Synthetic unease rises as oil price slips

Andrew Marshall
Updated April 25 2017 - 10:01am, first published 10:00am
Chinese polyester filament prices have slipped almost $300 a tonne since late last year as oversupplied oil markets trend lower.
Chinese polyester filament prices have slipped almost $300 a tonne since late last year as oversupplied oil markets trend lower.

The past year’s recovery in global polyester prices is looking shaky again, threatening to undermine resurgent markets for natural fibres wool and cotton.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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