Sodium bicarbonate, essential for biofuel, sustainability, and diverse industries, faced significant price volatility in June 2025 across China, Singapore, and Thailand. Prices dropped sharply due to oversupply, weak downstream demand, and falling raw material costs, with only a brief recovery in China’s market late in the month. This turbulence impacted pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food processing, highlighting the need for flexible sourcing and vigilant market monitoring as global supply and demand dynamics remain uncertain.
With biofuel and sustainability industries at the forefront, Sodium bicarbonate is a key ingredient driving technology worldwide. In June 2025, the market for Sodium bicarbonate saw turbulent price volatility, a manifestation of the complex dynamic among macroeconomic uncertainty, demand, and supply, in leading producing and...
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.
