http://www.yarnsandfibers.com YarnsandFibers Textile PriceWatch en bharati@yarnsandfibers.com YarnsandFibers Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:17:33 -0600 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:17:33 -0600 http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/images/topbanner_logonew.gif http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index_main.php3/ http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 PSF 1.4D/38mm SD in most markets fell in the week. In China, it was quoted at US$1.65/kg while in Taiwan it was at US$1.40/kg. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 PFY PFY prices fell 8-10 cents in Malaysia and Taiwan in the week. POY 75D in Malaysia and Indonesia was quoted at US$1.55/kg lower by 10 cents compared to last week. In China the PFY specs remained steady. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Fiber Intermediates Polyester Chips prices in China, Taiwan and Korea fell by US$16-US$25in the week but increased in Pakistan. Contd polymerised (SD, fil grd) was quoted at US$1,520/ton while CDP was US$1,710/ton. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Fiber Intermediates PTA prices fell across markets in the week by about US$. PTA offers in Korea and Taiwan was quoted at US$990/ton while in China it was in the range of US$980 US$ 990/ton. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Fiber Intermediates MEG prices tanked US$50 in the week. Front month offer in Korea and Taiwan lost US$50 and same was the loss in markets of China. Nomination price remained unchanged. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Paraxylene Paraxylene prices fell across markets by US$50 - US$60 in the week along with decreasing crude oil prices. Paraxylene in Korea got quoted at US$1,300/ton and in China was at US$1,320/ton. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Ethylene Ethylene prices in the week declined along with crude oil prices. Ethylene in NW Europe fell FD Spot fell US$150/ton while in US Gulf was decreased only US$60. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 NFY NFY prices in the week across markets were fairly steady. Though, NFY prices in India reflect a decline in dollar terms, it remained steady otherwise. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Polyamide Chips Nylon Chips prices in China fell across most specs in China. Conventional sping chips from Europe was at US$2,780/ton while SD high speed spinning chips from Taiwan was around US$2,820/ton. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Fiber Intermediates Caprolactum prices fell along with Benzene prices. Caprolactum price in FE Asia declined US$75 to US$2,495/ton. In China, imported caprolactum was in the range of US US$2,570 US$2,580/ton. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Benzene Benzene prices across markets in the week declined by about US$60 US$110/barrel.

Benzene prices in Korea, was quoted at US$1,116/ton while in US Gulf it was at US$1,269/ton. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 ASF ASF in China and Taiwan remained steady in the week. 1.5D/38mm ASF in China was unchanged at US$2.63/kg. In India, ASF prices were steady, but in dollar terms fell by 5 cents as the rupee depreciated against the dollar. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Fiber Intermediates In North China, Acrylonitrile prices were quoted at US$2,441/ton which was lower by 7.7% compared to the corresponding week last year. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Propylene Propylene prices in Korea in the week increased by US$34 to US$1,529/ton at FOB terms. Last week Propylene prices shot US$60 US$100 across markets. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 VSF VSF producers price in India remained unchanged. 1.2D bright and dull VSF in dollar terms was lower at US$2.50/kg and US$2.61/kg due to a depreciating rupee. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 VFY VFY prices in the week decreased for some of the specs in China. 300D dull fell 7 cents to US$4.02/kg. VFY prices in India decreased in dollar terms as a result of a depreciating rupee against dollar. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Cotton Cotlook \'A\' Index http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Wool Australian wool has been on a downward trend since July. Australian wool index further fell 30 cents in the week. The AWEX EMI was quoted at US$7.05/kg. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Naphtha Naphtha contract prices in Far East Asia for the 1st half of October however increased by US$17/ton. Naphtha swap contact prices in Singapore were higher by US$4-6 dollars. http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/rpricewatch/index.php3 Crude Oil Crude oil prices saw steep decline in the week due to fading of concerns and a strong dollar. Hurricane Gustav proved harmless, atleast for the oil producing facilities in the gulf of Mexico.