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February 27th, 2019

Cotton yarn prices are now stabilized in India whereas blended yarn prices are slightly falling. The decline of the rupee and the rise of the renminbi could now boost cotton yarn exports to China which have dramatically fallen at the end of last year, as reflected by our comprehensive export data covering last December and …

February 27th, 2019

Yarn prices have stayed relatively stable in the past seven days on the domestic market in Pakistan whatever military incidents with India. Cotton yarn export prices have however begun dropping in the meantime.  – From our Pakistan Correspondent Ahmed Fayz Cotton yarn prices have not moved in the last seven days in Pakistan, although demand …

February 27th, 2019

Polyester prices have begun decreasing in the last days in China, as a clear sign that they will possibly drop in the coming months, over an expected decline of material costs and a slowing down demand from fiber processors in China and elsewhere.  Polyester fiber prices have begun clearly declining in the last days in …

February 26th, 2019

The yarn market has started recovering in China, over a return to full work at spinning mills whereas optimism is now prevailing over trade negotiations with the United States.  The yarn market has eventually begun recovering in China, two weeks after the end of lunar year holidays. Workers are back to work in most spinning …

February 25th, 2019

Polyester intermediate prices could now drop in Asia, over a lack of demand from polyester fiber producers. With margins plunging at PTA and MEG plants however, operating rates may be expected falling in the Far East, therefore offering some support to material costs of polyester producers.  Crude oil prices have continued rallying in the past …

February 25th, 2019

Cotton futures have rebounded in the past week in New York, with investors anticipating large Chinese buying after a trade agreement will have been signed between Washington and Beijing. The first USDA data covering the coming season have however reflected a rise in global ending stocks, as a clear sign that prices will not rise …

February 22nd, 2019

Wool prices have surged this week in Australia after China has imposed a ban on imports of greasy wool from South Africa. The wool indicator has risen above 2,000 A$ cents for the first time since last October. Wool prices have sharply rebounded this week in Australia after Chinese authorities have decided to ban imports …

February 21st, 2019

Fiber and yarn prices have stabilized in the last seven days in China, India and Pakistan. Uncertainties are rising in China where cotton fiber and yarn prices could however bottom out in the coming period. In India, the fall of international cotton prices is pressuring the domestic fiber and yarn markets.  Fiber and yarn prices …

February 21st, 2019

Viscose prices have stayed frozen in the past days in China, over rising uncertainties on the market. Prices are however expected to bottom out in March, in line with seasonal trends.  Viscose fiber prices have stayed unchanged in the past seven days in China, over a lack of demand from the yarn industry. The textile …

February 20th, 2019

Polyester fiber prices could slightly decline in the coming days, as textile production is very slowly returning back to normal after Chinese holidays. Raw material costs of polyester producers are however rising over a rally of crude oil prices, meaning that any fall of polyester prices will be limited. Polyester staple fiber and filament prices …