According to the price monitoring of SunSirs, the domestic spandex market remained stable at a high level in April, and factory quotations have not changed much overall. The current average price of 40D specifications is 67,600 yuan/ton, which is the same as at the beginning of the month and a year-on-year increase of 104.23%. The spandex industry is operating at around 90% and operating at a high level.
Current mainstream price statistics of the spandex market (unit: yuan/ton):
The raw material pure MDI market has been weakly adjusted, and the overall negotiation atmosphere is not good. Traders mostly follow the market and purchase small orders downstream. The local market negotiates at 22,000-22,500 yuan/ton for wire transfer in barrels. The PTMEG market consolidated within a narrow range, with BDO on the cost side declining significantly and bearish sentiment increasing. Currently, mainstream factories offering 1800 molecular weight supplies are offering prices around 43,000 yuan/ton, and actual order negotiations are based on 42,000-43,000 yuan/ton. The PTMEG industry is 80% operational. Specifically, one 135,000-ton unit in Jiaxing Xiaoxing is under maintenance, and 80% of one unit is under maintenance. The operating load of the 60,000-ton unit in Panjin Changchun is not high.
Device changes of domestic PTMEG manufacturers:
The downstream terminal market demand is slightly slower to follow up, so we purchase on demand and watch the market cautiously. Currently, the circular knitting industry has an operating rate of 5.50-60%, while the warp knitting industry has an operating rate of less than 70%, which is basically stable. Recently, the sales of summer fashion fabrics in the traditional China Textile City market have been partially smooth, and the partial transactions of nylon-polyester, nylon-cotton, cotton-nylon and spandex-added nylon-polyester stretch, nylon-cotton stretch, and cotton-nylon elastic fabrics with fashionable properties are relatively high. active.
From an industry perspective, according to statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics, in March, the added value of the textile industry increased by 7.5% year-on-year; from January to March, the added value of the textile industry increased by 22.5% year-on-year. In March, 3.4 billion meters were clothed, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%; from January to March, 8.3 billion meters were clothed, a year-on-year increase of 12.5%. In March, chemical fibers were 5.97 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 20.7%; from January to March, chemical fibers were 15.8 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 27.1%.
The current spandex market trend has not changed much, the cost-end support is average, and downstream end customers are not very enthusiastic about purchasing goods. Except for some early supply shortages, thick denier yarn Transaction is negotiable. SunSirs analysts predict that all parties will adopt a cautious wait-and-see attitude towards the market outlook, and spandex prices will still run smoothly in the short term. </p
