Exports of 100 per cent man-made fiber yarns from India were up 13.8 per cent in April 2016 as compared to the same month last year. Polyester yarn exports were up 25.1 per cent in value while viscose yarn exports value were up 29.7 per cent during the month. Acrylic yarn exports saw a drastic plunge of 36.2 per cent in April.

Polyester spun yarns were exported to 42 countries from India in April with total volumes at of 3.43 million kg, of which 16.2 per cent was shipped by Turkey alone. Nine new destinations were found for polyester yarn this April, of which Syria, Mexico, Togo and Tunisia were the major ones.

Nine new destinations were found for polyester yarn this April, of which Syria, Mexico, Togo and Tunisia were the major ones. Egypt, Morocco and Philippines were the fastest growing markets for polyester yarns while nine countries did not import any polyester yarns during the month.

China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and USA were the fastest growing markets for viscose yarns while Egypt, Bangladesh, Morocco, Brazil and Canada were the new major markets. United Kingdom, South Africa and Peru were the major ones among the six countries that did not import any viscose yarns during the month.