January activity in the US guar gum market featured a price ascent driven by tight Indian export availability and oilfield demand, with Gulf Coast inventories thin. Early signals showed light guar-seed arrivals in India, prompting higher export-grade offers for February loadings; by January's end, port stocks were lean as importers postponed restocking. Steady completion activity across major shale basins kept service-company offtake elevated, while food, beverage, and personal-care formulators maintained cautious, hand-to-mouth buying. This created an upward bias heading into February. Demand was bifurcated: oilfield fluids remained the dominant driver, absorbing the bulk of supply, with hydraulic-fracturing fluids representing a majority of consumption; consumer and cosmetics segments offered modest, ongoing demand. The market advanced with a 14.6% month-on-month rise, and India–US freight relief was limited in offsetting higher origin costs, even as a weather-related force majeure trimmed a small volume. Looking ahead, the near-term outlook remains mixed but biased toward continued support, with gains into February–March and spring softening thereafter.
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.
