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Gap between polyester and cotton prices widens

03/02/2016

When cotton prices dropped at the start of 2014/15, the gap between international cotton prices and polyester prices in China, which accounts for 72% of world polyester production, narrowed significantly and greatly improved the competitiveness of cotton. However, this only lasted for a few months as polyester prices continued to drop while...

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