COMPETITIVE STRUCTURE

OF POLYESTER INDUSTRY
ACROSS

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INDONESIA, MIDDLE EAST,

EUROPE, BRAZIL, MEXICO,
ARGENTINA, USA, INDIAN
SUBCONTINENT,
SOUTH
KOREA, ASEAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.............................................................................3
AN OVERVIEW ON GLOBAL POLYESTER INDUSTRY........................4
POLYESTER INDUSTRY IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT.......................7
INDONESIA POLYESTER MARKET SCENARIO...............................14
MARKET TRENDS OF POLYESTER IN AMERICA (NORTH AND
SOUTH).......................................................................................16
EUROPEAN POLYESTER INDUSTRY..............................................20
MIDDLE EAST POLYESTER INDUSTRY OUTLOOK.......................22
POLYESTER INDUSTRY TRENDS OF SOUTH KOREA......................24
POLYESTER INDUSTRY TRENDS IN REST OF WORLD...................26

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REFRENCES..................................................................................30

INTRODUCTION
Polyester is a synthetic polymer made of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) or its
dimethyl ester dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and monoethylene glycol (MEG).
With 18% market share of all plastic materials produced, it ranges third
after polyethylene (33.5%) and polypropylene (19.5%).
Since their invention in the late 1930s, man-made fibers production was first
dominated by European and U.S. manufacturers and later on, by Japan. With
the appearance of China as the dominant producer of the whole textile chain,
this
scenario
has
changed
drastically.
Also, the share of man-made fibers in global fiber production has turned in its
favor. For decades, the consumption of natural fibers mainly cotton and
synthetic fibers was more or less 50:50. With the growing global population and
the rising importance of technical textiles and nonwovens, just to name a few
reasons, this ratio changes almost every year in favor of man-made fibers.

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The demand for polyester fibre is expected to increase tremendously owing to

technological advancements that have enabled the production of thinner
filaments. This gives polyester fibre a silky smooth feel and improved colorholding (dope dyeing) capabilities.

AN OVERVIEW ON GLOBAL POLYESTER INDUSTRY

The global market for polyester fibre was valued at USD 62.46 billion in 2012
and is estimated to be USD 110.86 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 8.6%
from 2013 to 2019. In terms of volume, the demand was 37.85 million tons in
2012. The demand for polyester fibre in carpets & rugs segment is expected to
grow at a CAGR of 6.0% between 2013 and 2019 in terms of volume. Fibrefill is
expected to be the second fastest-growing segment owing to a rising demand for
insulation materials.
Asia Pacific was the largest market for polyester fibre in 2012 and the trend is
expected

to

continue

over

the

next

six

years.

Rapid

industrialization,

urbanization and increasing consumer disposable incomes are vital factors

contributing to the growth of this market in the region over the next six
years. Asia Pacific is expected to constitute a market share of over 85% by
2019. Furthermore, substantial GDP growth in BRIC countries over the next few
years is expected to create new avenues for the growth of the polyester fibre
market.
China and India are leading polyester producing countries of the world.
Together, Europe and North America constituted around 10% of the market
share in 2012.
The global polyester fibre market is highly fragmented in nature owing to the
presence of several small to large scale manufacturers. Reliance, Sinopec,
Zhejiang Hengyi, Zhejiang Tongkun and Nan-Ya are some of the leading
manufacturers of the market.
The different data related to global polymer industry is depicted below through

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various charts and figures.

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Common Myth about Polymer Pricing

One common area of misunderstanding is the relationship between oil prices and
prices of polyester fibre. Many people assume that, because polyester is derived
from chemicals refined from oil, increases in crude oil prices lead to increases in
polyester prices. However, the precursor chemicals used to make polyester
account for only a small fraction of oil consumption, and each of the chemicals
has multiple uses. As a consequence, there are separate markets for the
chemicals used to make polyester, and those markets have little correlation with
oil prices. Therefore, prices for polyester fibre are not determined by the price of

oil, and in fact there is almost no statistical correlation between oil prices and
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polyester fibre prices.

