July 2025 Acrylic Market: 'Risks' and 'Opportunities' Coexist; Antai Textile Leads New Growth Voyage with Innovation and Insight
July 2025, midsummer in Zhangjiagang, the air is filled with the unique busy atmosphere of the textile industry. For Antai Textile, which has been rooted here for 32 years, the acrylic market in this July presents both price fluctuations like a flood season and opportunities as vigorous as midsummer crops. On the wall of Li Xiong, the Marketing Manager's office, a huge market dynamic analysis chart stands out, densely marked with key information that has recently been affecting the entire acrylic industry – crude oil price fluctuations triggered by the Israel-Iran conflict, Jilin Chemical Fiber's production plan, inventory changes at acrylonitrile plants, and the inspiring forecast report on the market size of China's acrylic blended yarn industry.
"The traditional peak season coupled with emerging demand makes this year's market truly a coexistence of 'risks' and 'opportunities'," Li Xiong pointed to the figure on the chart that "the 2025 acrylic blended yarn market size is expected to reach 2.5 million tons", his tone calm and confident. "I read industry analysis a few days ago, which said that our acrylic prices are affected by multiple factors such as crude oil and tariff negotiations, with a high possibility of fluctuations. In the first half of the year, inventories of major acrylic producers even dropped by about 30%, hitting a recent low. On one hand, this indicates strong market demand; on the other hand, it means increased supply chain uncertainty." Faced with such a market situation, Antai Textile did not choose to stand still. As a senior enterprise that has focused on the R&D and production of acrylic yarn, acrylic top, colored acrylic top, and various fancy yarns since 1993, Antai Textile has long developed a keen sense to capture opportunities amid changing circumstances.
Li Xiong further explained: "In sharp contrast to market uncertainty, we see a clear growth trend. News reports mention that the acrylic blended yarn industry has an annual compound growth rate of 8.2%, particularly outstanding performance in niche markets such as sports leisure and outdoor equipment. This is exactly the field where Antai Textile has deeply cultivated for many years. Customers have increasingly high requirements for the functionality, diversity, and environmental friendliness of acrylic yarns. Our functional acrylic yarns, as well as those colorful, novel-patterned colored acrylic tops and fancy yarns, precisely meet the needs of sports leisure apparel for lightweight, warmth, and fashion, and also satisfy the pursuit of durability and special performance in outdoor equipment." He mentioned that the company's marketing department has recently communicated frequently with downstream brand customers, and the feedback has been positive, with steady order growth. Especially for customized colored acrylic tops and functional fancy yarns targeting high-end sports brands, both consultation volume and order volume have increased significantly. This confirms the forward-looking nature of Antai Textile's long-standing strategy of 'market demand-oriented, product innovation as the core'.
This market confidence has quickly spread to the production frontline. In the well-organized production workshop of Antai Textile, Factory Director Huang of the Production Department is盯着 a real-time rolling production data dashboard, discussing the latest process optimization plan with technical personnel. "Faced with fluctuations in the raw material market, such as the recent slight increase in the average capacity utilization rate of the acrylonitrile industry, the temporary shutdown and maintenance of Shandong Haijiang's plant, and some price adjustments – for example, Lihuayi's spot price of acrylonitrile has dropped by 50 yuan/ton – our production department must plan ahead," Director Huang said firmly. "On one hand, we are closely monitoring the commissioning progress of Jilin Petrochemical's new 260,000-ton/year acrylonitrile plant, actively expanding and optimizing the supply chain to ensure stable supply and cost control of major raw materials; on the other hand, we continue to invest in technological R&D,对冲成本压力 by optimizing formulations and improving production efficiency. Currently, our overall capacity utilization rate remains at a very healthy level, fully capable of responding to the order demand feedback from the marketing department, especially with sufficient capacity reserves for high-value-added products." Reporters learned that relying on its advanced production equipment and strict quality control system, Antai Textile's products enjoy a good reputation among textile enterprises in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and even the whole country, and have established stable cooperative relationships with many well-known domestic and foreign clothing and home textile brands over the years.
From its establishment in Zhangjiagang in 1993 amid the rise of China's textile industry to now becoming a force to be reckoned with in the acrylic yarn field, Antai Textile has witnessed the ups and downs of China's textile industry. The company深知 that in the current context of high market concentration where leading enterprises occupy a certain share (news reports mention that leading enterprises account for about 60% of the market share), it must maintain advantages through continuous technological innovation and differentiated competition. "We are not just producing yarns, but creating value for customers," Li Xiong added. "News says that small and medium-sized enterprises seek development through differentiation and increasing added value. Although Antai Textile has developed into a considerable scale after years of growth, it has always maintained the sensitivity to market changes and the spirit of innovation characteristic of small and medium-sized enterprises. Our R&D team continues to explore new fiber combinations and spinning processes, making our acrylic products more competitive in terms of hand feel, warmth retention, and anti-pilling properties."
Looking ahead, with the continuous demand pull from multiple fields such as apparel, home textiles, and industrial textiles, Antai Textile, with its over 30 years of professional accumulation, keen market insight, strong technological R&D strength, and robust production support capacity, is actively embracing the industry trend of 'booming supply and demand'. In this July full of variables and opportunities, Antai Textile, like an experienced helmsman, is steadily steering the enterprise's ship through the waves of the acrylic market, moving towards higher and farther goals. With each high-quality acrylic yarn, it weaves the enterprise's own growth and contributes to the continuous prosperity of China's textile industry.