Global Polyester Industry

• Publication date: February 2011

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Polyester in Thousands of Tons by the following Product Segments: Filament Yarn, and Staple Fiber. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 105...

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Polyester in Thousands of Tons by the following Product Segments: Filament Yarn, and Staple Fiber. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 105 companies including many key and niche players such as AOC, Ashland Performance Chemicals, DAK Americas, LLC, Diolen Industrial Fibers BV, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Far Eastern Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Hyosung, Indo Rama Synthetics, Invista, JBF Industries Limited, Kolon Industries, Inc., Kordsa Global, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Montefibre SpA, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, Performance Fibers, Inc., Reichhold, Inc., Reliance Industries Limited, Teijin Limited, Toray Industries, Inc., Unifi, Inc., Wellman, Inc., and Zhejiang GuXianDao Industrial Fiber Co., Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3
Polyester 3
Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) 3
Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) 4

2. MARKET OVERVIEW 5
Current and Future Analysis 5
Overview 5
Key Success Factors 6
A Highly Fragmented Market 6
Apparel - The Key End-Use Segment 6
Table 1: Global Polyester Market (2007): Percentage
Breakdown of Volume Sales by End-Use Application - Apparel,
Furnishing, Automotive, Medical, Carpets & Rugs, and Other
Industrial (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 6

3. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 7
Global Fiber Market 7
Table 2: Global Manmade Fiber Production (2008): Percentage
Breakdown of Production by Geographic Region for Asia,
Western Europe, North America, Eastern Europe and Rest of
World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 7

Table 3: Global Manmade Fiber Production (2008): Percentage
Breakdown of Production by Fiber Type for Polyester, Olefin,
Cellulosic, Acrylic, and Nylon (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 7
Polyester Production Scenario 7
Asia Propels Staple Production 8
Polyester Textile Yarn Production Expands in Asia 8
Weak Automotive Industry Impacts Industrial Yarn Scenario 8
Factors Influencing the Polyester Market 8
Polyester - Substitute for Many Products 9
Cotton: No Longer the Perfect Fiber 9
Market Trends 10
Recession Impacts the Market 10
China - The Global Polyester Behemoth 10
Polyester Recur as Sports Clothing 10
Asian Polyester Producers - Integrating Backwards 10
Plants: Being Designed with Four-Reactor Construction 11
Fluctuating Polyester Demand from Textile Industry 11
Threat from Substitutes - A Concern Forever? 11
Asian Polyester Imports Continue to Affect the US and
European Markets 11
Re-entry into the Fashion Scene 11
Asian Countries Take Center Stage in Global Polyester Arena 12
Cyclical Industry 12
Competitive Scenario 12
Table 4: Leading Players in the Global Industrial Polyester
Market (2008): Production Capacity in Thousand Tons for
Performance Fibers, Hyosung, Far Eastern, Diolen, Kolon,
Guxiando, Sabanci/ Kordsa, and Teijin (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 13

Table 5: Leading Players in the Global Thermoset Polyester
Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for AOC,
Ashland Chemical, Reichhold, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 13

Table 6: Global Thermoset Polyester Market (2008): Percentage
Breakdown of Consumption by End-Use Sector - Construction,
Motor Vehicles, Durable Equipment, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 14

Table 7: Worldwide Polyester Market (2005): Percentage
Breakdown of Production Capacity by Country - China, Taiwan,
Korea, India, US, Indonesia, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 14

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 15
Polyester 15
Physical Properties 15
Superiority of Polyester 15
Table 8: Polyester Resin Market: Percentage Breakdown by
End-Use Type for PET, Filament Yarn, Staple Fiber, Chip,
Film, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 15
Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) 16
Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) 16
A Substitute for Cotton in China 16
Polyester Filament and Polyester Staple Fiber - A Comparison 16
Polyester Hollow Fiber - Another Form of Polyester Filament 16
Partially Oriented Yarn 16
Polyester Chips 17
Raw Material for Several Fabrics 17
Polyester Film 17
Thermoplastic Resins 17
Polyester Nonwovens 17
Unsaturated Polyester 18
PTT 18
Other Products 18
Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) 18
Liquid Crystal Polymer 18
Polyester Microfibers and Microfilaments 18

5. RAW MATERIALS OVERVIEW 19
Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) 19
PTA Demand in Asia 19
Ethylene Oxide 19
Ethylene Glycol 19
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) 19
Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN) 19

