The biggest question plaguing market participants recently is: Is the market really getting better? According to the latest questionnaire released by China Silk City Network, more than 30% of textile companies said that their operating conditions have become weaker, and more than 60% of them said that their operating conditions have not changed much or have begun to improve. Compared with the results of previous surveys, the operating environment of textile companies in this period has improved.
“I have finally received some orders recently. In June and July before The orders are so light that even if I sit in the sales department for an afternoon, no one may come to ask about gray fabrics,” said Mr. Shen, who specializes in four-sided bombs. “After August, orders have been placed one after another, and the gray fabrics that were previously piled in the factory have also disappeared. It has been pulled off a bit, and some custom-woven fabrics have to be scheduled to be put on the machine.”
Since August, according to feedback from some intermediate traders, the proofing and sampling operations in the market have been slower than in the previous period. Frequent, especially in autumn and winter clothing fabrics, the transaction volume has increased, especially elastic fabrics, whether they are fabrics with spandex or non-spandex elastic fabrics, all have a certain performance, and there are also queues in the market, such as T400 broken card, Sph Fabric, T800, etc.
Raw materials have risen, and more people are asking for prices!
According to a gray fabric trader, there have been significantly more people asking for prices recently. Although there are not many transactions, it feels like the market is moving and is very big. The reason is that raw material prices continue to rise, which drives the purchasing sentiment of downstream buyers.
In August, when the PTA equipment was undergoing centralized maintenance and the demand for polyester was relatively stable, major polyester filament manufacturers took advantage of the opportunity to speculate on short-term benefits, and the price of polyester filament increased month-on-month. situation and profits have also recovered slightly, and some hot-selling specifications were once in tight demand.
From a price point of view, as of August 14, the mainstream price of polyester filament POY150D in the market was 5,320 yuan/ton, an increase of 9.47% compared with the same period last month. FDY150D The mainstream price in the market is 5,800 yuan/ton, an increase of 6.42% from the same period last month.
It can be seen that although the price of polyester filament has not increased significantly, However, compared with the trough period in March and April, it has increased by 500-600 yuan/ton, and the rebound trend is more obvious. For weaving manufacturers, most of the low-priced raw materials they stocked up in the early stage are running out. The cost of the gray fabrics produced next has increased compared with before, and the cost support power is better.
In addition, due to the special market situation this year, the weaving end has repeatedly encountered production capacity Due to oversupply, conventional chemical fiber fabrics have large inventories and prices have been falling, causing the profit margin of the weaving end to fall to a new low in recent years. Manufacturer prices have fallen to the bottom. For example, the price of 75D chiffon is 2.20 yuan/meter, and the price of 210T polyester taffeta is 2.20 yuan/meter. At 1 yuan/meter, the price of 5075 satin dropped to 1.80 yuan/meter, and the price of gray cloth dropped by 30-50% compared with the same period last year.
Therefore, the signal of continuous price increase of raw materials has boosted the trading atmosphere in the gray cloth market, especially the improvement in market shipments. “Recently, several customers have asked me about the price of peach skin velvet, and several orders have been placed.” said Mr. Chen, a peach skin velvet trader.
Weaving manufacturers accelerate load reduction during high-temperature holidays!
It is true that recently there have been reports of domestic and foreign sales orders being placed in small batches in both Jiangsu and Zhejiang clusters. Some terminal weaving factories said that the market has improved significantly compared with last month. In the foreign trade market, orders from countries along the “Belt and Road” such as East Asia, West Asia, and Africa have recovered slightly, and orders from Europe and the Americas have also recovered to a small extent. However, many weaving factories still say that although orders are a little better than in July, The overall market situation is still average, and it is difficult to quickly boost demand.
It can be seen that although the market is partially heating up, there is still a strong demand for larger products such as polyester taffeta, pongee, nylon, imitation memory, pongee, etc. It is difficult to increase the volume, and manufacturers have been trying to find ways to solve it. “Holiday” comes into everyone’s eyes again.
With the arrival of high temperature warnings, operations in the market to reduce production and take holidays due to “high temperatures” are increasing.
“Starting from this week, the weather is too hot, and our factory is going to take a two-week holiday!” said a jacquard fabric manufacturer.
“The weather has been hot recently, and the factory’s operation has dropped to 60%!” A pongee manufacturer said,
“Recently, the inventory has further increased, coupled with the high temperature weather, our machines have stopped by 20%. At present, the factory 70% of the looms have been opened!” said an Oxford cloth manufacturer.
In the summer of previous years, many textile factories would have corresponding holiday measures due to power cuts or high temperatures. This year’s textile market has been in a state of “not prosperous in the peak season and very weak in the off-season.” , the production load of weaving manufacturers itself has decreased by 10-20% compared with the same period last year, but this has not reduced the gray fabric inventory of gray fabric manufacturers. On the contrary, in the off-season of June and July, manufacturers have been in the stage of overstocking, so when the high temperature approaches, many manufacturers give workers holidays or rotations according to the actual situation.
According to statistics, the operating rate of looms in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was slightly higher than last week. There has been a decrease, with the start-up rate of water-jet looms at 60-70%, warp knitting at around 70-80%, and circular knitting machines continuing to remain at a low level of about 40%.
On the one hand, downstream demand is slowly recovering, driving goods shipments, and on the other hand, production capacity in the high-temperature market has been reduced again. For the weaving market, , can be said to be a process of “relieving pressure”. In addition, regarding the sustainability of this autumn and winter fabric market, the editor believes that it can be maintained until the end of August.
Although the pressure of high inventory in the market still exists, only if demand can open up a good situation in the fourth quarter, the market will be able to It takes time to recover, but the downstream boost cannot be completed in a short time. Textile bosses still need time and patience!
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