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Major events of China cellulose fiber industry in 2025

2025-12-16 14:59:44 CCFGroup

The cellulose fiber industry in 2025 was livelier than that of the previous year, mainly reflected in three aspects: new facilities, new products and new collaborations. The pulp market experienced fluctuations yet maintained an ample overall supply. The production scale of lyocell fiber continued to expand, and cellulose fiber kept forging new development paths. Potential was being tapped across all links from raw materials and solvents to fiber categories as well as downstream applications. Cross-category moves among upstream and downstream enterprises also kept increasing, and the integration with natural fibers such as cotton and hemp, as well as chemical fibers represented by polyester, has become a major trend in recent years.

Month	Events	Keywords
Jan	The strike at Arauco's dissolving pulp mill in Chile ended	Dissolving pulp, Arauco
Mar	Indonesia's Sritex will cease operations	Cellulose fiber, Sritex
Apr	The 19th Cellulose Fiber (Viscose) Industry Forum & 5th Lyocell Industry Forum	Cellulose fiber, lyocell
	Tariff shock
	Yibin Grace's T2T waste textile recycling pilot line was officially put into operation	Cellulose fiber, Grace
	Xinxiang Chemical Fiber successfully held the commissioning ceremony of its 1kt/yr DT solvent-based recycled cellulose fiber (ByluRecel®) project	Cellulose fiber, Xinxiang Chemical Fiber
May	Jilin Chemical Fiber appeared at the Sports Expo and established the Xifei Carbon Fiber Sports Equipment Alliance	Carbon Fiber, Jilin Chemical Fiber
Jun	The world's largest single-line was put into operation, and Sateri's lyocell fiber capacity reaches 400kt/yr, ranking first globally	Lyocell, Sateri
	Xinjiang Hontidin Green New Material Textile Industrial Park project settled down, promoting the upgrading of Yuli's textile and apparel industry	Lyocell, Hontidin
	Circulose launched CIRCULOSE Forward and established cooperation with H&M and Mango	Cellulose fiber, Circulose
Jul	Xinjiang Zhongtai Textile's 800,000-spindle polyester yarn project settled in Korla Economic and Technological Development Zone	Yarn, Xinjiang Zhongtai
	Xinxiang Chemical Fiber launched the Luxsilk product for high-end customers	Cellulose fiber, Xinxiang Chemical Fiber
	Juncao Fiber was included in the first batch of recommended catalogues of energy-saving, emission-reducing and green technologies in the filament weaving industry	Cellulose fiber, Xinxiang Chemical Fiber
Aug	Jilin Chemical Fiber successfully held the exchange meeting on the development and application of upgraded products of high-quality rayon	Cellulose fiber, Jilin Chemical Fiber
Aug	Sateri (Yancheng) resumed production on its 75kt/yr VSF unit, with the plant's capacity reaching 400kt/yr, and the total VSF capacity of Sateri Group exceeds 2 million tons.	Cellulose fiber, Sateri
Sep	Japan's OJI acquired Austria's AustroCel	Dissolving pulp, OJI, AustroCel
Oct	China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA) and China Chemical Fibers Association (CCFA) issued a joint statement to promote the healthy and orderly development of the facial tissue industry	Nonwovens
Nov	Brazil initiated an anti-dumping investigation into China-related nonwovens	Nonwovens, anti-dumping, Brazil
	The Indian government revoked the quality control order requirements for VSF	Cellulose fiber, India
	Shandong Hontidin's phase II lyocell project was officially put into operation, with a total capacity of 140-150kt/yr.	Lyocell, Hontidin
	Swan Fiber's phase II lyocell project was officially put into operation	Lyocell, Swan Fiber
Dec	Yibin Grace suspended production for relocation	Cellulose fiber, Grace
Dec	CCFGroup's Xinjiang inspection delegation set off	Cellulose fiber, lyocell yarn

At the same time, the industrial structure was constantly evolving. Xinjiang has basically formed an integrated and large-scale industrial pattern covering fiber, yarn, fabric and garment. With the implementation of new projects, its clustering trend is still accelerating. What level will it develop to in the future, and what impact will it exert on the industry in eastern China and even the world? Along with changes in trade policies, uncertainties in both domestic and overseas markets have increased. Fiber and yarn exports registered a year-on-year growth this year. Can this growth be sustained in the coming year?

The year-end summary is just around the corner, followed by the annual industry forum. Everyone's individual growth and the sparks of inspiration generated during gatherings are all footprints marking the industry's forward march.

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