6. PRODUCTION PROCESS 20
Yarn Production 20
Filament and Staple Fibers 20
Filaments 20
Staple Fibers 21
Plies 21
Twist 21
Texturizing Yarn 21
Major Advantages of Texturizing 22
Texturizing Techniques 22

7. END-USER ANALYSIS 23
Applications in Textile Industry 23
Tire Reinforcement 23
A Near Substitute for Nylon in Carpets 23
Other Applications 24

8. TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES 25
Separation of Polyester Fiber in Blended Textiles 25
Preparation of Polyester Foam 25
Induction of Antibacterial Properties into Polyester Fibers 25
Hollofil Fibers 25
Production of Monofilaments 25

9. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS 26
Tekra Develops UV-Resistant ProTek Weatherable Polyester 26
Teijin Fibers Unveils V4 Cationic-Dyeable Polyester Fiber 26
Klockner Pentaplast Enhances Pentapharm Polyester Film Line 27
Cytec Industries Releases CRYLCOAT® E04155 Polyester Resin 27
Toray Plastics (America) Unveils Lumlife™ Polyester Film 27
Cytec Industries Launches EBECRYL® 889 Polyester Resin 28
Unifi Unveils New REPREVE Textured Polyester Fibers 28
Sartomer Launches CN2207 Polyester Acrylate Oligomer 28
Cytec Industries Rolls Out Crylcoat Primavera Polyester Resins 29

10. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/LAUNCHES IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE
BUILDER 30
Patagonia Introduces Polyester- Based Recyclable Jackets 30
Teijin Fibers Limited Develops ECO STORM™ 30
DuPont Teijin Films Unleashes Mylar® COOK Range 30

11. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 31
Nakoda Acquires Kyunghan Industry’s Polyester Production Facility 31
Stepan Acquires Alfa Systems 31
Teijin Divests Majority Stake in Tifico 31
R N Knitfab to Expand Polyester Yarn Production Capacity 31
Teijin Fibers to Expand Ultrathin Polyester Fiber Production
Capacity 32
Alok Industries to Increase Polyester Yarn Production Capacity 32
Lakshadweep Textile Industries Plans to Build Polyester Chips
Facility 32
NKCM Spinners to Setup Polyester Viscose Yarn Production Facility 32
DSM Establishes New Polyester Facility 32
Ester Industries to Open Polyester Chips Production Unit 32
PT Indopoly Swakarsa to Build New Bopet Facility 32
Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Acquires Remaining Interest in
Yihua Unifi Fibre 33
Invista Plans Closure of Polyester Production Facility 33
SRF to Produce Polyester Yarn for Car Tyres 33
Reichhold Commences Pune Polyester Facility 33
Teijin Teams Up with Li Ning to Recycle Used Polyester Clothes 33
Teijin Plans to Shutdown Polyester Film Facilities 34
Ashland Performance Materials Commences Gelcoats and Polyester
Resin Production 34
Beekaylon Synthetics to Open Polyester Yarn Facility 34
DAK Americas Forms Joint Venture with Shaw Industries 34
PetroVietnam to Build New Polyester Fiber Facility 34
Asahi Kasei Fibers to Divest Polyester Fiber Business 35
DAK Americas Acquires Certain DuPont’s Polyester Resins 35
Uflex Plans to Open Second Production Line for Polyester Films 35
Saidawala Fibres to Setup New Unit for Polyester Fibres 35
Indorama Acquires Tuntex 36
Kolon Industries Spins-off P/F and N/F Business 36
Nan Ya, Chemtura and Wistron Join HDPUG 36
Performance Fibers Acquires North American Assets of Invista 36
Teijin Fibers and Showa Shell Sekiyu Form Joint Venture 36

12. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 37
JBF Acquires Microsynth Fabrics 37
RIL Acquires Hualon 37
Unifi Wraps-Up Operations at Kinston Unit 37
AURELIUS AG Acquires Wellman International 37
Performance Fibers Inks Agreement with Chinese Polyester
Manufacturer 37
PT Indorama Synthetics Plans Capacity Expansion 38
Performance Fiber Undertakes Capacity Expansion at German
Facility 38
Teijin Fibers Limited Plans Increased Use of PURITY® 38
N700 Series Shinkansen Bullet Train to use ELK® from Teijin 38
Toray Industries and Toray Engineering Sign Contract with SRF 38
Trevira Neckelmann Shifts Production to Poland 38
Indorama Acquires European Polyester Operations of Eastman 39
JBF Industries Forms Joint Venture in UAE 39
Performance Fibers Acquires Germany Based Operations of Invista 39
Performance Fibers Stalls Polyester Fiber Production 39
Unifi Signs Definitive Agreement with Dillon Yarn 39
SINOPEC Shanghai Petrochemical Production Reaches 150,000 Tons 39
Reliance Industries’ Polyester Expansion Task Nearing Completion 40
JBF Industries Expands Polyester Output 40
Freudenberg Politex Opens Polyester Plant in Russia 40
Bombay Dyeing Establishes Polyester Unit in India 40
Indo Rama Synthetics Doubles Polyester Capacity 40

13. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS 41
AOC (US) 41
Ashland Performance Chemicals (India) 41
DAK Americas, LLC (US) 41
Diolen Industrial Fibers BV (Netherlands) 41
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (US) 42
Far Eastern Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (China) 42
Hyosung (South Korea) 43
Indo Rama Synthetics (India) 43
Invista (US) 43
JBF Industries Limited (India) 43
Kolon Industries, Inc. (South Korea) 44
Kordsa Global (Turkey) 44
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Japan) 44
Montefibre S.p.A. (Italy) 44
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Taiwan) 45
Performance Fibers, Inc. (US) 45
Reichhold, Inc. (US) 46
Reliance Industries Limited (India) 46
Teijin Limited (Japan) 46
Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan) 47
Unifi, Inc. (US) 47
Wellman, Inc. (US) 47
Zhejiang GuXianDao Industrial Fiber Co., Ltd. (China) 48

14. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 49
Table 9: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of
World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures
in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 49

Table 10: World Historic Review for Polyester by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding
Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years
2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 50

Table 11: World 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 51

Table 12: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester Filament Yarn by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America
and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 52

Table 13: World Historic Review for Polyester Filament Yarn by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 53

Table 14: World 11-Year Perspective for Polyester Filament
Yarn by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume
Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years
2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 54

Table 15: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester Staple Fiber by Geographic Region - US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America
and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 55

Table 16: World Historic Review for Polyester Staple Fiber by
Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 56

Table 17: World 11-Year Perspective for Polyester Staple Fiber
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 &
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 57

15. THE UNITED STATES 58
A.Market Analysis 58
Current & Future Analysis 58
Low Prices: A Growing Concern 58
Competitive Scenario 58
Table 18: Leading Players in the North American Polyester
Staple Fiber Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of
Production Capacity for DAK, Wellman, Nan YA, Invista, and
Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 58
End-Use Applications for Polyester Fiber - A Historic
Perspective 59
Table 19: Polyester Fiber Market in the US (2007):
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption by End-Use
Application - Apparel, Carpets & Rugs, Fiberfill, Interior
Textiles, Non-woven Fabrics, and Industrial (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 59
B.Market Analytics 60
Table 20: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 60

Table 21: US Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 61

Table 22: US 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by Product
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Polyester
Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets for
Years2005, 2010 & 2015 61

16. CANADA 62
Market Analysis 62
Table 23: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn
and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 62

Table 24: Canadian Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 63

Table 25: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 63

17. JAPAN 64
Market Analysis 64
Table 26: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn
and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 64

Table 27: Japanese Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 65

Table 28: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 65

18. EUROPE 66
A.Market Analysis 66
Current & Future Analysis 66
Market Overview 66
Table 29: Leading Players in the European Polyester Staple
Fiber Market (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Annual
Production Capacity for Wellman, Trevira, Elana, Faser,
Advansa, Tergal, Silon, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 66
EU Contemplates Duty over Polyester Fiber Imports 67
B.Market Analytics 67
Table 30: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Polyester by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy,
UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for
Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 67

Table 31: European Historic Review for Polyester by
Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,
Russia, and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 68

Table 32: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn
and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 69

Table 33: European Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 70

Table 34: European 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of
Europe Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 71

Table 35: European 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 71

18a. FRANCE 72
Market Analysis 72
Table 36: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72

Table 37: French Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 73

Table 38: French 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 73

18b. GERMANY 74
Market Analysis 74
Table 39: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 74