POLYESTER INDUSTRY IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT

Polyester is an extensively used textile in the Indian subcontinent and stood next
to Cotton in terms of consumption. India produced total 1,413380 MT of
polyester Fibre in 2001-2002 against 2,380,000 MT of Cotton. Polyester staple
fibre (PSF) accounts 39% of the total polyester production as of 2001-02
production figures and is largely used in suiting, shirting and dress material.
Most of the Indian production of PSF largely consumed by spun yarn spinners,
who produce blended yarn of polyester cotton or polyester viscose blends. The
main raw materials used in the production of PSF are PTA, and MEG that are
available locally to cater the demand.
In 2011 India had a total capacity of 1334 KTA which is expected to touch 2000
KTA in 2016. And consumption is expected to increase from 1214 KTA in 2011 to
1600 KTA. The key players manufacturing PSF include Reliance Industries, Indo
Rama and JCT Fibre. Reliance Industries is the leading player with almost 64%
of total production in the industry. Reliance industries Ltd has planned capacity
expansion and is expected to increase the capacity of 700 KTA in 2011 to 1300
KTA. Among the man-made fibres, the production of PSF has shown a growth of
3.1 percent during the first four years of the Eleventh Plan period. However, it
showed a decline 10 of 14.7 per cent in the year 2008-09. Industry has
projected growth in the production of PSF by 7.78 percent during the Twelfth
Plan period

PSF: India Capacity

Actual

Projected

201112

201213

201314

201415

201516

201617

RIL

700

700

1000

1000

1000

1300

Indorama Synthetics

300

300

300

300

300

300

Bombay Dyeing

165

165

165

165

165

165

Others

169

365

185

285

415

235

Total

1334

1530

1650

1750

1880

2000

Capacity (kt)

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Source: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association India http://cpmaindia.com/

PSF: India Demand Supply

Actual

Projected

201112

201213

201314

201415

201516

201617

Capacity KT

1334

1530

1650

1750

1880

2000

Consumption

1214

1188

1283

1386

1497

1600

-2%

8%

8%

8%

7%

Producer

Cons Growth (%)

Source: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association India http://cpmaindia.com/

Globally polyester filament production in 2000 was 10907 000 tonnes and in
2011 it was 25991 000 tonnes which is expected to touch 32590 000 tonnes in
2016.
Polyester filament growth is forecast at 4.3% per annum from the 23.6 million
tons of 2010 and the 26.0 million of 2011 which is split: 23.5 million tons textile
filament growing at 4.3% per annum; 1.9 million tons industrial filament
growing at 4.6% per annum; and 0.6 million tons of other filament (including
spun bonded and BCF) growing at 5.4% per annum. In textile filament China has
72% of the world market followed by India with 8%.

PFY: India Capacity

Actual

Projected

201112

201213

201314

201415

201516

201617

RIL

750

1150

1150

1150

1150

1550

Indorama

300

300

300

300

300

300

JBF Industries

260

260

260

260

260

260

Alok Industries

250

350

430

430

430

430

Garden Silks

190

290

360

360

360

360

Bhilosa

216

243

324

324

324

324

Others

616

1428

1616

1839

2149

1992

Total

2582

4021

4440

4663

4973

5216

Capacity (kt)

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Source: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association India http://cpmaindia.com/

PFY: India Demand Supply

Actual

Projected

201112

201213

201314

201415

201516

201617

Capacity

2582

4021

4440

4663

4973

5216

Consumption

1973

2380

2660

2940

3220

3500

21%

12%

11%

10%

9%

Producer
(kt)

Cons Growth (%)

Source: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association India http://cpmaindia.com/

Top Manufacturers of Polyester in Indian Subcontinent

BRPL
India Polyfibres
Indian Organic Chemicals
Indo Rama Synthetics 4
JCT Ltd.
JK Synthetics2

Orissa Synthetics
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
Swadeshi Polytex2
India s PSF industry is growing by double digit since last 10 years. During 199293 to 2001 - 02, PSF demand has increased at a CAGR of 15.4 percent.
Indian PSF Industry summary

