Last week (November 3-7, 2025), the polyamide filament market continued its weak and stable operation due to limited cost support. Upstream raw material caprolactam spot prices remained low, providing weak cost support and causing polyamide civilian filament offers to fluctuate at low levels. On the demand side, the domestic textile market atmosphere was weak, with downstream orders mainly driven by market demand and procurement maintaining a just-in-time pace. Production and sales were unlikely to increase significantly. However, foreign trade orders recovered somewhat compared to the previous period, and terminal textile and apparel exports are expected to show a slight month-on-month increase, providing some marginal support to the market. Overall, the supply and demand situation presented a pattern of "stable domestic demand and marginal improvement in foreign trade," with most industry players adopting a cautious wait-and-see attitude.
Price trend:
According to data from the SunSirs' commodity market analysis system, polyamide filament prices remained weak and stable last week (November 3-7, 2025). As of November 7, 2025, the price of polyamide filament DTY (superior grade; 70D/24F) in Jiangsu Province was 13,560 RMB/ton; polyamide POY (superior grade; 86D/24F) was 11,300 RMB/ton; and polyamide FDY (superior grade: 40D/12F) was 14,175 RMB/ton, all unchanged from the same period the week before last and at a low level.
Market Analysis
On the cost side: Last week (November 3-7, 2025), the spot market price of caprolactam continued its weak trend, with Sinopec's weekly settlement price for caprolactam at 8,550 RMB/ton (six-month acceptance interest-free). The polyamide PA6 chip market was mainly weak, with prices falling slightly, and cost support was weak. As of November 7, 2025, the benchmark price of caprolactam from SunSirs was 8,343 RMB/ton, with prices consolidating weakly. During the week, the price of polyamide PA6 high-speed spinning chips declined, with a weekly drop of 4.88%, and cost support remained weak.
Supply and Demand: While overall supply from some polyamide filament manufacturers was sufficient during the week, industry inventory levels continued to rise. Some companies experienced order backlogs, but overall activity was far below the levels of the same period last year. Overall, market demand was weak, leading to increasing inventory pressure for polyamide manufacturers. The supply side performed poorly; end-market demand was sluggish, with some downstream manufacturers reducing or switching production, reducing demand for polyamide filament. Demand-side support was scarce, with most manufacturers maintaining only immediate needs, and industry players adopting a cautious wait-and-see attitude.
Market outlook
The polyamide filament market is expected to remain weak, with continued competition between upstream and downstream players in the industry chain, and negotiations likely to focus on a downward trend. On the supply side, market supply remains stable, with a still relatively loose supply structure and no clear signals of improvement in the supply-demand structure. On the demand side, total orders remain stable, with new orders mainly for winter insulation, and weaving manufacturers maintaining a cautious purchasing attitude. On the cost side, the caprolactam market is undergoing fundamental adjustments, and attention should be paid to subsequent factory production cuts. If production is reduced, prices may be boosted, but prices are expected to remain low in the short term. Overall, analysts at SunSirs predict that the polyamide filament market will continue its weak trend in the short term.
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