Table 40: German Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Table 41: German 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 75

18c. ITALY 76
Market Analysis 76
Table 42: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 76

Table 43: Italian Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006(includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 77

Table 44: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 77

18d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 78
Market Analysis 78
Table 45: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 78

Table 46: UK Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 79

Table 47: UK 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by Product
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Polyester
Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets for Years
2005, 2010 & 2015 79

18e. SPAIN 80
Market Analysis 80
Table 48: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 80

Table 49: Spanish Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 81

Table 50: Spanish 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 81

18f. RUSSIA 82
Market Analysis 82
Table 51: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 82

Table 52: Russian Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 83

Table 53: Russian 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years2005, 2010 & 2015 83

18g. REST OF EUROPE 84
Market Analysis 84
Table 54: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester
Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 84

Table 55: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Polyester by
Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester
Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 85

Table 56: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Polyester
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 85

19. ASIA-PACIFIC 86
A.Market Analysis 86
Current & Future Analysis 86
The Region of Bigwigs Stands Tall 86
Table 57: Polyester Staple Fiber Market in Asia- Pacific
(2005): Percentage Breakdown of Annual Production Capacity
by Country - China, Taiwan, India, Korea & Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 87
Overcoming Oversupply Situation 87
Asian Players Throng Western Markets 87
Focus on Select Markets 87
Indonesia 87
Market Overview 87
Roadblocks for the Synthetic Fiber Industry 88
Polyester Fiber Production Capacity 88
Table 58: Production of Polyester Filament Yarn in
Indonesia (2007): Breakdown of Annual Production
Capacity of Leading Players (In '000 Tonnes) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 88

Table 59: Production of Polyester Staple Fiber In
Indonesia (2007): Breakdown of Annual Production
Capacity of Leading Players (In '000 Tonnes) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 89

Table 60: Annual Production of Polyester and Nylon Fiber
in Indonesia for the Years 2004, 2005 & 2006 (In '000
Tonnes) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 89
Polyester Fiber: Imports and Exports - A HistoricPerspective 90
Table 61: Indonesia Polyester Fiber Market (2000-2003):
Imports in Tons by Product Segment - Polyester Staple
Fibers (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarns (PFY)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 90

Table 62: Indonesia Polyester Fiber Market (2000-2003):
Imports in US$ ‘000 by Product Segment - Polyester
Staple Fibers (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarns (PFY)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 90

Table 63: Indonesia Polyester Staple Fiber Market
(2003): Exports in Tons by Select Country - India,
China, Hong Kong, Egypt, Bangladesh, Australia,
Thailand, United States, Germany, and Iran (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 91

Table 64: Indonesia Polyester Staple Fiber Market
(2003): Exports in US$ ‘000 by Select Country - India,
China, Hong Kong, Egypt, Bangladesh, Australia,
Thailand, United States, Iran, & Germany (include
corresponding Graph/Chart) 91

Table 65: Indonesia Polyester Filament Yarn Market
(2003): Exports in Tons by Select Country - India,
Japan, Turkey, United States, Thailand, Pakistan, China,
Brazil, Syria, and South Korea (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 92

Table 66: Indonesia Polyester Filament Yarn Market
(2003): Exports in US$ ‘000 by Select Country - India,
Japan, United States, Turkey, Thailand, Pakistan,
Brazil, China, South Korea, & Syria (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 92

Table 67: Indonesia Polyester Fiber Market (2000-2003):
Exports in Tons by Product Segment - Polyester Staple
Fibers (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarns (PFY)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 93

Table 68: Indonesia Polyester Fiber Market (2000-2003):
Exports in US$ ‘000 by Product Segment - Polyester
Staple Fibers (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarns (PFY)
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 93
Key Producers 93
Pakistan 94
Pakistan: Unsaturated Polyester Resin 94
B.Market Analytics 94
Table 69: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Polyester by Geographic Region - China, Taiwan,
South Korea, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 94

Table 70: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polyester by
Geographic Region - China, Taiwan, South Korea, India, and
Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through
2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 95

Table 71: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester
Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 96

Table 72: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polyester by
Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester
Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 96

Table 73: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
China, Taiwan, South Korea, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific
Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 97