Table 1

Unit

1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 99-2000 2000-01 2001-02

560,900

576,700

576,700

596,700

610,700

610,700

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

RIL

RIL

RIL

RIL

RIL

RIL

RIL

259,640

347,946

443,603

494,624

514,548

561,994

556,374

Percent

2.07

34.01

27.49

11.50

4.03

9.22

-1.0

Average price

Rs/kg

84.5

59.1

46.3

43.0

51.6

53.5

46.7

Price change

Percent

1.83

-30.03

-21.71

-7.11

19.93

3.68

-1.27

Excise duty

Percent

23.0

23.0

20.7

20.7

18.4

18.4

18.4

21,940

20,572

20,535

21,269

26,536

30.06

25.98

22.8

23.7

13.5

17.9

18.2

13.4

5.2

Number of players
Largest player
Tons

Demand
Demand growth
4

Turnover
6

Margins

Rs million
Rs/kg

290,900

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MTA

Capacity

Producer wise PSF capacity & forecast

(Tons)

1999-2000

Table 4
2000-01

2001-02

E 2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

CAGR1

BRPL

30,000

30,000

30,000

30,000

30,000

30,000

India Polyfibres

22,400

22,400

22,400

22,400

22,400

22,400

34,000

34,000

34,000

34,000

34,000

34,000

132,300

132,300

132,300

132,300

132,300

282,300

16.4

60,000

60,000

60,000

60,000

60,000

60,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

270,000

270,000

270,000

430,000

430,000

430,000

9.8

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,000

610,700

610,700

610,700

770,700

770,700

920,700

8.5

Indian Organic Chemicals

Indo Rama Synthetics

JCT Ltd.
Orissa Synthetics
2

JK Synthetics

Reliance Industries (RIL)

Swadeshi Polytex
Total

http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=89&s
ection=&p_type=PSF&country=India
Reliance Industries is the largest producer of polyester fibre and yarn in the
world, with a capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per annum. In 2012 Reliance
Industries has vision to expand their polyester chain from seven million tonnes
to 15 million tonnes by 2015 at an investment of $3.5 billion. So while the
polyester chain currently yields $10 billion for Reliance, by 2015 it will yield $2021 billion,"
After tough competition from cotton last year, the manmade yarn and fabric
industry is expected to grow at a higher rate of five to seven per cent in 201516, on the back of stable crude oil prices. However, it is the domestic market
that will see the larger growth, as Indian synthetic yarn and fabric performance
has
not
been
one
of
the
best
internationally.
So, while companies in the segment are not expecting much from exports, the
domestic market might bring back some sheen, they say. While normal growth
of five to seven per cent is anticipated, if the economy does well, this could go
up to double-digit growth.

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In 2014-15, demand for most manmade filament & fibre was subdued due to a
decline in prices of cotton yarn. Also, says a report, the levy in July 2014 of antidumping duty on import of purified terephthalic acid (PTA), a major input,
further hit domestic production of polyester filament yarn.

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INDIAN POLYESTER YARN EXPORT GRAPHS AND CHARTS

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INDONESIA POLYESTER MARKET SCENARIO

In the man-made fiber subsector, the Jakarta-based Indonesian Synthetic Fiber
Makers Association (APSyFI) reports total manufacturing capacities of 500,000
tons for polyester staple fiber, 825,000 tons for polyester filament yarn.
Indonesia is one of the world's 10th largest producer of synthetic fiber, with total
capacity of 588,000 tons of polyester staple fiber, 833,000 tons of polyester
filament yarn. Asia Pacific Fibers which manufactures both staple fiber and
filament yarn, claims to hold the largest shares in both staple fiber and filament
yarn markets with 23 percent and 22 percent respectively. The company expects
to raise production by 14.9 percent to 1.04 million ton this year and plans to
expand sales to China and the United States.
In 2015
Top Manufacturers of Polyester in Indonesia
APSyFI represents 14 man-made fiber manufacturers in the republic

