22% Growth in Polyester Yarn Output

EghtesadOnline: Iran produced 197,500 tons of polyester yarn during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21) to register an increase of around 22% compared with the output in last year’s corresponding period.

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12 January 2020

The country had produced 162,000 tons of the product during last year’s first eight months, the Persian economic daily Donya-e-Eqtesad reported, citing data from the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade.

Polyester fiber is one of the widely used commercial fibers in weaving, knitting, embroidery, sewing and home furnishings, Financial Tribune reported.

There are basically three types of polyester yarns:

- Polyester filament yarns, which enjoy high demand in the global market and are made from PET polyester. These yarns have numerous applications in the modern fiber manufacturing industries.

- Spun yarns, which produced by using PCDT or cut PET.

- Textured yarns, which are created by twisting and drawing polyester POY. The PET multifilament is used in its creation.