China’s Non-woven fabric market extended its bullish trajectory into early April, with assessments showing a rise in mid-April. The spring upturn followed a strong March that posted a double-digit month-on-month gain, underscoring persistent momentum. The mid-March surge reflected tightened availability from production and logistics constraints, while late March and early April kept cost pressure alive from higher feedstock and freight dynamics. Upstream polypropylene costs, energy inputs, and related logistics challenges supported sellers’ pricing discipline and kept spot availability tight, sometimes prompting plants to curb utilization or declare force majeure. Non-woven fabric demand patterns remained bifurcated: the hygiene segment stayed robust with high utilization and intensified spot inquiries as converters pursued just-in-time inventories, whereas finished textile and apparel orders softened, weighing on export and domestic demand. Overall, Non-woven Fabric activity remained supportive, with hygiene-led take-up and demand. The outlook suggests Non-woven Fabric prices stay firm to stable, contingent on feedstock trends and freight dynamics, with upside tempered by apparel softness and potential logistics relief.
