February 18th, 2019
Cotton prices have sharply declined at the start of last week, over bearish data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and an overall drop of commodity prices. Fiber use could be depressed by the global economic slowdown and falling apparel retail sales in the United States and in Europe. Cotton futures have eventually plunged …
February 18th, 2019
Nylon 6 prices are now expected rising after material costs of fiber producers have begun sharply increasing after lunar year holidays. The surge of benzene prices since the start of the new year in Asia has boosted caprolactam prices. Demand could however resist from nylon 6 processors now confronted with a slowing down textile production. …
February 18th, 2019
Polyester intermediate prices have moved into different directions in the last days in China where PTA prices were this Monday recovering after paraxylene prices have bottomed out. The rise of crude oil prices is now supporting the polyester chain with fiber prices staying currently frozen, due to a lack of demand from spinners and filament …
February 15th, 2019
Wool prices have remained very strong in Australia as buyers anticipate a new fall of available quantities in the remainder of the season. Volumes exported by Australia have sharply declined in the last 10 years, as reflected by our comprehensive data covering 2008 to 2018. Exports have however risen in US$ terms, due to the …
February 13th, 2019
The yarn market remains very firm in Pakistan thanks to a very strong demand from foreign markets which has been boosted by the sharp fall of the rupee in the last year. – From our Pakistan Correspondent Ahmed Fayz Cotton yarn prices have remained relatively stable in the past seven days in Pakistan, after sharply …
February 11th, 2019
Business activities have remained subdued on the international cotton market in the last week, as participants were waiting for the first data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in two months. The market should stay stable until the end of US-China trade negotiations, due before March 2nd. The international cotton market has stayed relatively …
February 11th, 2019
Polyester chain prices have stayed frozen in the past week over celebrations of the new lunar year in China and elsewhere. Prices were this Monday firm on the paraxylene market but new signs of a slowing down global economy could depress PTA and MEG market prices in the coming period. The petrochemical markets have remained …
February 11th, 2019
Spun yarn prices have continued rising in the last seven days in India, whatever the lack of demand from export markets in the current period. If polyester fiber prices have been raised, cotton fiber prices are pressured by a rise of cotton imports from other origins. Yarn prices have further risen in the last seven …
February 11th, 2019
Yarn prices were staying frozen at the start of the new week in China, as holiday mood was still prevailing and further freezing market operations. China’s cotton use is now expected declining this season, according to latest data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The weakness in demand and a decrease of international cotton …
February 11th, 2019
Fiber and yarn prices have remained stuck at their pre-holiday level in China whereas cotton yarn prices have risen in the last two weeks in India and Pakistan. Future market trends are far from clear, with uncertainty now prevailing. Fiber and yarn prices have remained unchanged in the last days in China, following the official …
