June 03rd, 2019
Polyester chain prices have fallen across the board over the weekend with most petrochemical products eventually declining 15-20% in two weeks. PTA prices have heavily dropped, leaving room for further lowering polyester prices in the coming period. Polyester chain prices have heavily fallen in the last two days, in line with a looming geopolitical crisis …
June 03rd, 2019
Cotton prices were in free fall at the start of the new week on the international market, as a result of latest threats by president Trump to apply additional tariffs on Mexican products. Although cotton prices should now firm up as the latest crop is drying up, political disruption may depress the cotton market at …
May 31st, 2019
Wool prices have suddenly and sharply rebounded this week in Australia, reflecting a need for replenishing stocks, and continuous anxieties over the fall of available quantities, due to the drought in Australia. Wool prices have this week eventually rebounded in Australia, with the benchmark indicator gaining no less than 54 Aussie cents per kilo clean, …
May 30th, 2019
Fiber and yarn prices have moved in very different ways in the last seven days depending on fibers being used but also with different trends in China, India and Pakistan. In addition to the volatility of fiber prices, currency variations are also playing a key role. Cotton fiber and yarn prices have moved into very …
May 30th, 2019
Viscose prices have further declined in the last seven days in China, mostly due to the weakness of demand from downward processors. The sharp fall of cotton and polyester fiber prices in the past weeks has pressured viscose prices. Viscose fiber prices have more sharply dropped in the last seven days than in previous weeks. …
May 30th, 2019
Spandex prices have continued falling in the past weeks in China, over a lack of demand from downward processors. PTMEG prices have stayed firm but MDI prices have suddenly plunged after previously rebounding. Spandex prices could now further drop until weakest units will be shut down. Spandex prices have continued falling in the last weeks …
May 29th, 2019
Polyester prices have further fallen in the last seven days in China, however possibly bottoming out in the coming days. The rebound of PTA prices and lower production levels at polyester plants could eventually trigger a rise of staple fiber and filament prices. Polyester fiber prices are possibly bottoming out in China, after experiencing a …
May 29th, 2019
Cotton yarn prices haves stopped declining on the domestic market in India, immediately after cotton fiber prices have begun sharply rebounding in the last week. Confronted with a new fall of their margins, spinners could even raise their offers in the coming period, amid rising uncertainties. Cotton fiber prices have sharply rebounded in India, in …
May 29th, 2019
Cotton yarn prices have been further raised in Pakistan, over a rebound of cotton fiber prices on both domestic and international markets. Polyester prices have begun dropping by contrast. – From our Pakistan Correspondent Ahmed Fayz Cotton yarn prices have begun more sharply increasing on Pakistan’s domestic market, in line with a new rise of …
May 28th, 2019
Spun yarn prices have heavily fallen in the last seven days in China, after fiber prices have sharply declined, especially on the polyester market. Poly-cotton prices have also dropped whereas the viscose market was less significantly affected. Spun yarn prices have significantly fallen in the last seven days in China with 100% PSF yarns more …
