SunSirs: Last week, Viscose Staple Fiber Manufacturers Mainly Executed Early Contracts
May 21 2025 10:35:10
Last week (May 12-18, 2025), viscose staple fiber manufacturers mainly executed early contracts, the viscose staple fiber market was consolidated, and prices remained stable. The upstream raw material market trend was poor, and the downstream market mostly maintained rigid demand purchases. The cost and demand sides were weak, and the release of new orders in the market was limited. The industry mainly executed early contracts, and the viscose staple market price was consolidated and stabilized.
According to the commodity market analysis system of SunSirs, as of May 18, the average market price of viscose staple fiber was 13,360 RMB/ton, which was the same as the price of the previous week.
Cost: Last week (May 12-18, 2025), the market price of raw material dissolving pulp did not change much, the market price of auxiliary material liquid alkali rebounded slightly, the market price of sulfuric acid continued to fall, the market price of raw material fell narrowly, and the average production cost of viscose staple fiber decreased slightly.
Supply and demand: The operating rate of some viscose staple fiber manufacturers increased during the week, and the supply volume of the industry increased. The cotton yarn market is in a wait-and-see mood, with prices mainly stagnant. The terminal market has insufficient orders, and downstream yarn companies still have a certain amount of raw material inventory. In addition, the finished product inventory is high, and small orders are mainly signed on demand, and the demand side has not improved. As of May 18, the price of 30S ring-spun cotton yarn in Jiangsu Province was around 17,375 RMB/ton.
Market Forecast
Raw Material Side: The main material dissolving pulp market may operate weakly and steadily, the auxiliary material liquid alkali market may have an upward trend, and the sulfuric acid market may remain stable. Therefore, it is expected that the market price trend of the viscose staple fiber raw material side will be different this week, and the cost side will be generally supported.
Supply and demand side: The operating rate of the viscose staple fiber market may not fluctuate much, and the inventory level of some manufacturers is high.
Therefore, it is expected that the supply side of the viscose staple fiber market will not be well supported in the short term; downstream yarn mills mainly consume raw material inventory, and have little willingness to replenish raw materials. They may maintain rigid demand purchases, and the demand side is difficult to improve. Therefore, it is expected that the demand side of the viscose staple fiber market will perform poorly this week.
On the whole, the main raw material dissolving pulp market may consolidate in a weak position, the purchasing enthusiasm of the downstream yarn market is difficult to increase, and the trading atmosphere in the market is expected to be flat. Analysts from SunSirs predict that the domestic viscose staple fiber market will be stable with small fluctuations next week, and the price is expected to be 13,000-13,300 RMB/ton acceptance.
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