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Vietnam Is Confronted With The Global Crisis

24 December 2008 - Vietnam's clothing exports to the US and EU markets continued surging this year, whatever the slowdown in global apparel trade. Orders from both markets would now decline, however, according to domestic exporters as Vietnam is progressively affected by the global economic crisis. The country is confronted with a relatively higher inflation in addition, and a deteriorating social climate, consecutively.

PSF Prices Are Bottoming Out

23 December 2008 - With intermediate prices more evidently rising, the polyester industry tries offering higher prices in China. Staple fibers were raised by 200 yuan per ton in the last days but fiber producers may be confronted with strongly resisting customers. Filament makers are already unable raising their prices although their costs seriously rose in the past two weeks.

India Spun Yarn Export Market Prices

23 December 2008 - Spun yarn export prices are falling again in India, especially for cotton and polyester-cotton yarns, according to statistical tables released by our India Correspondent. The business is becoming extremely difficult for exporters, with buyers now renegotiating orders to take advantage of lower prices. Government incentives are not offering enough support to the cotton textile industry, according to exporters.

Polyester Fibre and Yarn Prices in Pakistan

23 December 2008 - Polyester prices continued declining in December in Pakistan, partly due to a simultaneous decrease in cotton prices. The price difference between polyester and cotton is being reduced, allowing a rise in PSF use in the country. Spun yarn prices were clearly down in the past weeks while filament yarns remained however unchanged.