According to the price monitoring of SunSirs, as of April 9, 2021, the average domestic ex-factory price of 1.2D*38mm viscose staple fiber is 15,720 yuan/ton, a decrease of 140 yuan/ton from the end of March. Entering April, the viscose staple fiber market is weak, the market atmosphere is light, and factory inventories are rising. Affected by the original cost of raw materials, manufacturers actively raised prices, some factories implemented monthly settlements, there were basically no new orders, and inventory began to accumulate.
According to the survey, the price of viscose staple fiber increased from 8,300 yuan per ton in August last year to the beginning of the year. At nearly 16,000 yuan per ton, the price of viscose staple fiber has nearly doubled in more than half a year. Especially after the new year, the price has soared, from 12,900/ton in early February to 15,800/ton, an increase of 22.5%. However, since March, the price has gradually stabilized, and the manufacturer’s quotation is basically around 16,000 yuan/ton. Since April, prices have fallen slightly, market conditions have been weak, and transactions have been light.
Upstream cotton linters and wood pulp prices
Since April, cotton linters prices Stable, but the price is still at a high level, and the market transactions are light. The current price of long velvet in Shandong is 4700-4800 yuan/ton.
At present, the supply of softwood pulp in the market is tight, while the supply of hardwood pulp is relatively stable. The spot price of wood pulp has fallen below 7,000 yuan/ton. The average market price of softwood pulp in Shandong on April 1 was 6,912.5 yuan/ton, which was lower than the average market price of softwood pulp in Shandong at the beginning of the week (the average market price of softwood pulp on March 29 was 7,087.5 yuan/ton). 175 yuan/ton, a decrease of 2.47%. The average market price of hardwood pulp in Shandong on April 1 was 5,500 yuan/ton, which was lower than the average market price of hardwood pulp in Shandong at the beginning of the week (on March 29, the average market price of hardwood pulp was 5,700 yuan/ton). It reached 200 yuan/ton, a decrease of 3.51%.
Hardwood pulp price annual comparison chart
Downstream rayon yarn market
The sales of yarn mills are poor, and the volume and price of rayon yarn have fallen. Inventories continue to increase. According to the price monitoring of SunSirs, as of April 9, 2021, the average domestic ex-factory price of rayon yarn (first-class product; 30S; 1 share; ring spinning) is 19,500 yuan/ton. Although the price is high, the market conditions are biased. Weak, transaction volume is light.
Forecast of the market outlook
The cost of raw materials in the upstream of viscose staple fiber has stabilized, and the actual transaction volume has been relatively high. On the premise that the inventory continues to rise, although manufacturers have high price offers, they are not representative of the market. SunSirs analysts believe that the fundamentals of viscose staple fiber will stabilize and weaken in the later period, and prices may continue to fall.
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