Policies

Court Rescinds Order Removing Anti-Dumping Duty On PTA

Textile Insights May 6, 2024

The Gujarat High Court sets aside the Centre’s notification removing anti-dumping duty (ADD) on the import of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) imports from Korea and Thailand. In a major relief for the domestic manufacturers, the Gujarat High Court order will force the government of India to

Fibre

Chinese PSF Exports Decline 7.1% In First Quarter Of 2024

Textile Insights April 29, 2024

Chinese polyester staple fibre (PSF) exports in the first quarter of 2024 reached 279 kilo tons, down 7.1 percent over the same quarter of the previous year. While, PSF exports totaled 112 kilo tons in March 2024, up 4.9 percent year on year and an impressive 60 percent month on month and in doing so […]

Industry

China Commissions World’s Largest Single Location PTA Plant

Textile Insights April 12, 2024

China’s Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Company has commissioned the largest purified terephthalic acid (PTA) single location plant in the world. PTA is primarily used as a raw material for producing polyester staple fibre (PSF) With a production capacity of 3 million tons per year, the single site project will effectively drive and develop the downstream […]

Export

Chinese PSF Exports Down 13.8% Between January & February

Textile Insights March 30, 2024

In the first two months of 2024, Chinese exports of polyester staple fibre (PSF) totaled 167.2 kilo tons, down 13.8 percent over the comparable period of 2023. Of these, PSF exports in January 2024 amounted to 97.27 kilo tons, a year on year decline of 7.2 percent, while in February, they stood at 69.9 kilo […]

Policies

Brazil Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation On PSF Imports

Textile Insights March 27, 2024

Brazil has initiated an anti-dumping investigation in to imports of polyester staple fibre (PSF) originating from India, China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. The Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services issued a notice regarding this earlier on March 25, 2024. The Foreign Trade Secretariat did this in response to

Machinery

Retech Presenting Advantages Of Its Godet Rolls At Techtextil

Textile Insights March 16, 2024

At the upcoming Techtextil 2024, Retech will present advantages of its godet rolls, which are essential components in the production of synthetic fibres in Hall 12, Stand B-01. “These heated, ambient or cooled rolls help achieve the perfect yarn quality for a range of materials and applications when it comes to heat treatment for filament […]

Fibre

Indonesia’s Guideline For Monitoring PSF Raw Material Import

Textile Insights March 8, 2024

The Indonesian textile industry has received a positive boost with the issuance of a government guideline regulating the import of textile raw materials like MEG, a key raw material for PSF. This regulation provides clear guidance for industry players in managing imports of raw materials, with the main aim of maintaining stable supply and demand […]

Fibre

Turkey Will Suspend Antidumping Duty On PSF Imports From India

Textile Insights February 23, 2024

Earlier this month, the Turkish Ministry of Trade issued a notification stating that anti-dumping measures for imported polyester staple fibre (PSF) will expire on August 4, 2024. Turkish domestic manufacturers can file a sunset review investigation application before the expiration of the measure, which was imposed on PSF imports from India, China, Taiwan and Thailand.

Fibre

New Regulation Threatens To Disrupt Indonesian PSF Production

Textile Insights February 12, 2024

A recent new Indonesian regulation on import of textile raw materials like Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) is threatening to disrupt production of polyester staple fibres (PSF). The new regulation has changed import controls from post-border to border, which has become a source of great concern for textile industry players. The Indonesian Filament and Thread Manufacturers […]

Fibre

Chinese PSF Exports Expand 21.2% Between Jan & Sept 2023

Textile Insights November 4, 2023

Chinese polyester staple fibre (PSF) exports expanded 21.2 percent over a year ago period to 904.4 kilo tons in the first nine months of the current year. Between January and September 2023, overseas shipment of PSF to Vietnam totaled 157,715 kilo tons, up by a massive 40.74 percent year on year and was China’s biggest […]