Spun yarns are used worldwide in a wide range of
textiles, apparel and other manufactured products. With a total output of 28
million tons, spun yarns satisfy more than half the needs of the global
textile and clothing industry. Furthermore, the market is growing. Between
2000 and 2010 the demand for spun yarns worldwide is forecast to rise by
almost 25%. Growth will not, however, be evenly spread. Spinning capacity is
increasingly shifting towards developing economies as investors install new
machinery in lower cost regions. Asian countries in particular stand to
benefit the most in the medium term. In developed and newly industrialized
countries, on the other hand, spinners are highly vulnerable to growing
imports of "downstream" textiles and apparel. Spinners also face growing
competition from filament yarns and nonwovens. But many producers in
developed economies are managing to remain competitive. Italy still has a
buoyant spinning sector, despite its high labour costs. Some spinners are
employing economies of scale while others are using state-of-the-art
technology to minimize their dependence on expensive labor. Electronic
monitoring and control systems help to improve productivity, speed, quality
and flexibility. Many spinners are developing skills in design and
innovation - often using new and innovative fiber
to differentiate their products from those of their competitors. All
spinners, however, will face a major challenge over the next few years as
quotas restricting international textile and clothing trade are eliminated.
Spinners in advanced economies will increasingly be forced to move closer to
centres of textile and apparel production in order to be able to offer quick
response and lower prices.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Introduction
Spinning capacity
Fibre consumption
Technological change
Properties and uses of spun yarns
Fibre quality
Impact of downstream process developments
Costs of production
The global market for spun yarns
Future prospects
- CHAPTER 2: SPINNING CAPACITY
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- Short staple spinning
- Ring spindles
Open end rotors
- Long staple spinning
- Machinery vintages
- General trends
Short staple spindles
Open end rotors
Long staple spindles
- CHAPTER 3: FIBRE CONSUMPTION
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- Consumption by region and
country
- Trends in fibre consumption
by fibre type
- Short-term trends
Long-term trends
- Distribution of fibre
consumption by fibre type and region
- Inter-fibre competition
- Market shares
Using blends to improve product performance
Changes in end uses
Product innovations
Improvements in fibre performance
Changes in income levels
Changes in consumer preferences
Changes in relative fibre prices
- CHAPTER 4: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
IN THE SPINNING PROCESS
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- Impact of technological
change
- Short staple spinning
- Preparation
Ring spinning
Rotor spinning
Air-jet spinning
Other spinning systems
- Long staple spinning
- Preparation
Worsted and semi-worsted spinning
Woollen spinning
- CHAPTER 5 PROPERTIES AND
UTILISATION OF SPUN yarnS
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- Short staple spun yarns
- yarn quality
Productivity
Ring spun yarns
Rotor yarns
Compact spun yarns
Air-jet yarns
- Long staple spun yarns
- CHAPTER 6 FIBRE QUALITY
- Introduction
Physical properties
Surface character
Quality and consistency
- CHAPTER 7 IMPACT OF DOWNSTREAM
PROCESS DEVELOPMENTS
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- Warp yarn preparation
- Weaving
- Machine types
Machine innovations
Impact on yarn specifications
- Knitting
- Machine innovations
Impact on yarn specifications
- Dyeing and finishing
- Developments in technology
and productivity
Environmental issues
- CHAPTER 8 COSTS OF PRODUCTION
-
- Short staple spinning
- Cost comparison: ring
spinning versus rotor spinning
Cost comparison: ring spinning versus rotor spinning
in developed and developing countries
- Long staple spinning
- Worsted system
Woollen system
- Cost comparisons between
countries
- Developed countries
Developing countries
- CHAPTER 9 THE MARKET FOR SPUN
yarnS IN EUROPE
-
- Introduction
- Production of spun yarns in
Europe
- Western Europe: trends by
fibre type
- Outlook
- Western Europe: production
of spun yarns by process
- Short staple spinning
Long staple spinning
- Western Europe: trade in
spun yarns
- Cotton spun yarns
Synthetic spun yarns
Wool spun yarns
Cellulosic spun yarns
- Western Europe: consumption
of spun yarns
- Consumption by processing
sector
Consumption by end use and fibre type
- Western Europe: forecasts
of demand to 2010 by end use sector
- Woven cotton-type fabrics
for apparel
Woven wool-type fabrics
Woven furnishing and household fabrics
Knitted outerwear
Knitted underwear
Carpets
- Western Europe: competitive
factors
- Spun yarns versus filament
yarns
Spun yarns versus non-spun products
Natural fibres versus man-made fibres
- Eastern Europe: production
capacity
- Trends in spinning capacity
Production capacities by country
- Eastern Europe: production
of spun yarns
- Trends in mill fibre
consumption
Production by country
- Eastern Europe: trade in
spun yarns
- Eastern Europe: consumption
of spun yarns
- Eastern Europe: forecasts
to 2010
- Turkey
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Forecasts to 2010
- CHAPTER 10 THE MARKET FOR SPUN
yarnS IN RUSSIA AND OTHER CIS COUNTRIES
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- Introduction
- Russia
- Introduction
Mill fibre consumption
Spun yarn production
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- Other CIS countries
- Introduction
Spun yarn production
Outlook
- CHAPTER 11 THE MARKET FOR SPUN
yarnS IN ASIA
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- China
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- India
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- Pakistan
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- Japan
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- South Korea
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- Taiwan
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- Indonesia
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- Thailand
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- Other Asian countries
- Spun yarn production
Fibre types Outlook
- CHAPTER 12: THE MARKET FOR SPUN
yarnS IN THE AMERICAS
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- Brazil
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- Mexico
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- USA
- Introduction
Production capacity
Spun yarn production
Trade in spun yarns
Spun yarn consumption
Outlook
- CHAPTER 13: CONCLUSIONS AND
FUTURE PROSPECTS
- Dynamics of the market for spun
yarns
Competitiveness
Technological advances Markets for spun yarns to 2010
- APPENDIX 1
- GLOSSARY
About the Authors: The
report is based on research conducted by a
spun yarns working group within the
Brussels-based organisation CIRFS (Comit
International de la Rayonne et des Fibres
Synth tiques).
The members of the
working group were:
- Mr Frederic
Bietrix of Tergal, France
- Mr Iain Clegg
of DuPontSA, UK
- Mr Johann
Leitner of Lenzing, Austria
- Dr Stefano
Minetti of Nylstar, Italy
- Mr Carlos
Oliveira of Trevira Fibras, Portugal
- Mr Roberto
Presotto of Montefibre, Italy
- Dr Francesco
Prezzavento, a consultant previously
with Montefibre, Italy
- Mr Zdenek
Spevacek of Spolana, Czech Republic
- Mr Robin Thomas
of Acordis, UK
- Mr Mithat Okay
of Aksa, Turkey
The report was
written by David Morris and produced by
Deborah Tunney of the CIRFS secretariat.
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