Antai Textile: Over 30 Years of Accumulation Leads the July Acrylic Market, Embracing Opportunities and Challenges with Innovation and Resilience
In the midsummer season, the textile industrial park in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, is bustling with activity. For Antai Textile, which has been rooted here for over 30 years, July 2025 is destined to be a month full of challenges and opportunities. On the desk of Li Xiong, the Marketing Manager, lies the latest industry analysis report, densely marked with various recent developments in the acrylic yarn market—from the chain reaction of crude oil prices triggered by the Israel-Iran conflict, the uncertainty surrounding Jilin Chemical Fiber's production plans, to the delicate trends in tariff negotiations between the United States and major economies. These are like stones thrown into a lake, stirring up ripples in the acrylic market. "Acrylic prices in July may fluctuate significantly in the coming weeks, with both upward and downward possibilities," Li Xiong said, his brow slightly furrowed but his eyes showing more composure after gaining insight into market opportunities. This judgment is not groundless; it is the accumulation of Antai Textile's over 30 years of market experience and a manifestation of its precise grasp of the industry's pulse.
As a senior textile enterprise founded in 1993, Antai Textile mainly produces acrylic yarn, acrylic top, colored acrylic top, and various fancy yarns, and has long established a professional and reliable brand image in the industry. Faced with the complex and ever-changing market environment, Antai Textile does not respond passively but turns challenges into opportunities to optimize itself and enhance competitiveness. Li Xiong further explained: "Price fluctuations will indeed cause short-term market sentiment volatility, but for enterprises like Antai, which have a complete industrial chain layout and flexible production scheduling capabilities, it means more structural opportunities. We closely monitor every move of upstream acrylonitrile, which is the basis for our precise policy implementation."
As Li Xiong mentioned, acrylonitrile, as a key raw material for acrylic production, its industry dynamics directly affect downstream enterprises. The latest data shows that as of July 10, the average capacity utilization rate of the domestic acrylonitrile industry has rebounded to 76.20%, with a weekly output of about 83,100 tons and inventory slightly increased to 45,800 tons. "The slight increase in capacity utilization and inventory accumulation, coupled with dynamic adjustments of some plants, such as the temporary shutdown and maintenance of Shandong Haijiang's 130,000-ton/year plant and the recent price adjustment of Lihua Yi, all provide important references for our raw material procurement strategy,"补充道 Factory Director Huang from the Production Department. The production workshop under Factory Director Huang is the "heart" of Antai Textile in responding to market changes. He said that in the face of possible price fluctuations, the production department has already formulated multiple plans in collaboration with the procurement department. "On the one hand, we optimize the inventory structure and flexibly adjust the procurement rhythm to ensure the stability and cost advantage of raw material supply; on the other hand, we continue to invest in technological transformation to improve the refinement level of the production process, increase the conversion rate of raw materials and the yield of products, and tap potential internally to offset part of the external cost pressure."
What is more noteworthy is that Jilin Petrochemical's expanded 260,000-ton/year acrylonitrile plant is scheduled to start production at the end of July. This news will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the future supply pattern of acrylonitrile. "In the long run, the new capacity will help ease the expectation of tight supply, but if it is released intensively in the short term, it may also加剧 market volatility in stages," Li Xiong analyzed. "The advantage of Antai Textile is that we can not only quickly respond to market price signals but also avoid pure price competition by optimizing product structure. Our colored acrylic tops and various fancy yarns, with their unique color stability and rich fabric texture, have high added value and customer loyalty in the downstream market. When conventional varieties face price pressure, these differentiated and customized products can provide the company with more stable profit contributions and better meet the product innovation needs of brand customers."
Over the past 30 years, Antai Textile has developed from initial single-variety production to a diversified product line covering acrylic yarn, acrylic top, colored acrylic top, and fancy yarn, which is inseparable from its keen insight into market trends and persistent pursuit of technological innovation. The company has advanced production equipment and an experienced technical team, and has established long-term and stable cooperative relationships with many well-known domestic and foreign clothing brands and fabric suppliers. "We深知 that in the textile industry, only by continuously improving the technological content and artistic added value of products can we remain invincible in the fierce market competition," Factory Director Huang said proudly. "Faced with the current market environment, our production department will collaborate more closely with the marketing department to timely adjust production plans according to the market demand changes fed back by Manager Li and others, ensuring that our products can not only keep up with market trends but also maintain consistent high quality."
In Antai Textile's view, every market fluctuation is an opportunity for industry reshuffle and self-improvement. With profound industry accumulation, flexible business strategies, strong production support capabilities, and unremitting efforts in product innovation, Antai Textile is confidently迎接 the challenges of the July acrylic market. Li Xiong finally said: "We will continue to uphold the philosophy of 'survive by quality, develop by innovation', work hand in hand with upstream and downstream partners to jointly respond to market changes, and contribute Antai's strength to the sustainable and healthy development of the textile industry. We have reason to believe that with the joint efforts of all Antai people, we can not only smoothly度过 the market fluctuation period but also seize new growth opportunities in the adjustment." At this moment, the sun in Zhangjiagang is just right, shining on Antai Textile's clean factory area and the busy yet determined figures of employees, indicating that this established textile enterprise will surely write a new chapter in the new market wave.