21Feb
Polyamide price surges as caprolactum cost spikes
Polyamide or nylon chip prices moved up sharply in Asian markets as caprolactum contracts and spot markets took upward march. Demand was picking up as nylon yarn producers [...]
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21Feb
Polyester inputs mixed in second week of February
Polyester inputs or intermediates markets were mixed in the week ended 15 February, with purified terephthalic acid (PTA) prices rising in China and edging down outside China [...]
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21Feb
Polyester fibre prices rigid since late January, rolls over post holidays
Polyester fibre prices have remained unchanged since late January with an expectation of a pick-up after the week long Lunar New Year holidays in most part of Asia. Cost [...]
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24Jan
Viscose fibre or rayon prices range bound in Asia
Viscose fibre Viscose fibre or rayon markets were quiet in Asia in the third week of January with some price changes seen in China. In China, some producers concluded few [...]
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24Jan
Acrylic fibre prices steady as acrylonitrile nears bottom
Acrylic fibre prices generally rolled over in the week ended 18 January in Asian markets as both demand and cost remained unchanged. Prices had declined sharply in the third [...]
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23Jan
Nylon prices rising but are still below year ago level
Nylon prices rose in the week ending 18 January 2018, but were still below their year ago level. Almost the entire nylon price chain were on similar trend. Benzene prices were [...]
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23Jan
Polyester prices remain range bound in third week of New Year
Polyester prices, both fibre and filament yarns, were range bound in the week ended 18 January. They are likely to remain so until the Lunar New Year festival in China in [...]
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30Nov
Cotton yarn export fetches higher price this October
Cotton yarn export in October 2018 was at 99 million kg worth US$310 million (INR2,250 crore), 11% above previous year’s level. 70 countries imported cotton yarn from India at [...]
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28Nov
Cotton export begins 2018-19 with a bang, Bangladesh tops
Cotton export extended its elevated trend which ended the 2017-18 marketing year (Oct-Sept) with total shipment of 8.70 million bales (148 million kgs). Cotton export opened [...]
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20Nov
Polyester textile prices decelerate in second week of November
Polyester textile prices have been on the down trend in recent week and were seen decelerating in the second full week of November that ended 16 November. Again both upstream [...]
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