Recently, less target customers enter China textile city markets. From Nov. 9 to Nov. 10, affected by the rain, the daily sales volume declined slightly. On the 11th, as the rain stopped and turned to the cloudy weather, the spot purchase in China textile city market rebounded partially from that in the previous trading day; However, as it rained on the 12th, the spot purchase was insufficient, causing the sales to decline again. On Nov. 13-14, target winter fabrics partially sold well, the sales recovered with fluctuation. On Nov. 15, due to the cloudy and rainy weather on the weekend, some target buyers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and the surrounding areas of China textile city withdrew from the market, the sales fell down in some degrees. According to the analysis on nearly 1000 representative samples collected from 15 professional markets in China textile city, the price index of 20091116 issue of "China?Keqiao Textile Index" closed at 91.65 points, down by 0.28% from last issue. The first classification showed: the price indices on apparel fabrics and fashion accessories dropped down in some degrees,pulling the price index on the general category down; but raw materials, grey cloths and home textile rebounded slightly, relatively restraining the dropping rate of the price index on the general category.
Polyester price jolted and went up, spandex and nylon market advanced steadily
The price index on polyester category closed at 78.35 points, up by 2.63% from last issue. On Nov. 9, the leading quotation of PTA in East China was about 7450 yuan/ton, MEG about 6450 yuan/ton; Till the 13th, PTA about 7550 yuan/ton, MEG about 6500 yuan/ton. On Nov. 9, the quotation of semi-dull chips in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces was about 9100 yuan/ton. Till Nov.13, the leading quotation of semi-dull chips in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in cash acceptance was between 9250–9300 yuan/ton. On Nov.9, the price of polyester filament in Jiangsu and Zhejiang went steadily, the quotation mainly kept stable. Since factories started to consume the stocks prepared previously, there had limited inquiries in the market. On Nov. 10, polyester filament market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang resumed the uptrend, some factories rose 100 yuan/ton, the relatively higher up to 200–400 yuan/ton. On Nov. 11, polyester filament market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang strived for the steadiness, so the sales were limited with relatively steady prices. On Nov. 12, the uptrend in polyester filament market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces continued, part of factories raised the price 100–200 yuan/ton. On Nov. 13, polyester filament market in Jiangsu and Zhejiang continued to rise, all the major factories had the historically low stock.
The price index on other chemical fiber category closed at 70.40 points, up by 0.21% from last issue. Supported by the increasing purchase of processing companies in the down chain, some brand companies raise the prices of some products slightly in the recent domestic spandex trading market, and the sales tend to be adjusted in a steady trend. The steady and firm market of caprolactam the raw material in the upper chain leads to steady prices of nylon chips and good market; the whole nylon filament market has a bleak demand. Due to the higher pressure on the sales in the upper chain, the price basically keep firm. Since the raw material market goes up firmly, nylon filament price jolts up. The sales in nylon semi-dull 6–FDY70D, 140D products boost up slightly. For the limited supply of acrylonitrile and the delivery delay of some cargoes due to the bad weather, the price goes up and down at a high position, the spot transactions at the port is between 14000–14200 yuan/ton; The domestic acrylic market goes steadily and has steady demand in the down chain,, the spot price of acrylic staple cotton-type products in East China is between 19000–19500 yuan/ton.
Viscose/Wool fabrics sold well partially, T/R fabrics fluctuated and went upward.
The price index on viscose/wool fabrics closed at 107.97 points, up by 4.03% from last week. Recently, as the temperatures in the northeast, the northwest and the northern part of Xinjiang province dropped down rapidly, the snow dropped frequently in the north. In some areas of the north of China, Hebei and Shanxi and other cities the blizzard appeared. The temperature dropping, the demand for winter warm-up fabrics in China textile city increases gradually. Recently, fashionable viscose/wool extra-thick fabrics used in winter come in the market increasingly. Color dyed and yarn-dyed checked fabrics in 580–650 g/m interact in different varieties. There have many kinds of products such as 30% wool +70% viscose, 36% wool +64% viscose, 38% wool +62% viscose, 40% wool +60% viscose, 55% wool +45% viscose, 50% wool +50% viscose. The fabrics in the width 50CM at 26.00–30.50 yuan/m are popular among target buyers, mainly done in some quantities of spot goods in different colors. The fabrics in different dark and light colors and bright colors are the main products in the sale, such as dark black, dark blue, medium yellow, grass green, green, red, purple, dark green, lake blue, light green, light yellow and light gray, and the spot purchase for target colors become relatively active. The above-mentioned fabrics always used to make early-winter men’s and ladies’ coats, windbreaker and fashion ladies’ sweaters and casual suits, are widely welcomed by buyers in target secondary markets and garment manufacturing companies, some products sell well, the added value of innovative fabrics is getting higher than the staple products. Winter extra-thick new-style fashion fabrics are favored by target customers, the sales in small quantities of different varieties go smoothly. Since the market price of viscose staple continues to increase firmly, the price of viscose/wool fabrics rises up partially.
