Is the textile peak season really coming?

September is the traditional peak season, so today's weaving market has attracted much attention, and some market trends may have an impact on the cloth bosses' orders. Let’s take a look at the changes in the weaving market in the first week of September.

The grey textile market is warm and the overall atmosphere is average

After investigation, the textile market is still quiet, and there is no shadow of the peak season. Grey cloths are still in slow delivery, and there is a lack of hot products. Most weaving companies have restored 100% operating rate, but some companies can only open 50% due to production restrictions. Therefore, the overall operating rate of looms in Shengze area is only 70%.

Compared with August, the market conditions in early September have not changed much, and they are still slightly mild. Weaving and trading companies are generally receiving orders, and new orders are weak, and they are dominated by old customers.

Mr. Tian, who specializes in Pong Yafang, said: "The current order situation is normal, and there is no change. Now the main inventory is mainly Pong Yafang. The volume is about 2 million meters, which is similar to the previous period. The peak season is obviously not here."

Mr. Shi, a trader who specializes in nylon products, also said: "This week has not changed much from last week, and it has not improved. It has always been relatively stable, and regular customers place orders on a regular basis."

Dyed textile market orders and foreign trade orders are gradually being issued

Although the overall delivery does not change much, there are still slight changes in some parts. It is understood that the market order, which has a pivotal position in the market, has recently been loosened and is slowly reaching the market.

The current market orders are mainly T400, T800, four-way stretch, pongee and nylon spinning. In fact, since the beginning of this year, the hot-selling fabrics on the market seem to have always been these products, and there has been almost no change. The common point of these fabrics is the commonly used fabrics for autumn and winter clothing, which means that autumn and winter fabrics are being issued one after another, and the market orders often play a leading role, driving the peak season. Therefore, this is also considered as a signal flare in the peak season, and it may still be hot in the later period.

In addition, another slight change is that some foreign trade orders have also improved, and orders have increased. Except for some areas with severe epidemics, many overseas places can still place orders normally, but due to the impact of the epidemic, poor demand has led to a sharp drop in the number of orders placed in my country, and ultimately caused a flat market for grey fabrics. But now that the annual production node has been reached, the list of rigid demands will always come. Although the number of orders for this part is small, it still has a certain impact on the market and also indicates that the peak season is slowly coming.

Notice of dyeing fee increase

On August 30, a dyeing factory in Wujiang, Suzhou issued a notice: Due to the substantial increase in the cost of steam and chemical products, the dyeing fee for some products is now increased by 0.02 yuan/m-0.1 yuan/m.

After investigation, most of the printing and dyeing factories in Wujiang area have not raised their dyeing fees, and the above-mentioned price increase of dyeing fees is an extremely rare phenomenon. The cloth bosses need not panic, the overall dyeing fee in the market is still in a stable state.

According to the cloth factory, although September has entered, the off-season is still lingering, and the printing and dyeing market is generally active. The dyeing quantity of grey fabrics this week only increased slightly compared with last week. Most dyeing factories started operating at more than 70%, and the operating rate was average. There are still not many orders for domestic sales, and brand clothing orders are still the main ones, and most of them are issued in small quantities and several times, and the orders for large goods are still cautious. Even the market orders are only issued in a small part, and the number is not large. The foreign epidemic situation continues, foreign trade orders are still showing no improvement, and foreign trade dyeing lists are even less. Therefore, as far as the current printing and dyeing market is concerned, the possibility of a large-scale increase in dyeing fees is unlikely.

A salesperson of a printing and dyeing factory said frankly that the dyeing fee in the factory is currently stable, and the price increase mainly depends on the number of orders. If the peak season comes later and orders increase, the price will also increase if the guarantee is not guaranteed.

The textile manufacturers buy polyester filaments on demand

In fact, polyester filaments are polyester products that are worse than the weaving market. Polyester filament can be said to be sandwiched between the upstream and downstream of the textile. As a sandwich, life is more difficult. The major chemical fiber factories carried out a big promotion this Monday, with a drop of 600-800 yuan/meter. Under the stimulus of low prices, individual manufacturers' production and sales reached 500%! It can be said to be the most explosive promotion recently, but only because the promotion is large enough. After the promotion, the production and sales of polyester filament can be said to be terrible, and the price has not risen.

For polyester filaments, weaving manufacturers are actually not optimistic, especially since the weekly sales promotion has been resumed, weaving manufacturers have more opportunities to buy at low prices, and stockpiling has long ceased to exist.

Textile people lack confidence and predict that the market outlook is weak

Similarly, the market in September is not favored by many textile people. At this time in previous years, the market has clearly signaled that it has entered the peak season, but this year is still calm. The recovery of demand cannot be completed in a moment, and the increase in orders also requires a process, so September may become a buffer period.

Mr. Chen judged: "The market has not improved in September. Vietnam is currently closed in Ho Chi Minh, and garment factories are unsustainable, and some orders cannot be exported. The international epidemic is not optimistic in the short term, which means that demand is limited. The current production capacity is fully capable. Meet the demand, so it’s hard to get fired up."

"Due to the epidemic, we are not very optimistic about the market in the short term. Our company's orders to Vietnam have stopped. With the impact of reduced orders, ocean freight is extremely high, container prices have also risen, customers will bargain again, and profits continue to be compressed. It’s getting harder and harder to receive orders, and the market won’t be too good.” Analyses Mr. Lai, who sells recycled fibers.

Although most textile people are not optimistic about September, market orders and foreign trade are recovering. Even if September does not meet the peak season standards, there is still a big chance in October. The most lacking in the current market is confidence. When confidence is restored, market vitality will come, which can better catalyze the arrival of the peak season.