Present status and market analysis of spandex.(Fiber)

China Chemical Reporter, August, 2004 by Wen, Zhang

Spandex is a synthetic fiber with high elasticity that has made a rapid development in recent years. The spandex production in China started in the 1970s. Shandong Yantai Spandex Co., Ltd. introduced the dry-spinning technology from Toyo Spinning of Japan and constructed the first spandex production unit in China in 1987.

The capacity of the unit was 300 t/a and the production started in 1989. After 5 phases of renovation the capacity of the unit has already reached 10 500 t/a. It is the biggest spandex producer in China today. Jiangsu Lianyungang Duzhong Spandex Co., Ltd. also ...