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Indonesia Toray Synthetic

Tifico Fiber Indonesia
Susilia Indah Fiber Industries
Polychem Indonesia
Asia Pacific Fibers
Panasia Resources
Indorama Synthetic
Indorama Ventures Indonesia
Polyfin Canggih
Centra Georgette Nusantara
Mutu Gading
Kahatex

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In 2013 Asia Pacific Fibers which manufactures both staple fiber and filament
yarn, claims to hold the largest shares in both staple fiber and filament yarn
markets with 23 percent and 22 percent respectively. The company expects to
raise production by 14.9 percent to 1.04 million ton this year and plans to
expand sales to China and the United States.
In 2015 Company has posted a sales turnover of US$494 million as compared to
US$565 million in the previous year. Decline in sales revenue was primarily on
account of fall in polyester prices in line with falling prices of PTA and other key
commodities. Company has therefore ended the year with an operating loss
(before interest charges) of US$32.56 million as compared to the operating loss
of US$19.85 million for the previous year. Higher operating loss during the year
was primarily on account EBITDA loss of US$4.86 million as compared to a
positive EBITDA of US$9.57 million. EBITDA Loss during the year was mainly
due our PTA integration, which is at a disadvantageous position during the year
on account of low margins as our operations are based of PX forward. Due to
sluggish retail conditions, sales revenue of Performance Fabric Division of the
Company dipped to US$8.20 million as compared to US$13.69 million for the
previous year.

0.03

Nylon :

1.19

PFY :

2.27

PSF :

3.06

VSF :

14.79

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Cotton :

15

Share in world Production(2012)

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MARKET TRENDS OF POLYESTER IN SOUTH AMERICA AND NORTH

AMERICA
South American Market Scenario
In case of polyester production three countries from the South America are more
active and they are -

ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND MEXICO

Argentina Polyester Manufacturer
ICI ARGENTINA - Company was founded in 1959 by the father of current
Chairman and shareholder of the company. It started producing filament and
staple of nylon and polyester, competing with some domestic manufacturers as
DuPont, which manufactured nylon fiber and rodhia polyester yarn.
The 40% of its revenues come from Polyester Textured Yarn (PTY), another 40%
come from Polyester Fibers and the rest is split between Polyester Polymers and
Partially Oriented Yarn (POY).
The Company manufactures its fiber and polyester yarn products through a
modern continuous poly-condensation unit (CPU) from Purified Terephtalic Acid
(PTA) and Ethylene Glycol (MEG), both raw materials not produced in Argentina
and which are imported mainly from Mexico, Brazil and USA.
It is the sole producer in Argentina and one of the two ones in South America.
Their annual production capacity is:
PTY - 18,000 tons
Polyester Fiber - 20,000 tons
Polyester polymers- 6,000 tons
POY - 20,000 tons
Company sales are 45% yarn, 40% fiber and 15% other products.
Domestic market in tons represents 60% of its sales and exports to Brazil 40%.
The Company invested about of 9M USD in 2011-12 in order to expand its
production capacity in its present products and the manufacture of new products
(geo textils) which will allow the company to increase its sales in 20M USD/year.

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2013 Turnover=$106mn, EBITDA=$6.8mn.

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Brazil Polyester Industry

Brazil ranked sixth largest producer of fibre/filament in 2009, with production at
million tons. Brazil produces all type of fibre/filament. Globally, it was the fifth
largest producer of cotton, eighth in viscose staple fibre and ninth in viscose
filament and nylon production. It is also the seventh largest consumers of textile
fibre and also the ninth largest exporters. In consumption, Brazil ranks ninth in
polyester filament yarn and tenth in polyester and viscose staple fibres. It is a
major importer of polyester filament ranking second in 2009.

