Strength in crude oil values was a major influence on prices for polyester intermediaries last week in eastern China. Firmer feedstock values in turn influenced an upward revision in many polyester staple fibre and filament yarn quotations. Modest gains in paraxylene (PX) quotations were generally mirrored in spot rates for purified terephthalic acid (PTA). However, China’s PTA producers are still thought to be struggling to maintain profitability and most are understood to be operating at le

Textile Raw Material Price 2013-07-30 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Oil WTI 104.7 USD/Barrel -0.79 2013-07-30 PX 1461 USD/Ton 0 2013-07-30 PTA Buy 7750 RMB/Ton -10 2013-07-30 PTA Sell 1090 USD/Ton -5 2013-07-30 MEG Buy 7810 RMB/Ton -150 2013-07-30 MEG Sell 1075 USD/Ton -5 2013-07-30 CPL Buy 17900 RMB/Ton 50 2013-07-30 CPL Sell 2300 U

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil output edged up by 100 kb/d to 9.7 mb/d, the highest level in seven months. Increased domestic demand for crude during the peak summer cooling season is partly behind the rise in production in recent months. Saudi use of crude for direct burn rose by an average 300 kb/d to 675 kb/d during the seasonally stronger demand period from April to September. Last year Saudi Arabia raised production to an average 9.89 mb/d from June‐August, in part to meet higher domest

Exactly when a study by Gherzi, a Zurich-based consultancy agency, has suggested that India’s competitiveness in the cotton textile sector had improved over the last decade against six rivals including China, Bangladesh and Thailand, the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report points out that cotton exports from India have dropped by as much as 36 per cent to 9.14 million bales in the current marketing year’s first 11 months, ended June. The cotton-marketing year runs from August to

Top 10 Categories in Rising Top 10 Categories in Falling 1、Belt 3.26% 1、Fashion Fabric -0.59% 2、Other Chemical Fiber 1.71% 2、Lace -0.52% 3、Cotton/Linen 1.54% 3、Viscose Fabric -0.41% 4、Polyester Fabric 1.16% 4、Polyester/Nylon Fabric -0.4% 5、Cotton Fabric 1.14% 5、Polyester/Cotton Fabric -0.39% 6、Chemical Fiber Grey Cloth 0.91% 6、N

Top 10 popular fabric in China Textile City (2013-07-29) Item Width(cm) Weight/Composition/Specification Price(Yuan/m) Suit Serge 150 t/r32s/2×32s/2、78×60 13.50 Cotton Denim 150 10s+8s×8s 16.00 240T Polyester Pongee 150 75Ddty×75D、150×90 4.40 11-Wale Cotton Corduroy 148 16s ×12s、64×128(with tax) 17.00 21-Wale Cotton Frostwork Corduroy 148 44s×44s、77×177(with tax) 17.50 Weft Se

Textile Raw Material Price 2013-07-29 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Oil WTI 105.49 USD/Barrel 0.1 2013-07-29 PX 1461 USD/Ton 0 2013-07-29 PTA Buy 7760 RMB/Ton -20 2013-07-29 PTA Sell 1095 USD/Ton 10 2013-07-29 MEG Buy 7960 RMB/Ton 100 2013-07-29 MEG Sell 1080 USD/Ton 0 2013-07-29 CPL Buy 17850 RMB/Ton 0 2013-07-29 CPL Sell 2300 USD/T

Global yarn production jumped in Q1/2013 in comparison to the previous quarter as a result of higher output in Asia, North and South America and despite a decrease in Europe. Also on an annual basis global yarn output rose resulting from higher output in Asia, South America and Europe while production fell in significantly in North America. Global yarn stocks were practically unchanged in Q1/2013 with Europe and Asia recording lower ones and South America slightly higher ones. Also on an annua

Cotton prices decreased by Rs 500 a quintal on Wednesday. “For the past three weeks, the demand was very high in Bhoodapady Regulated Market Committee (RMC) due to arrival of fine variety cotton and also the arrival and sales were encouraging. But suddenly on Wednesday, the arrival decreased by 300 quintal and only 1,361 quintals (3,590 bags) of cotton arrived for sale”, said the RMC officials. This week, the arrival to the nearby Mallasamudram (Salem district) cotton market has increased and

Textile Raw Material Price 2013-07-26 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Oil WTI 105.49 USD/Barrel 0.1 2013-07-26 PX 1461 USD/Ton 0 2013-07-26 PTA Buy 7760 RMB/Ton -20 2013-07-26 PTA Sell 1095 USD/Ton 10 2013-07-26 MEG Buy 7960 RMB/Ton 100 2013-07-26 MEG Sell 1080 USD/Ton 0 2013-07-26 CPL Buy 17850 RMB/Ton 0 2013-07-26 CPL Sell 2300 USD/T