In the blink of an eye, June is over and 2023 is already halfway through. Looking back at the textile market in June, the overall performance was tepid, but there were many bright spots.
The market is changeable, and there are also hot-selling fabrics in the off-season.
As the traditional off-season continues to deepen, the textile market gradually becomes calm, but this does not prevent some fabrics from being on the best-selling list.
It is understood that two fabrics have been selling well recently, namely imitation acetate double-sided satin fabric and imitation viscose fabric.
A women’s clothing fabric company lamented, “In late June, there was no end to the orders for imitation acetate double-sided satin! Not only were the gray fabrics unable to be queued, but even raw material procurement required queuing up. This fabric feels delicate and silky, and has the same presentation effect as real silk.” It’s almost the same, but the price is very affordable.”
“Nowadays, imitation viscose fabrics require cash for delivery. If you place an order for 50S imitation viscose on the same day, you still need to wait 2-3 days. The price has increased by about 200 yuan/ton. There may be room for price increases in the future.” A textile boss said.
What is different from the past is that the popularity of such niche fabrics is generally not strong and can only last for 10-15 days. This is true for the early hot-selling monofilament rayon and nylon-polyester pearl points.
Uncharacteristically, polyester production and sales surged twice
June is originally the off-season for the polyester market, but this year the polyester market is uncharacteristically different.
In the middle and end of the month, there were two rounds of price reduction promotions in the polyester market, with production and sales booming. On June 14, the polyester production and sales rate reached 386.5%, reaching the “highest peak” of production and sales during the year. On June 26, the polyester production and sales rate was 194.7%, and the production and sales rate of some factories even exceeded 300%.
Although the middle and end of the month are the time points when weaving companies just need to replenish their inventories, the emergence of high production and sales cannot be achieved without strong support from the weaving end.
First of all, price reduction promotions are relatively common in the polyester market. This price reduction promotion is mainly focused on polyester filament. For downstream weaving companies, purchasing raw materials at bargain prices can effectively reduce production costs;
Secondly, the arrival of the autumn and winter fabric stocking season has led to a slight recovery in foreign trade orders. Low-price raw materials can enhance product bargaining power, increase order profit margins, and effectively promote the placement of subsequent orders.
Therefore, with the support of orders, purchasing low-priced raw materials in an appropriate amount will be beneficial to the enterprise without any harm.
There are orders, and the startup level remains high.
Market research results show that against the background of slowing demand in the off-season, textile market orders are characterized by “small batches and multiple batches”, and are mostly based on development and proofing and replenishment orders.
In terms of weaving, as the demand for differentiated fabrics continues to rise, downstream buyers have made many inquiries about custom-woven products, and individual weaving companies still maintain full operations. Overall, the operating rate of weaving enterprises in the sample declined slightly this week, reaching 70.5%.
In terms of dyeing factories, local dyeing factories have different operating conditions, with overall loads slightly reduced and delivery schedules loose. The current operating rate of printing and dyeing samples is 65.8%, down 1.3% from last week.
At present, the textile market is in a critical period when summer and autumn fabrics change seasons closely. The polarization among enterprises has become increasingly obvious. Some enterprises with good performance in receiving orders have arranged orders until the end of August. For example, a certain imitation silk company received a foreign trade order of more than 400,000 meters two days ago. At a time when orders are generally small in size, the size of this order is really surprising!
For textile companies, orders are the peak season. Let us wait and see whether we can truly achieve “not off-season”!
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