Of the four major chemical fibers, Taiwan's real strength is in nylon fiber, which has a high unit cost. Taiwan is three to five years ahead of the mainland in the technology for long-fiber spinning and textured yarn. As for short fibers, on the other hand, as a result of rapid growth in the mainland, most Taiwanese firms have already moved production overseas.
4 大化纖產品中，高單價的耐龍纖維是台灣強項，在製程上，長纖抽絲和加工絲技術也領先大陸至少 3-5 年；短纖則因大陸產能快速成長，大部分台商均已將生產基地移轉過去。