The "Recycled Fiber" Market Is In The Doldrums.

The energy saving, environmental protection and development prospect of recycled fiber industry is very difficult at present.

Chinese Chemistry

The economic performance of chemical fiber industry released by the industrial association in the first half of 2015 shows that if the short period of market downturn will affect the development enthusiasm of recycled fiber enterprises?

What are the causes of industry losses?

What is the development prospect of recycled fiber industry?

With these questions, reporters interviewed the relevant industry.

Speaking of the market of the regenerated industry, the first thing to talk about is the raw fiber, and the most typical one is polyester.

Take polyester filament as an example. Since the first half of 2015, the international crude oil price volatility has obvious influence on the polyester filament market. The price of polyester filament industry fluctuates significantly with the price of raw materials. The downstream market has not improved substantially, and the domestic polyester filament market has further self-regulation.

In January 2015 ~6 months, the average price of domestic polyester filament products was lower than that of the same period in 2014. The average price of POY 150D/48F was 7853 yuan / ton, which was 19.44% lower than that of the same period last year. The average price of DTY 150D/48F was 9268 yuan / ton, down 17.17% from 11190 yuan / ton of the same period last year; the average price of FDY 150D/ 96F was 8918 yuan / ton, which was 9.26% lower than that of 9829 yuan / ton in the same period last year.

Zhang Kunzhe, an industry analyst, points out that the trend of polyester filament Market in the first half of 2015 is basically divided into three stages: the first stage is the first quarter, and the overall market is basically the continuation of the weak downward trend in 2014, which is weak finishing. The second stage is the beginning of the two quarter, after the PX plant explosion in Gure petrochemical company.

The price of filament industry is passive and rising; the third stage is 5~6 months, and the market is in the off-season, and prices continue to fall.

Since June, the downstream operation rate of polyester filament has been generally insufficient. The procurement is basically a rigid demand. The contract is mainly based on contract goods, and the polyester factory has begun to stop and repair.

The price trend of raw fiber has a direct impact on the quotation of the regenerated industry. The price of the regenerated industry has been depressed since last year. The price gap between the two has greatly narrowed, and the profit space of the regenerating industry has been compressed repeatedly, until there is a loss.

Industry analyst Ren Xiaoyan believes that the reasons for the obvious decline in the price of reclaimed flakes in the first half of the year are two: first, the indentation of the original product, and the two is the explosion of the Gure petrochemical plant in April.

The most fundamental reason is that the price of recycled bottle has been close to fall.

The decline in the price of products over the past six months has also surprised the industry.

Industry analyst Cao Wenting said: "the price of such a large decline is somewhat unexpected."

In her view, the cause of such a price decline is that the fluctuation of crude oil price in the international market is only an inducement. The real factor is that the real economy is sluggish. The demand for textile downstream market has not been improved. The stock of manufacturers has accumulated in large quantities. The average stock of each product has reached the level of 20 days ~30 days. In addition, with the recent hot weather, the downward trend of factory load is obvious, the load of the filament factory is much less than that, and some cotton production lines have been vacant for a long time, and the overhaul rate of the hollow factories has also increased.

If we look deeper, we will regenerate.

The reason for the loss is not only the reduction of the price difference of raw fibers, but also the high cost of regenerative production.

At present, in China, the raw materials of recycled fiber are mainly two kinds of bottle material and granulating material, and the cost of recycling is higher.

In particular, environmental protection requirements are becoming more and more stringent. For example, it is difficult for centralized recycling of flake materials, and no odor emission can be produced for the production of granulating materials. This requires that the production links be improved and the cost increased further.

"Simply speaking, the cost of producing 1 tons of recycled polyester filament is 1 times higher than that of producing virgin polyester filament."

This industry insider described this.

More importantly, on the one hand, the cost is high, but on the other hand, the downstream demand has been unable to go up.

The industry insiders said that at present, in Europe and other developed countries and regions, the concept of environmental protection is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and consumers have a higher degree of acceptance of recycled fiber fabrics and clothing.

Clothing made of recycled fiber is usually linked with recycle logo, which is widely used in uniforms, uniforms and school uniforms. It can also be used to make top grade suits. Many famous sports and outdoor brands use regenerated fiber widely.

From the production point of view, the production of regenerated fiber can be regenerated to the same quality as the original chemical fiber because it is decomposed to the molecular level by chemical method.

But its outstanding feature is that materials can be regenerated repeatedly, which can reduce the use of petroleum resources and reduce waste. At the same time, the energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of recycled fiber can be significantly reduced compared with raw fiber.

"In the long run, the market prospect of regenerated products is broad."

The industry insiders said.

The prospects are bright, the road is tortuous, and the bright prospects do not yet know when to arrive. The hardships are tortured, but the recycled fiber industry is suffering from the loss of the whole industry.

"It's like the stock market. In the long run, recycled fiber is like a growing blue chip stock. It's worth holding for a long time. However, the sharp drop in share prices in the short term can still make people feel depressed. The key is not knowing when to continue."

An industry insider regrets.