Import Of Chemical Fiber Raw Materials Decreased In 2013

The National Bureau of Statistics recently released the operation of China's chemical fiber industry in 2013. From the operating data, the annual production continued to increase, but the growth rate fell, 3.3 percentage points lower than in 2012, which can also be seen from the decline in the import of synthetic fiber materials. Meanwhile, the profit of the chemical fiber industry increased slightly, with an average profit margin of 3.6%, a slight increase of 0.3 percentage points over 2012.

Production has maintained growth and growth has dropped. According to the statistics of National Bureau of statistics, the output of chemical fiber continued to grow in 2013, and the total output reached 41 million 220 thousand tons in the year, up 7.9% from the same period last year, 3.3 percentage points lower than that in 2012. Among them, polyester 33 million 410 thousand tons, an increase of 6.6% over the same period, and the growth rate dropped by 2.8 percentage points. spandex Output grew fastest and increased by 27.3%.

　　 chemical fiber Imports and exports have increased, and the imports of synthetic fiber raw materials have declined. According to China Customs statistics, in 2013, China imported 872 thousand tons of chemical fiber products, an increase of 6.2% over the same period last year, and 2 million 680 thousand tons of chemical fiber exports, an increase of 8.6% over the same period last year. The main export products were polyester filament and polyester staple fiber, and the export volume was 1 million 292 thousand tons and 734 thousand tons respectively, accounting for 48.2% and 27.4% of the total export of chemical fiber respectively.

In 2013, the main Synthetic fiber The total imports of raw materials totaled 13 million 495 thousand tons, down 15.9% from the same period last year. Among them, 8 million 238 thousand tons of ethylene glycol accounted for 61% of total imports of synthetic fiber raw materials. Terephthalic acid imports 2 million 743 thousand tons, a significant decrease of 48.9% over the same period last year, 453 thousand tons of caprolactam imported, a sharp decrease of 35.9% compared to the same period last year. In 2013, PX imports of polyester primary raw materials reached 9 million 48 thousand tons, a significant increase of 43.9% over the same period last year, and the dependence of PX imports increased from 45% in 2013 to more than 50%.

Profits have increased and the industry has run smoothly. According to the statistics of Enterprises above Designated Size by the National Bureau of statistics, in 2013, the chemical fiber industry realized a total profit of 25 billion 980 million yuan, an increase of 18.3% over the same period last year. The average profit margin of the industry was 3.6%, a slight increase of 0.3 percentage points over 2012. The industry lost 17.4%, down 5.3 percentage points from 2012, and the loss of deficit companies decreased by 9.3% compared with the same period last year. Among them, the total profit of the polyester industry decreased by 3.1%, the profit of the spandex industry increased by 3.4 times, and the viscose staple fiber overall loss.