Table 74: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 97

19a.CHINA 98
A.Market Analysis 98
Current & Future Analysis 98
A Focus on the Chinese Polyester Industry 98
Table 75: Polyester Fiber Market in China (2004 & 2005):
Annual Imports and Exports in 000’ Tons 98
Market Leaders 98
Table 76: Leading Players in the Chinese Polyester
Industrial Yarn Market (2009): Production Capacity in
Thousand Tons for Jiangsu Hengli Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd.,
Zhejiang Hailide New Materials Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Guxiandao
Industrial Fiber Co. Ltd., Hyosung Chemical Fiber (Jiaxing)
Co. Ltd., Taiwan Shinkong Group, Zhejiang Unifull
Industrial Fiber Co. Ltd., Shanghai Wenlong Chemical Fiber
Co. Ltd., The Far Eastern Group, Performance Fibers Kaiping
Co. Ltd., and Oriental Industries (Suzhou) Ltd. (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 99
Raw Material Shortage Likely to Affect Polyester Industry in
the Long Run 99
Wide Discrepancies in Supply and Demand of Polyester Films 99
Market Trends & Issues 100
Lifting of Textile Product Quotas - A Boon or Bane 100
Shifts in Global Production Capacity to Drive Chinese Exports 100
China’s Polyester Fiber Capacity Growing Briskly 100
Polyester Producers Face Pricing Pressures 101
Surge in Demand for Unsaturated Polyester Resins 101
Chinese Polyester Filament Fabrics Make Rapid Ground 101
Reliance on Imports 101
Table 77: Polyester Products and Raw Materials Imports
into China - Tariff Reductions between 2001 and 2008 (In
%) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 102
B.Market Analytics 103
Table 78: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 103

Table 79: Chinese Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 104

Table 80: Chinese 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 104

19b. TAIWAN 105
Market Analysis 105
Table 81: Taiwanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn
and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 105

Table 82: Taiwanese Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 106

Table 83: Taiwanese 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 106

19c.SOUTH KOREA 107
A.Market Analysis 107
Current & Future Analysis 107
Market Trends 107
Industry Resorts to Restructuring to Stay Afloat 107
Rapid Rise in Raw Material Costs Affects Margins 107
Synthetic Yarn Manufacturers Raise Prices 107
B.Market Analytics 108
Table 84: South Korean Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester
Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 108

Table 85: South Korean Historic Review for Polyester by
Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester
Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 109

Table 86: South Korean 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 109

19d.INDIA 110
A.Market Analysis 110
Current & Future Analysis 110
Market Overview 110
Boom Time for Polyester Industry 111
Indian Fiber Market - A Historic Perspective 111
Polyester Filament Yarn 111
Polyester Staple Fiber 111
Market Leaders 112
Exports and Imports 112
Table 87: Indian Imports of Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Yarn in Tons: 2000-2005 (includes
corresponding graph/chart) 112

Table 88: Indian Exports of Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Yarn in Tons: 2000-2005 (includes
corresponding graph/chart) 113
Negative Factors 113
Pricing Pressures 113
Shift Towards Polyester Threads 114
B.Market Analytics 114
Table 89: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and
Polyester Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 114

Table 90: Indian Historic Review for Polyester by Product
Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 115

Table 91: Indian 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 115

19e. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 116
Market Analysis 116
Table 92: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester
Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 116

Table 93: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Polyester
by Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester
Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 117

Table 94: Rest of Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for
Polyester by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester
Staple Fiber Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 117

20. LATIN AMERICA 118
A.Market Analysis 118
Current & Future Analysis 118
Mexico Market Overview 118
B.Market Analytics 119
Table 95: Latin America Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester
Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 119

Table 96: Latin America Historic Review for Polyester by
Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester
Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 120

Table 97: Latin America 11-Year Perspective for Polyester by
Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 120

21. REST OF WORLD 121
Market Analysis 121
Table 98: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Polyester by Product Segment - Polyester
Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 121

Table 99: Rest of World Historic Review for Polyester by
Product Segment - Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester
Staple Fiber Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 122

Table 100: Rest of World 11-Year Perspective for Polyester
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Polyester Filament Yarn and Polyester Staple Fiber
Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 122


COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 105 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 134)

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Region/Country Players
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The United States 22
Canada 1
Japan 15
Europe 28
France 4
Germany 5
The United Kingdom 3
Italy 4
Spain 4
Rest of Europe 8
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 64
Latin America 4
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