India: Grasim expands viscose staple fiber production

In recent years, domestic demand for viscose staple fiber in India has continued to rise, and is expected to maintain a good growth rate in 2015. The demand from downstream end users, such as clothing, home textiles and industrial textiles, will also continue to rise.
It is reported that in the face of growing demand, India’s Grasim has started trial operation of its fourth production line since March 3, and the final phase of its viscose staple fiber device in Vilayat, Gujarat has also been completed. As a result, the company’s Vilayat viscose staple fiber device’s production capacity will reach 120,000 tons/year, and its overall viscose staple fiber production capacity will also expand to 498,000 tons/year.
Grasim has been sparing no effort to consolidate its leading position in the viscose staple fiber industry. At present, its Vilayat viscose staple fiber plant has a production capacity of 120,000 tons/year, while the Harihar plant in Karnataka has a production capacity of 365,000 tons/year. As a result, the company has expanded its total capacity by 50% to 49.8 Thousands of tons/year. Over the past ten years, as the application of viscose staple fiber in terminal fields such as clothing and non-woven fabrics has continued to grow, the cellulose fiber industry has developed rapidly. In 2014, China’s cellulose staple fiber consumption reached 3 million tons, with the Indian market following closely behind.
Demand side
Clothing is the largest consumer area of ​​synthetic yarns and fibers. Experts point out that as consumers’ discretionary income increases, India’s domestic clothing consumption will also rise, and the export situation is also expected to grow steadily. In addition, the development of India’s real estate and industrial sectors will also boost the demand for viscose staple fiber for home textiles and technical textiles. Negative impact
This year, the demand for dissolving pulp has also strengthened significantly. More than 80% of the world’s dissolving pulp is used to produce viscose fiber. In the 2013-14 fiscal year, as the demand for cotton increased significantly, the market demand for polyester staple fiber and polyester filament was weak and production was limited; however, the demand for viscose staple fiber, viscose filament and acrylic staple fiber Still strong, production increased year-on-year.