China exported rayon yarn worth 123.324kt of rayon yarn in the first half of 2022, up 50.88 per cent Y-o-Y including 86.956kt of single yarn and 13.105kt of ply yarn, respectively up 54.57 per cent and 59.53 per cent on yearly basis. Thus, the export of pure spun yarn occupies 81 per cent of total rayon yarn exports. At the same time, the export of rayon blended yarn amounts to 41.57kt, up 140.78 per cent y-o-y. After 2020, the export growth in the first half of year has been rising rapidly. The percentage of single yarn has been expanding to around 71 per cent, while that of ply yarn is gradually squeezed.

Rayon single yarn exported to five destinations (Brazil, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Vietnam) in the first half of 2022 amounts to 78.878kt, up 55 per cent y-o-y, accounting for 91 per cent of total single yarn exports, which was 68 per cent in 20217 and the increment is mainly contributed by India. Therefore, the export dependency of China's rayon single yarn is still high.

Rayon single yarn exported from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Xinjiang and Sichuan totals 84.433kt in the first half of 2022, rising 56.24 per cent y-o-y. The percentage of major origins changes little, except for fast growth of Zhejian