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PTA/MEG/caprolactam feedstock
What it is
Purified terephthalic acid and monoethylene glycol combine to make polyester; caprolactam makes nylon. All are petrochemical derivatives, so man-made fibre cost is crude-linked rather than crop-linked
Duty exemptions have been extended to PTA and MEG to lower MMF input costs
Impact on industries
- Ties fibre economics to crude and petrochemical cycles, so an MMF producer faces commodity volatility a cotton spinner does not
- Duty exemption on PTA and MEG directly lowers the input cost of the segment India is trying to grow
- Refinery-petrochemical integration creates domestic feedstock availability, linking MMF competitiveness to India's rising petrochemical intensity
- Chinese producers are integrated from refinery to fibre at enormous scale, so Indian cost competitiveness depends on either integration or protection
Industries affected
Textile-Man-made Fibre & Polymer Producers
Oil Refineries
Speciality Chem-Fine Chemicals, Intermediates & CSM-Large (Large-Cap)
Speciality Chem-Fine Chemicals, Intermediates & CSM-Mid & Small
Textile-MMF Yarn Spinning, Texturising & Processing-Established (A/B)
Textile-MMF Yarn Spinning, Texturising & Processing-Micro/SME & Shells