Textile Cotton Fabric Exporter

October 05 2008 US imports of 100% cotton and Poly Cotton bed sheet sets were down over the first half of this year, mainly due to a sharp fall in shipments from Pakistan. China continued gaining market shares while India further raised its prices, therefore making strong progress in value terms. Pakistani specialists are losing ground on the lower end of the market while India is increasingly imposing its quality products on the upper end.

05 October 2008 - Polyester staple fiber prices were lowered by mid-September in Pakistan in line with the current trend in the global market. Spun yarn prices also decreased as a result, for both 100% and polyester-cotton prices. The decline in cotton prices depressed demand for PSF. Polyester filament prices slightly rose by contrast, our Pakistan Correspondent reports.

Textile fiber prices started seriously decreasing on the three major textile producing countries in Asia like Pakistan , India and Bangladesh. Both cotton and polyester are expected being offered in large quantities while demand is weaker from spinners in line with the slowing down global economy. Prices are more sharply declining in US$ terms, in addition, as Indian and Pakistani currencies are seriously sliding while the yuan is no more rising. Compared with cotton, polyester prices dramatically decreased in India, with a possible shift by spinners from cotton to PSF, as a result