Viscose price is gradually climbing up in China while falls in India

Viscose spun yarn prices were range bound in the first week of September on sluggish sales on mute transactions. In China, viscose prices gradually picked up as discussions for siro-spun mostly up, with passable liquidity. VSF prices have continued rising, with benchmark 1.5D staple fibers up 5 per cent in the last four weeks and 11 per cent in three months on reduced production over the month. Rayon weaving yarn 30s price in Xiaoshan was up US cents 2 a kg.

In India, viscose yarn prices declined on weak demand, both in domestic as well as export markets. 30s viscose spun yarn prices were further down US cents 2 a kg on the week in Indore market.

In Pakistan, viscose yarn prices generally rolled over as VSF prices were still stubborn at firm levels.

Courtesy: Weekly PriceWatch Report

Recent Posts

Nylon or polyamide markets move up amid modest demand

In May 2020, nylon filament yarn prices were talked up amid climbing prices in the upstream CPL and nylon chip…

4 years ago

Polyester fiber, yarn prices firmer amid a rebound in PTA and MEG markets

In May 2020, polyester filament yarn prices recovered in China supported by higher prices in the polyester staple fibre markets.

4 years ago

Viscose or rayon markets continue to weaken in Asia

Viscose staple fibre prices in April were mostly down in the Asian markets of China, India, and Pakistan. In China,…

4 years ago

Acrylic fiber prices slip amid low acrylonitrile and propylene costs

Feedstock, propylene prices in Asia fell in April amid historic lows in the crude oil and naphtha markets that month.…

4 years ago

Nylon or polyamide markets slump on lackluster sentiment

Nylon or polyamide chip markets slumped in March amid weakening prices in the raw material CPL markets while downstream buying…

4 years ago

Polyester prices nosedive to multi-year lows across the world

In March 2020, polyester staple fiber (PSF) prices declined month-on-month in China as demand was weak and supply was abundant.…

4 years ago