Production in Brazil was impressive during the 1990s with cotton production
growing at 2.7% per an-num and manmade fibre/filament at a substantial rate

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of 17.5% a year. However, the decade of 2000 saw the growth in manmade

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shrink to -0.7% per annum between 2000 and 2008 while cotton output
expanded 3% a year.
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Mexico
Mexico is a major player in textiles for its proximity to USA. Although it is not a
major producer or ex-porter of fibre/filament, it is a major consumer and thus a
major importer. It domestic fibre/filament is very small; about 0.5% of global
production. It has modest production capacities of most manmade
fibre/filament, excepting viscose. In 2009, it ranked sixteenth in global
production, twenty third in export, but ninth in imports and thirteenth in
consumption.
During 1990s, production was robust in Mexico with almost all the type of
manmade fibre/filament rising, with overall growth rate of 4.7% per annum.
However, cotton production during that period was sluggish, declining 7.5% per
annum as acreage shrank 9.5% a year. In the decade of 2000, while production
of cotton increased due to expanding aea under crop that of manmade
fibre/filament de-clined sharply due to shutting of most capacities. The turbulent
2008 saw further fall in production and shutting of more capacities. In acrylic,
close to 100,000 tons of capacity was shut and over 100,000 tons of polyester
filament capacity was derated. During 2009, Mexico produced 171,000 tons of
manmade fibre/filament, down 8% from 2008 levels. Polyester filament yarn
production slumped 16% and that of acrylic was up 2%
The Top Manufacturers from Mexico are -

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Fibres Quinicas S.A.

Nylon de Mexico S.A
Celanese Mexicana S.A
Fibras Sinteticas S.A.
Kimex S.A.
Industrias Petroguimicas Mexicanas

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United States Polymer Industry

Alpek is the only integrated manufacturer of PTA and PET, the largest PET
producer and the second largest PTA producer in North America. The company
focus on the consolidated North American market and unique position serving
stable consumer-oriented segments differentiate us from other petrochemical
companies. Their products are manufactured in the United States, Mexico and
Argentina at eleven plants with a consolidated annual installed capacity of 4.4
million tons and 3,343 employees. In line with its commitment to
sustainability, Alpek also has a PET recycling plant in the United States with an
annual capacity of 73 thousand tons (more than three billion PET bottles).
Beverage, food and consumer goods packaging accounts for 91% of Alpeks
Polyester sales, while North America (Mexico, the United States and Canada)
represents 81% of this segments revenues. Our focus on the consolidated North
American market and unique position serving stable consumer-oriented
segments differentiate us from other petrochemical companies. The Polyester
segment represented 76% of Alpeks total sales in 2013. Polyester revenues fell
6% year-over-year, to US $5,356 million, driven by a 7% decline in volume.
EBITDA was US $388 million, 27% less than in 2012, reflecting unfavorable
market dynamics and the impact of the Cape Fear site shutdown.

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Sales by Business Segment Polyester net sales in 2013 were $68,704 million (US
$5,362 million), 9% lower than the net sales of $75,249 million (US $5,695
million) in 2012, due to decreases of 7% in volume and 2% in average prices.
The volume decline reflects the contraction in polyester export markets and, to a
lesser extent, the Cape Fear plant closure.

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AlpekNorth America represents 81% of Polyester sales.

EUROPEAN POLYESTER INDUSTRY

Since their invention in the late 1930s, man-made fibers production was first
dominated by European and U.S. manufacturers and later on, by Japan. With
the appearance of China as the dominant producer of the whole textile chain,
this scenario has changed drastically.
The evolution of the man-made fiber industry is strongly influenced by
developments in the economy worldwide. It is also affected by crises and the
recent economic downturn in Europe, where related government measures,
reduced spending and higher taxes to reduce government budget deficits have
led to unemployment and less disposable income. They have also led to a credit
crunch for businesses and consumers and, consequently, to weak domestic
demand in consumer and man-made-fiber markets. For example, durables and
construction are heavily affected in many countries.
As have many other sectors of the textile industry, man-made-fiber production
has moved in the last 20 years towards Asia in general, and China in particular,
establishing gigantic production sites. The man-made fibers industry has its
roots in Europe and the U.S., where clever researchers such as Hilaire de
Chardonnet, Paul Schlack and Wallace Hume developed the first man-made
fibers.
However, the future of the European man-made fibers industry is not dependent
on the Asian overcapacities. It much more depends on creativity, new ideas and
innovations of man-made fibers with particular characteristics and finishes to
fulfill the needs of a growing domestic technical textiles market and special
apparel end-use applications such as sportswear, protective and medical
applications.

