World Fibre & Taiwan Trends in Demand and Supply 2008

World Fibre & Taiwan Trends in Demand and Supply 2008

The “World Taiwan – Trends in Demand and Supply” is the Fourth compendium from YarnsandFibers presenting the demand and supply trends in manmade fiber industry.
In this Report we have assesses the impact of the expiry of the MFA and ATC and the scenario post-WTO in global manmade fibre/filament industry and natural fibres, particularly cotton, and how each country prepared and positioned itself in the global market. The analysis assesses the positions of fi-bres/filaments industry and their producers and consumers as events unfolded. Like in case of MFA, the period under consideration is pre-1995, for ATC it is 1995 to 2004 and post-WTO it is 2005 to 2007.
The purpose of this compendium is to serve as a basic information infrastructure for textile companies and to all those who are related to fibres and yarns industry. The compendium will also serve as a ready to use reference and the presentation help easy and quick consumption of the information.
The Report is divided into two sections: Global View and Country View.
It begins with summarising the events and the Principles Guiding World Trade.
Taiwan is the third largest producer of nylon and polyester filament yarn, fourth largest viscose staple fibre producer, fifth largest in acrylic staple and sixth largest in polyester staple. In 2007, it produced 2.45 million tons of manmade fibres, accounting for accounted for 6% of World’s output. However, its share has been steadily declining since 1990 as China was ramped up faster than any global economy. In 1995, Taiwan was accounting for close to 14% of World fibers, but recorded a low growth rate during the ATC period (1995-2004). In early 1990s, production of manmade fibre in Taiwan grew at % per annum which fell to just 2% a year between 1995 and 2004 only to decline to -7% post WTO.
About 6% of World’s polyester filament yarn and 4% of polyester staple is produced in Taiwan. PFY production, which grew by 2.5% per annum during ATC-period, declined 6% a year in post-WTO. In case of nylon, although it accounts for 13% of global supplies, recorded negative growth rate in post-WTO period. Nylon production had grown by 7.5% a year in early 1990s and by 6% a year between 1995 and 2004.

Table of contents


PREFACE 5
LIST OF TABLES 6
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
PRINCIPLES GUIDING WORLD TRADE 8
The Transition – MFA, ATC and WTO 8
How Countries Reacted? 9
FIBER WORLD 10
Natural Fibres losing out to MMF 10
MMF accounts for 60% of All Fibres 11
Supply and Demand in 2007 12
World Statistics 13
GLOBAL 19
TAIWAN 21
Taiwan Statistics 22
ABOUT YARNSANDFIBERS 23


List of Tables


Table 1.1. Growth and Share of All Fibres Production 10
Table 1.2. Growth and Share of Natural Fibres' Production 11
Table 1.3. Growth in Manmade Fibre / Filament Production 11
Table 1.4. World Supply of Fibres and Filaments in Primary Form in 2007 12
Table 1.5. Trends in Fibre / Filament Production 13
Table 1.6. Trends in Fibre / Filament Exports 13
Table 1.7. Trends in Fibre / Filament Imports 14
Table 1.8. Trends in Fibre / Filament Apparent Consumption 14
Table 1.9. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Capacity 15
Table 1.10. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Production 15
Table 1.11. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Export 16
Table 1.12. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Import 16
Table 1.13. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Apparent Consumption 17
Table 1.14. Trends in Natural Fibre wise Production 18
Table 1.16. Trends in Natural Fibre wise Imports 18
Table 1.15. Trends in Natural Fibre wise Exports 18
Table 10.1. Global Fibre/Filament Supply and Demand 19
Table 10.6. Taiwan's Growth and Share in World 21
Table 10.7. Fibre/Filament Supply and Demand in Taiwan 22