Operating rate of downstream plants extended higher for two weeks and the increment was bigger last week

Operating rate of DTY plants rose to 65% in Zhejiang and Jiangsu by last Friday: at 60-70% in Xiaoshan and Shaoxing, near 70% in Changxing, around 60-70% in Taicang, near 80% in Changshu and around 40-50% in Cixi.

Operating rate of fabric mills ascended to 58% in Zhejiang and Jiangsu by last Friday: around 50-60% for water-jet mills in Wujiang, around 70% for water-jet mills in Changxing, at 60-70% for warp knitting plants in Haining, around 60% for warp knitting plants in Changshu, above 40% for circular knitting plants in Shaoxing and around 40% for circular knitting mills in Changshu, and around 50-60% for water-jet plants in North Jiangsu.

Operating rate of dyeing plants increased to 70% in Zhejiang and Jiangsu by last Friday: around 60-70% for plants in Xiaoshan and Shaoxing, below 70% in Wujiang, near 70-80% in Changshu, Changxing and North Jiangsu, and at 80-90% in Haining.

The operating rate of fabric mills also increased slowly in South China, up to around 32%: at above 40% in circular knitting plants and warp knitting mills in Fujian, at around 20% for circular knitting mills in Guangdong and at 40-50% for warp knitting plants in Guangdong.