Viscose fibres account for the major alternative use fordissolved pulp, with around 2 million ton of fiber produced per annum.Cellulose acetate is an industrially-important ester of cellulose and is usedin a wide range of products including cigarette filters, films and othercoating materials. It is also used in molded articles (e.g. spectacle frames),as a micro- and ultra-micro filtration membrane in the pharmaceuticals sector.
Viscose | % by Sector |
Staple Fibres | 44.7 |
Filaments | 7.8 |
Tyre Cord | 1.4 |
Cellophane | 4.6 |
Lyocell | 1.0 |
Cellulose Acetate | |
Cigarette Filters | 16.0 |
Textile Filaments | 6.2 |
Solid Materials | 0.7 |
Cellulose Ether | |
Carboxymethyl-cellulose | 3.2 |
Non-ionising Ether | 8.2 |
Cellulose Nitrate | 4.9 |
Microcrystalline Cellulose | 2.0 |
Lyocell fibres are produced from Eucalyptus and pine pulp.Both Viscose and Lyocell fibres are being marketed as environmentally-friendlyalternatives to cotton and synthetic fiber production by Lenzing AG in Europe.
Producer | Capacity Ton |
Sappi (S A) | 230,000 |
Bahia (Brazil) | 250,000 |
Tembec(Canada) | 200,000 |
Tiger forest & Paper | 300,000 |
Last but not the list is effect on environment. Governments all over the world are strengthening their low for environment protection. In this scenario it would be very tough for the any official body, to approve grant for wood pulp industries. Hence there is also possibility that giants will move for takeover and merger acquisition strategy to get superiority in market. This would even help them in cut throat competition.
Price Comparison of VSF, PSF and Cotton
Chinese VSF Demand Supply
Indian Demand Supply of Viscose Staple Fibre (Million Kg)
Chinese Production Capacity of VSF 10,000 ton
Indian Production Capacity of VSF (Million Kg)
Production of Viscose in China
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