Man-Made fiber Industry in Western Europe : A New Structure, A New Strength

Man-Made fiber Industry in Western Europe : A New Structure, A New Strength - Textiles Intelligence for the Apparel Industry & Textile Industry

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Table of Contents

PART 1: BACKGROUND TO THE WEST EUROPEAN MAN-MADE FIBRE INDUSTRY
Chapter 1: Introduction: The man-made fibres industry, processes and products
History of man-made fibres
Related sectors
Chapter 2: Changing Structure of the Man-Made Fibre Industry: Man-Made fibre production trends
Restructuring synthetic fibres in Western Europe
Restructuring cellulosic fibres in Western Europe
Polyolefins and other fibres
Chapter 3: Production and Consumption: Introduction
General trends in production and consumption
Production by country
Exports and imports
Fibre consumption by country
Chapter 4: Raw Materials and Equipment: Raw materials
Plants and equipment
Chapter 5: Structure of the West European Man-Made Fibre Industry: Producers, products and capacities
Company size
PART 2: THE Man-Made FIBRE PRODUCERS
Chapter 6: Profile of Bayer: Introduction
Bayer World and Bayer AG
Bayer in fibres
Fibre products
Restructuring
Research and development
Chapter 7: Profile of Courtaulds: Introduction
The Courtaulds Group
Non-textile business
Courtaulds in fibres
Other textile interests
Fibre products
Restructuring and investment
Chapter 8: Profile of Du Pont: Introduction
The Du Pont company
Du Pont in Europe
Du Pont in fibres
Du Pont fibres in Western Europe
Restructuring and investment
Products
Research and development
Chapter 9: Profile of EniChem: Introduction
The EniChem group
EniChem fibres
Products
Restructuring and investment
Research and development
Chapter 10: Profile of Enka: Introduction
The Akzo group
The Enka division
Enka in fibres
Fibre capacities in Europe
Products
Other textile interests
Restructuring and investment
Chapter 11: Profile of Hoechst: Introduction
The Hoechst group
Hoechst AG
Hoechst in fibres
Fibre capacities in Europe
Products
Other textile interests
Investment in fibres
Chapter 12: Profile of ICI: Introduction
The ICI group
ICI in fibres
Restructuring and investment
Products
Research and development
Chapter 13: Profile of Lenzing: Introduction
History
Lenzing the group
Lenzing in fibres
Products
Research and development
Investment
Chapter 14: Profile of Montefibre: Introduction
The Montedison group
Montefibre in fibres
Montefibre's products
Restructuring and investment
Research and development
Chapter 15: Profile of Moplefan: Introduction
The Moplefan group
Moplefan in fibres
Products
Investment
Research and development
Chapter 16: Profile of Rhone Poulenc: Introduction
The Rhone Poulenc group
Rhone Poulenc in textiles
Products
Restructuring and investment
Research and development
Chapter 17: Profile of Sateri: Introduction
History
The Kemira group
Kemira in fibres
Products
Restructuring and investment
Research and development
Chapter 18: Profile of Snia: Introduction
The Snia BPD group
Snia in fibres
Other textile interests
Fibre products
Restructuring and investment
Research and development
PART 3: DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING AND END USES
Chapter 19: Texturing: Introduction
End uses
Texturing processes
The texturising companies
Production, imports and exports
Future trends
Chapter 20: Spinning of Man-Made Staple Fibres: Fibre consumption patterns
Technology
Future trends
Chapter 21: End Uses for Man-Made Fibres: Introduction
Consumption by end use
Fibres for apparel
Home furnishings other than carpet
s Floorcoverings
Industrial end uses
The future
PART 4: SPECIALITY PRODUCTS
Chapter 22: Speciality Fibres: Introduction
Polyester specialities
Polyamides
Polyacrylics
Viscose rayon
Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE)
Aramids
Polyimide
Polybenzimidazole (PBI)
Polyacrylate
High modulus polyethylene
PEEK
Future developments
Chapter 23: Polypropylene: Introduction
Production
The polypropylene producers
Consumption
End uses
Production technology
Raw materials
Properties
Conclusions
Chapter 24: Nonwovens: Introduction
Process routes
End uses
Market for fibre producers
fabric producers
Production and consumption
Technology trends
End use trends
PART 5: THE FUTURE
Chapter 25: Future Prospects: Introduction
Fibre producers' plans
Threats to the industry
Conclusions
Glossary

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