Despite rising prices of raw materials, country's textile manufacturers registered incredible growth in the first half.
On the other hand long-fiber cloth manufacturers are still facing problems.
Leading companies like Makalot Industrial and Tainan Enterprises reported as high as 30-50 percent gain in their profits for the period in consideration.
Prices of polyester yarn and nylon filament have been soaring and reached NT$10 per kg due to continuation of high prices of upstream raw materials such as purified terephalic acid (PTA) and ethylene glycol (EG), according to market analyst.