The price of Triethylamine (TEA) in Asia—specifically in China—began to decline during mid-September 2025 but was largely influenced by lower upstream costs and cautious sentiment downstream. While ethanol prices increased slightly, they continue to trend lower from where they were several months ago. The plants in the region are functioning smoothly and there is no imbalance in the Ethanol supply chain. There is very solid demand from the pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors, but converters and distributors were focused on balancing inventories and pulling back speculative purchases with all of this caution, which has kept pressure on the TEA market moderately and inventories are presently the single biggest pressure point on short term pricing. In the case of India, TEA prices stabilized and remain stable due to good consistency on demand generics APIs, Surfactants and crop protection as well. Suppliers to that market adjusted TEA production schedules to match current demand conditions and retention of strategic nullifying certain high derivative costs.
Selenis has effectively manufactured recycled PET chips using terephthalic acid sourced from Circ®, a textile-to-textile recycler based in Virginia. The chip production took place through a series of batches at Selenis' pilot plant in San-Giorgio, Italy. By utilizing inputs recovered from polycotton textile waste, Selenis has created high-quality PET chip, which has been further processed into DTY yarn. This yarn will play a crucial role in product development as Circ prepares for additional capsule launches. Selenis is leveraging the success of this initial collaboration phase and is committed to advancing towards an offtake partnership to support Circ's inaugural industrial facility.
Eduardo Santos, Head of Corporate Strategy at Selenis, remarked that the monomer synthesis showed a performance comparable to virgin terephthalic acid. He expressed optimism about the consistent quality of Circ's monomer output and anticipated future commercial success. Santos pointed out that the Circ partnership complements Selenis's existing mission and goals for a more sustainable textile industry. He further stated their anticipation of expanding upon this collaboration and providing support for Circ's forthcoming commercial production trials.
