Global market for high-tenacity polyamide and polyester filament yams 2008-2010

摘要

According to the calculations from Polyamide High Performance, the global production of high-tenacity PA and PET yarns increased in 2010 by 26.6% up to 2.5 million tons. The 2009 decline seems moderate at -6.5%, especially with regard to the 2010 growth rate exceeding the decrease of 2009 (Fig. 1). This development is the result of 2 trends affecting each other: 1. Chinese sources are reporting a steadily increasing production volume in the given period, relatively unaffected by the global economic crisis. The Chinese production enjoyed an increase of industrial yarns for local Chinese use and exports within two years from 764,000 tons up to some 1.2 million tons in 2010. This results in an average growth rate of 25% p.a. 2. For all other regions beside China, production decreased by 20.9% in 2009. This dramatic drop is firm evidence how hard the high-tenacity fiber markets have been hit by the crisis. The markets show a quick recovery in 2010 with a production growth of 23.3% (excl. China). However, the level of 2010 production is still 3% below the base level of 2008.