China's PSF export change in Jan-Oct, 2025

According to the China Customs, uncombed or uncarded PSF exports of China were 150.4kt in Oct, 2025, marking a 0.47% month-on-month increase and an 18.7% year-on-year surge. Imports were 3.6kt, a fall of 60.4% year-on-year and 23.4% month-on-month.

In the first ten month of 2025, cumulative exports hit around 1.40 million tons, up 29.5% from the same period in 2024 and setting a new historical record.

In terms of the top 10 export destinations in the first ten months of 2025, Vietnam maintained the largest export markets, with a volume of 257,016 tons, up about 15.2% from the same period of 2024, with a proportion of 18.4%. Pakistan ranked the second place, with a volume of 177,037 tons, up 61.5% year on year, and its proportion reached 12.7%. Brazil took the third place, seeing a yearly growth of 60.2%. Exports to Russia shifted to increase year on year, with a growth rate of 19.5%.

PSF exports surged significantly, driven primarily by low prices, alongside the upward shift in textile exports and the squeeze of other fiber market shares. In 2026, Chinese PSF capacity will keep expanding. Factories will continue to explore overseas markets to alleviate domestic overcapacity pressure. However, due to the substantial exports in 2025 leading to saturation in some regions, the growth rate of PSF exports is expected to be constrained, with a slower increase in volume.