U.S. Isopropyl Alcohol export prices rose slightly by 0.15% in the third week of September 2025, breaking a week-on-week decline witnessed across previous weeks. The slight rebound was fueled by a combination of factors, including ongoing supply tightness across key U.S. production regions, increased downstream demand from healthcare and personal care sectors, as well as short-term production decelerations ahead of weather and trade tensions across the global market. Global trade dynamics also helped the Isopropyl Alcohol price increase, with prudent re-entry by importers in Europe and Asia and volatile freight and logistics prices adding to disparate landed prices. The quarterly demand cycle for Q4 also prompted buyers to pre-purchase supplies. The modest rise in this instance of Isopropyl Alcohol is seen by market players as an initial indicator of market recovery following weeks of weakening, a function of a better-balanced supply-demand environment. In the future, U.S. Isopropyl Alcohol export prices will keep a gradual growth trend going into Q4 2025, driven by ongoing demand, limited supply, and pre-end-of-year buying by foreign buyers.
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.
