World production and consumption of polyester fibres and yarn. Status and prospects for the Russian market

Abstract

Progress has been observed in PET synthesis technology and production and use of PES textile and industrial yarn and staplefibre, particularly for creating nonwovens by the melt and textile methods. In CIS countries, Belarus companies are the leaders in production of chemical, primarily PES, fibres and yarn. The situation in the domestic chemical fibre and yarn industry is negatively assessed, as production is dropping from year to year and consumption is increasing because of imports. Small PES fibre capacities are functioning in many textile enterprises, while only the Tver’-Poliefir plant, which manufactures textured PES fibres, is operating normally. At the same time, 93% of the PET in the country is consumed for molding bottles, foretelling a lag behind the West where natural polymers are increasingly used for this purpose.