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Supply-Demand Outlook
Richard Brice
Transformed Paper
Pulp
DWP
Speciality Grades
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
3,000
2,000
1,000
Ethers
10%
High
Strength
2%
Acetate
12%
- 64% of chemical
cellulose demand
Other
Commodity
9%
Viscose
Staple
64%
Commodity Grades
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
Speciality Grades
Viscose Staple
Viscose Filament
Lyocell
Other
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
West Europe
India
Asean
China
Other
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
250
50%
200
40%
150
30%
100
20%
50
10%
0%
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Nylon 6 Filament
Polyester Staple
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
Nylon 66 Staple
of
man-made fibres
has risen five-fold
between 2000 and
2011
to
28.6
million tonnes.
Polyester is the
dominant
fibre
with
staple
accounting
for
29% and filament
61% of production
in 2011.
Viscose staples
share is 6%.
All Fibres
200,000
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
70%
60%
50%
40%
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
19
90
19
92
19
94
19
96
19
98
20
00
20
02
20
04
20
06
20
08
20
10
20
12
20
14
20
16
20
18
20
20
Cotton
30%
20%
10%
0%
China share of
global fibre mill
consumption has
reached over 50%
and is set to top
54% by 2020.
The countrys share
of MMF uptake has
risen from 28% in
2000 to 57% in
2010 and set to
reach 57% in 2020.
But the share of
cotton consumption
peaked at 42% in
2010 and is set to
fall to 36% by 2020.
EU-27
Euro-zone
After strong
growth between
2005 and 2008,
textile sales have
been harmed by
economic turmoil
in both the USA
and Europe.
120
110
105
100
95
20
12
20
11
20
10
20
09
20
08
20
07
20
06
90
20
05
2005=100
115
USA: Indexed & deflated seasonally adjusted apparel retail sales at clothing stores (excludes apparel
sales at general merchandise and department stores)
EU-27: Indexed & deflated seasonally adjusted retail sales (excludes motor vehicle sales)
Source: US Bureau of the Census & Eurostat.
Sales in both
markets now flat
or falling and this
is impacting
demand for
textiles exported
from China.
Cotton (328)
Cotton A-Index
Outside China
cotton is cheaper
than viscose staple
but viscose output
and demand has
stayed buoyant.
6
5
US $ per kg
3
2
1
0
-1
2009
2010
2011
2012
Birla
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
2008
Source: Lenzing & Birla publications & author estimates
2011
2012
Acetate Tow
1,800
1,500
1,200
900
600
300
0
Other Acetate
Ethers
MCC
Nitrocellulose
High Strength
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Brazil
Cambar Paper
Cambara
Czech Rep.
Paskov
Austria
Hallein
Sweden
Sdra Cell
Mrrum
Sweden
Vida Paper
Lessebo
Finland
Uimaharju
China
7 mills
Canada
Birla
Canada
Canada
Paper Excellence
USA
Sappi Cloquet
Cloquet (Minnesota)
Laos
Birla
China
Japan
Nippon Paper
Kushiro
South Africa
Sappi Ngodwana
Nelspruit (Mpumalanga)
Tembec
Tmiscaming (Quebec)
USA
Buckeye Technologies
Perry (Florida)
USA
Rayonier Jesup
Jesup (Georgia)
Sweden
Domsj
rnskldsvik
Austria
Lenzing
Lenzing
Japan
Nippon Paper
Gotsu
million tonnes
New converted/greenfield capacity
1.9
1.8
Capacity expansions
0.35
4.0
S. America
W&C Europe
East Europe
China
India
Other Asia
South Africa
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
'000 tonnes
6,000
4,000
2,000
Bamboo pulp
At least three bamboo pulp mills in China
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
6,000
4,000
4,000
2,000
2,000
VSF Forecast
5,500
4,500
3,500
2,500
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
1,600
1,600
1,400
1,400
1,200
1,200
1,000
1,000
800
800
600
600
400
400
200
200
Summary
Within China high cotton prices and rapid capacity expansion has
led to high growth in viscose staple output.