper pulp and crop residues can be broken down into fermentable sugars.”

Selected bacteria produce PHAs, which are then formulated and processed into films or moulded parts. Reactive extrusion is used when biological production alone cannot achieve the required performance. AI sustainable plastics

Four Real‑World Demonstrators

AIM‑PACE validates its materials in four demanding applications:

• Printed PHA films for ECG electrodes

• Wearable device housings

• Durable pill boxes

• Electronics packaging trays and films

Each demonstrator moves from lab development to pilot production, ensuring industrial relevance.

Circularity Designed from the Start

Circularity is embedded into the project:

• Mechanical recycling as the primary end‑of‑life route

• Materials must retain ≥80% performance after three recycling loops

• Reuse tested for housings and pill boxes

• Industrial composting targeted at ≥90% biodegradation within six months

• Environmental biodegradation studied only for risk assessment

All data feeds back into the AI system to refine future material designs.

Safe and Sustainable by Design

AIM‑PACE applies the EU Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework, screening materials early for:

• chemical safety

• environmental impacts

• circularity

• production costs

• regulatory readiness

The project targets up to 50% reduction in greenhouse‑gas emissions compared to fossil plastics.  AI sustainable plastics

Connecting Research, Industry, and Society

Industrial partners, recyclers, policymakers, and civil‑society groups contribute to ensure:

• real manufacturing compatibility

• integration into EU waste‑management systems

• public acceptance of bio‑based materials

An open‑access platform will share PHA data, predictive tools, circularity guidance, and regulatory roadmaps.  AI sustainable plastics

Europe’s Plastics Future Is AI‑Driven

Recent European reports confirm that AI is becoming the backbone of the plastics value chain, from sorting and recycling to advanced materials design. Fraunhofer’s March 2026 position paper highlights AI as “the key to a circular plastics economy by 2030.”

AIM‑PACE embodies this shift: combining AI, biotechnology, materials science, and circularity to build resilient, EU‑based value chains for next‑generation sustainable plastics.

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