In the first half of 2022, the polyester staple fiber market showed a trend that the price center of gravity gradually moved up during the adjustment. This is mainly due to energy shortage, Russia-Ukraine war, epidemic situation, production reduction, inflation crisis and other factors, which push the overall price center of polyester staple fiber to move up continuously. Specifically, in 2022, the domestic polyester staple fiber price showed an inverted V-shaped trend. In the first half of the year, the price fluctuated upward, and in the second half of the year, the price fell, and the price rebounded slightly at the end of the year. At the end of the year, the manufacturer's quotation was stable.

However, in terms of market demand, the apparent demand for short fibers from June to May 2022 was about 2.23 million tons, down 465.438+million tons year-on-year, hitting a new low in recent years. In the first half of this year, due to the interference of the epidemic, the output of short fiber dropped sharply, and the production and sales rate continued to fall. This has also led to the poor profitability of short fiber enterprises, and the industry operating rate is lower than the historical level in the same period.

For the future market trend, PTA is an important raw material for producing polyester staple fiber. PTA industry in China is developing rapidly, and new or expanded PTA production equipment is put into production every year. In 20021year, China's PTA output reached 52.79 million tons, up 15.8% year-on-year. In the first half of 2022, China's PTA output was 27.36 million tons. Therefore, from the perspective of raw material supply, the trend of polyester staple fiber market in the future may be affected to some extent.

Generally speaking, in the first half of 2022, the staple fiber market will face certain pressure of supply and demand. Although the market price fluctuates, it is generally on the rise. However, the problems of weak market demand and poor profitability of enterprises still exist, and the future market trend needs to pay attention to the changes in raw material supply and the development of epidemic situation.