20Aug
Should India stop exporting cotton and ship more yarn?
The question becomes pertinent on two facts. First, the huge difference between price at which India export cotton and the price at which it ships out yarn. Second, most large [...]
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19Aug
China reduces cotton yarn import from India-facts and policies PART-1
China has been a major buyer of Indian cotton yarn for long, accounting for more than one-third of total shipment. Of late, its share has dwindled to less than one-fifth, a [...]
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15Aug
Cotton yarn export continued to fall in July but slower
Cotton yarn, which accounts for almost 80% of all types of spun yarn exported from India continued to shrink in July. In July, total shipment of basic textile comprising [...]
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15Aug
Textile demand to rebound after tariffs delayed
Textile demand is poised to recover as US delays imposition of 10% import duty on Chinese goods. The date is now fixed for imposing the duty is 15 December on products [...]
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14Aug
Cotton will take time to rise now until demand makes up
Cotton price momentum is demolished by two key factors in recent time – expected larger harvest and the US-China trade war. Both have been languishing the cotton market with [...]
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14Aug
Acrylic fibre enjoy good margins as feedstock squeeze
Acrylic fibre, an alternate development to substitute wool, has been enjoying expansion in margin since the beginning of 2019. In July, the cost margin climbed to 138% of [...]
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01Aug
Polyester markets in doldrums?. Factors to recover
Polyester markets, particularly in Asia, were in a state of stagnation or depression in July 2019, the worst of all Julys in multi years. The previous worst July was of 2016 [...]
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23Jul
Polyester export declines for seventh straight month
Polyester export, comprising staple fibre, filament yarn and 100% spun, declined for the seventh straight month in June 2019. The decline that began in December refrains from [...]
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22Jul
Basic textiles share in total export halves as shipment sinks
Basic textiles shipment comprising fibres, spun and filament yarns plunged 52% in US$ terms and 50% in INR terms in June 2019. During the month, exports were worth US$393 [...]
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20Jun
Cotton exports dwindle due to high prices in May
Cotton exports volume dwindled to just 1.6 lakh bales (170 kg each) in May as against 7.7 lakh bales exported in the same month of previous marketing year (2017-18) and 2.40 [...]
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