March 15th, 2019
Wool prices have continued falling in Australia for the third consecutive week over a poor quality of drought-affected fibers in the current period. The Chinese ban on South African wool is also depressing the global market. Wool prices have this week fallen for the third consecutive week in Australia. According to the AWEX, the market …
March 14th, 2019
Cotton yarn prices are falling in Bangladesh, due to a series of factors including lower cotton prices and slowing down apparel exports. Illegal yarn imports would also depress prices. Bangladesh could now offer Washington to use US cotton in exchange of tariff cuts for its apparel. Spun yarn prices have further fallen in the past …
March 14th, 2019
Cotton fiber prices are now recovering in India over a strong demand from China. Cotton yarn prices have not yet bottomed out, however. Viscose fiber and yarn prices are everywhere declining over excess inventories in China. Cotton fiber and yarn prices are moving into different directions. In China, cotton fiber prices are slightly rising but …
March 14th, 2019
Viscose fiber and spun yarn prices are currently falling over a high level of inventories on the Chinese market where new capacities could further depress prices in the coming period. VSF prices have also been lowered in Pakistan. Viscose prices have begun more sharply dropping day after day on China’s domestic market whereas also further …
March 13th, 2019
Polyester fiber prices have stopped rising in the past days, after experiencing a sharp recovery in the past two weeks. PTA and MEG prices are now declining but any new rebound of crude oil prices could trigger a new recovery of polyester prices. Polyester fiber prices have eventually stabilized after experiencing a sharp rebound in …
March 13th, 2019
Cotton and poly-cotton yarn export prices are sharply rebounding in India, due to a recovery of Chinese demand now offsetting the fall of shipments to Pakistan. Cotton fiber prices are also recovering over state buying and a similar rebound of sales to China. Yarn export prices have surged in the last two weeks in India …
March 13th, 2019
Cotton yarn prices have further climbed in the past days in Pakistan, supported by a strong demand from processors whereas cotton prices were staying frozen at their high level. – From our Pakistan Correspondent Ahmed Fayz Cotton yarn prices have continued rising in the past seven days on the domestic market in Pakistan, over a …
March 11th, 2019
Cotton prices have not really moved in the last week, as market participants continue waiting for the end of China-US trade negotiations. Prices are still expected recovering, over a rebound of Chinese demand for US crop. The international cotton market remains relatively frozen with limited business activities in the last week. The conclusion of US-China …
March 11th, 2019
Polyester intermediate prices are currently stabilized in the Far East, after previously rebounding. Polyester fiber and filament prices could also stop rising, after suddenly increasing in the past week. Raw material costs of polyester fiber producers have stopped rising in the Far East. From a week earlier, spot prices have stabilized with PTA being up …
March 08th, 2019
Gross margins of cotton spinners have improved in February in India and Pakistan. The decline of cotton prices associated with a rise of cotton yarn prices have raised the yarn vs fiber spread in both countries whereas the Chinese market was frozen by holidays. Gross margins have continued rising in February at cotton yarn factories …
