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Japan: manmade fibre output fell again in 2009

09/06/2010
Man-made fibre output in Japan fell in 2009 for the ninth consecutive year, a new report has revealed. Tthe decline, at 22%, was more than twice as fast as any previous fall during the nine-year period.

The report, Fibre Consumption for Technical Textiles in Japan, 2010 edition, from specialist UK-based research firm Textiles Intelligence, says output of filament yarn plunged by 29.9% while that of staple fibres decreased by 15.1%.

Alarge proportion of the drop consisted of steel fibres, but there were also declines in polyamide, polyester and rayon.
The report said technical textile production is unlikely to increase significantly in Japan in the near future as the industry faces growing competition from low-cost producers in other Asian countries, especially China.


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