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Polyester is on a global scale the most prominent man-made fiber. However,

Europe already has a large technical textiles/nonwovens industry. Therefore, the
split of raw material must be different, and Table shows the relevant profile for
European man-made fiber production for 2012.

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West Europe, consisting textiles majors like Germany, Greece, Italy,

Spain and France - accounted for 3.6% of global fibre/filament production
and 5.5% in consumption. West Europe manufactures all types of
fibre/filament. Its share in global acrylic production was 16% in 2011,
while 14% of global viscose filament and 12% in viscose. In nylon, West
Europe accounts for 9% of global production while it ac-counts for 2% of
worlds polyester production. Europes cotton production, is just 1.3% of
global
out-put,
which
is
largely
grown
in
Greece.

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West Europe is a net importer of manmade fibres accounting for 22% of

world trade. In 2011, it imported 1.70 million tons of manmade
fibre/filament and 196,000 tons of cotton. It is also a major importer of
cotton, consuming about 1.0% of global cotton crop.

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MIDDLE EAST POLYESTER INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

Egypt emerged as the third largest importer of spun yarns in 2013, pushing
down Turkey and South Korea which have slowed imports from India. Vietnam
remains the fast emerging market for Indian spun yarns. It was ninth largest
yarn importer for India. Its import increased 194 per cent by volume and 180
per cent in value. Turkeys imports increased 22 per cent while Vietnams
imports grew 19 per cent.
In 2013 India exported a total of 3.17 million kg Polyester spun yarns, of which,
22 per cent was to Turkey. The country was also major importer of polyester
FDYs and POYs.
Turkish government filed a flash Anti-dumping Investigation on Polyester FDY
Yarns against China, India and Malaysia last Friday, 26 April. Investigation was
led by main Turkish producers of FDY; namely Korteks, Polyteks-Sinterama and
SASA Iplik.
Turkey Polymer Industry

2002

2003

2004

Manmade fibre

351.0 381.0

n/a

Manmade yarn

613.2 668.3 695.1

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Fiber and yarn Production in Turkey

( 000 tons)

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Turkish fibers and yarns industry has shown development and as a consequence
of the increase in demand for textile and clothing products from both domestic
and foreign markets, the production, exports and investment in the fibers and
yarns industry have increased.

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The Key Manufacturers from Turkey are

Korteks
Polyteks-Sinterama
SASA Iplik.
Ertona Polyester fibers and Recycling

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Ertona Polyester fibers and Recycling is based in the city of Bursa in Turkey More than 40 years of experience in polyester fiber production of which 10 years
specifically regenerated PSF production. Company is a premium producer of
regenerated polyester staple fiber (PSF). It process 100% post-industrial
polyester waste and PET scraps in our production line in order to produce high
quality PSF and have a capacity of 180,000 Million tonne per annum. They are
one of the leading companies in the world for colored PSF. Their color chart
contains nearly 150 different colors. Color chart can be improved based on the
requirement.

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POLYESTER INDUSTRY TRENDS OF SOUTH KOREA

South Korea ranked eighth in terms of fibre/filament production in 2008
and was ninth largest consumer. It was fourth largest producer of
polyester filament yarn and fifth largest in nylon and polyester staple.
During the year, it accounts for 2.1% of global supplies of manmade
fibre/filament.

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Manmade fibre/filament production in South Korea declined 7.7% in 2008

with all major fibre type recording significant downfall. PSF production
was down 11% while ASF output fell 17%. Nylon production was down
9% and that of PFY decreased 4%. However, these declines were in line
with the trend between 2000 and 2007. Not only production capacities too
declined in similar proportions. Thus South Korea, which largely depended
on China for export market, this declines are explicable since Chinas
domestic capacity built-up has been ramping up rapidly substituting
imports to a great extent.

