The interlining industry in China is already in a hard time caused by the increasing labor cost, as well as the appreciation of the Yuan. Despite, the volatile cotton prices make times even harder for an interlining supplier on woven interlining, non-woven interlining and fusible interlining.

From May last year after a hard experience on the cotton price surge, many textile manufacturers and interlining suppliers increased their regular stocks of cotton raw material last year to counter the possibility of continuing increasing on cotton price. However, an unexpected plunge on prices resulted in massive losses on the manufacturers.