The price index on polyester/viscose fabrics ended at 102.27 points, up by 2.95% from last week. In the recent market, the spot transaction and order sending in winter extra-thick wool-like fabrics continues to be active. The winter extra-thick wool-like fabrics mainly made by T/R blended yarns sell briskly, the prices go up and steadily, some new-style products have increasing prices. Steam, singed, calendered single-faced serge, double-faced serge, satin back serge, toothpick serge, colored-yarn serge, striped serge, trimmed serge, untrimmed serge, satin brocade and hopsack mainly made by T/R65/35 yarn 20S–40S, four-into-one T/R65/35 yarn plate wool-like and steam calendered double-tone casual striped wool-like, color striped wool-like, shadow striped wool-like, shadow checked wool-like, mixed-color dotted striped wool-like, rayon striped wool-like, rayon striped hopsack, four-into-one casual slubbed wool-like and casual color striped wool-like mainly made by T/R65/35 yarn, T/R70/30 yarn, T/R80/20 yarn, T/R90/10 yarn 20S–40S, and T/R65/35 combined 100DFDY lustrous triangle profiled yarn bright shadow striped wool-like in 500–550 g/m are favored by target customers in secondary markets and garment manufacturing companies. The interaction between the purchase for small quantities of different varieties and medium-sized orders are still highlighted in men’s wear fabrics sales in the recent market. The wholesale price of T/R fabrics mainly made by T/R80/20 yarn and woven by jet-weaving machines or rapier looms after double-faced napping or sanding process, in width 150CM and between 580–620 g/m, are 17.80–18.50 yuan/m, favored by target buyers. The spot transaction is done in small quantities and different colors. The fabrics in different dark and light colors and bright colors are the main products in the sale, such as dark black, dark blue, army green, camel, purple, medium yellow, grass green, green, red, purple, dark green, lake blue, light green, orange, light yellow and light gray, and the spot purchase for target colors become relatively active.
The sales in apparel linings went smoothly, the whole market transactions shrank in fluctuation
The price index on apparel linings closed at 93.37 points, down by 2.48% from last week. Recently, due to the cloudy and rainy weather, buyers in China textile city declined compared with that in the previous issue, and the sales in linings shrank and fluctuated as well as order-sending. However, the trade in linings market continued to go actively, target garment manufacturing companies placed orders for quality finished linings constantly, large business operators renting machines still had the advantage in the sale, the daily sales volume in linings still ranked ahead among all the major categories in China textile city. In the recent market, owing to the bad condition of marketing products on credit for large quantities, some small and medium-sized business households decrease the sales for poor cash flow. For this reason, the spot transaction in linings declines, and order sending as well. But as garment manufacturing and processing companies obtain many orders for winter clothes, large business operators having the sales network of old target customers still have a good market in the main linings, some large salesrooms sell the products in target colors actively. For the inadequate foreign trade, plus the rainy weather, the daily sales volume fluctuated and declined in a certain degree. In these days, polyester taffeta, poly trilobal and five-heddle satin partially sold well, some big operators renting machines, for the sales resources of old target customers, still had steady transaction batches. Particularly, 170T polyester taffeta and 190T polyester taffeta were one of the major products sold largely, 190T poly trilobal and 210T poly trilobal partially sold well. Some small and medium-sized business households had a slight decline in polyester water-jet satin, polyester shumei silk, polyester rayon lining twill and polyester twill, but large business operators renting machines still had steady spot transactions and order-sending. The sales in 170T polyester taffeta, 180T polyester taffeta, 190T polyester taffeta, 210T polyester taffeta, 190T poly trilobal, 210T poly trilobal, shuttle five-heddle satin, shuttleless five-heddle satin, water-jet eight-heddle satin and water-jet satin went smoothly in the market. Owing to the demand for making winter compound cotton, some spot goods sold well.
As the temperature drops, in the most part of Xinjiang and the middle and eastern part of the northwest China, the western and southeast of Tibet, most of western Sichuan Plateau, Shandong Peninsula, the south and west of Yellow River and Huai River, Jianghui, Jianghai, and the southern and western part of the south of Yangtze River, the northwest of Yunnan, the flurry and moderate snow (rain) or the sleet will come. In the middle and southern part of Jiangsu and Anhui, the northeast part of Hunan, the eastern of Hubei and the northern of Jiangxi and the eastern of Heilongjiang, a heavy snow or a blizzard will be expected. The demand for winter warm-up fabrics in China textile city continues to grow, the spot purchase and order-sending for winter fabrics tend to be active, the spot purchase for winter extra-thick fabrics increases, more orders will be obtained. The sales in winter multi-chemical fiber wool-like, T/R wool-like and cotton fabrics, T/C blended fabrics, T/N fashion fabrics, T/N corduroy, cotton corduroy, polyester/spandex fabrics, polyester/wool fabrics and viscose/wool fabrics continues to sell well. Therefore, the sales volume of the whole market will be expected to rebound slightly.
Top 10 Categories in Rising Top 10 Categories in Falling 1 Polyester/Nylon Fabrics 4.78% 1 Apparel Linings -2.48% 2 Thread & Rope 4.23% 2 Bedding Sets -1.56% 3 Polyester/Wool Fabrics 4.16% 3 Curtains -1.24% 4 Wool/Rayon Fabrics 4.03% 4 Laces -1.21% 5 Lining Materials 3.04% 5 T/C Fabrics -0.89% 6 T/R Fabrics 2.95% 6 Polyester/Spandex Fabrics -0.59% 7 Nylon/Cotton Fabrics 2.94% 7 Ramie/Viscose Fabrics -0.51% 8 Daily-used Home Textile 2.79% 8 Polyester Fabrics -0.45% 9 Polyester 2.63% 9 Natural Fiber Grey Cloths -0.20% 10 Viscose Fabrics 2.17% 10 Fashion Fabrics -0.07%
In this issue, the price indices on polyester/nylon fabrics, thread & rope, polyester/wool fabrics, viscose/wool fabrics and lining materials ranked the first five categories in rising. The sales volume increased in different degrees compared with last issue. The slight increase of unit price of partial representative products was the main factor.
In this issue, the price indices on apparel linings, bedding sets, curtains, laces and T/C fabrics ranked the first five categories in falling. The sales volumes declined in different degrees compared with last issue. The slight decrease of unit price of partial representative products was the main factor.