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 South Korea ranked eighth in global fibre/filament production in

2012.
Manmade fibre/filament production in South Korea declined 1.2% in
2012.
It consumed 1.32 million tons of fibre/filaments including cotton in
2012 ranking fourth largest polyester filament consumer and fifth in
nylon.
In 2012, South Korea was the third largest exporter of polyester
staple fibre.

0.00

ASF :

2.38

Nylon :

3.49

PFY :

2.69

PSF :

3.63

VFY :

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25

Share in world Production(2012)

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POLYESTER INDUSTRY TRENDS IN REST OF WORLD

JAPAN
Japan, once a textile hub, has seen a steady decline in its position as a
major supplier and is losing rapidly in its share in the World. In 1990, it
was the seventh largest producer and by 2011 it lost two positions falling
to ninth rank. In March 2011, the country faced another climatic disaster
with a massive earthquake hitting the north-east region triggering a
tsunami that caused extensive damage to the country. Despite the
disaster, Japan produced just 641,000 tons of manmade fibre in 2011, up
0.5% over 2010. Although, its rank has declined over the years, it is still
among the top 10 producers and exporters in many segments.

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In supplies, Japan was the third largest producer of VFY and fourth largest
in acrylic fibre. It was also tenth largest producer in polyester. Japan
topped in ex-port of acrylic fibre in 2011. Similarly, it ranked seventh in
VSF exports.

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MALAYASIA
Malaysia was the 12th largest producer of manmade fibre/filament in
2011 and eleventh largest consumer in Asian. Its mainstay has been the
polyester filament yarn industry. Of the 408,000 tons of manmade
fibres/filament produced in 2011, 70% or 286,000 tons was polyester
filament yarn and 72,000 tons in staple fibres. The only other manmade
fibre Malaysia produces is nylon. In 2011, 55,000 tons of nylon filament
yarn was produced. In manmade fibres, Malaysia accounts for 0.9% of
Worlds manmade fibre production. In polyester filament yarns, it has a
share of 1.31%.

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It is the eighth largest producer of polyester filament yarn in the world

and almost all of these were exported making Malaysia the fourth largest
exporter in 2011. It was also seventh largest exporter of polyester staple
fibre. Over the past few years, it has been retaining some portion of
polyester filament for domestic consumption. Malaysia is not a major
consumer of any textile fibre/filament but is seeing a steady and slow rise
in recent times.

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CHINA
China continued as the single largest producer and consumer of all fibre/filament
used in textiles. During 2009, it produced 31.10 million tons of fibre/filaments,
including 6.86 million tons of cotton and 24.24 million tons of manmade
fibre/filament. It was the top exporter of polyester filament yarn, polyester
staple fibre, nylons, viscose filament yarn and viscose staple fibre. It ranked
eleventh in acrylic fibre exports.
In 2009, China alone consumed for 50% of Worlds textile fibre. Fiber
consumption has recorded an annual rate of growth of 12% between 2000 and
2008, but increased at a slower pace of 6.3% in 2009. The slow pace was seen
in cotton, acrylic polyester fi-lament yarn and polyester staple fibre. Viscose
filament yarn consumption was down 8%.

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In contrast to consumption, production increased just 0.8% as against 14%

growth seen between 2000 and 2008. Cotton production was erratic declining
14% while acreage was down 13%.

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China dominates the textile industry and is the single largest producer and
consumer of all types of fibre/filament.
Top exporter of polyester filament yarn, polyester staple fibre, nylons, viscose
filament yarn andviscose staple fibre exports
In 2012, China alone consumed 38.5 million tons of fibre/filament accounting for
62% of Worlds tex-tile fibre/filament.

28.10

ASF :

35.38

Nylon :

44.80

PFY :

74.41

PSF :

61.78

VFY :

63.33

VSF :

59.02

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Share in world Production(2012)

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