World Markets for Woven Textiles and Apparel Forecasts to 2010

World Markets for Woven Textiles and Apparel : Forecasts to 2010 - Textiles Intelligence for the Apparel Industry & Textile Industry

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Weaving: a growth sector

Woven fabrics are used worldwide in a wide variety of applications including apparel, household textiles and furnishings, medical items, industrial uses, and technical products. fabric weaving consumes about 28 mn tons of fibres per annum equivalent to over half of the global textile market. Moreover, global production of woven products will grow by 25% between 2002 and 2010, reaching more than 35 mn tons. Most of this growth will take place in Asia.

Relocation to low cost countries will intensify

Imports of textiles and apparel will grow in the developed economies of Western Europe, the USA, and Japan and, increasingly, in the newly industrialised economies of Taiwan and South Korea. Furthermore, import growth will intensify after the end of 2004 when quotas restricting international textile and clothing trade are eliminated under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).

Manufacturers in developed countries are likely to respond by relocating operations to production centres in low wage countries. Those who choose nearby locations will also benefit from market proximity and speed of response.

Growth will be fuelled by demand for technical textiles

For producers in developed economies, there are increasing possibilities of growth in the technical, medical and industrial sectors. Such growth would ensure that weaving remains a significant sector within the textile industries in developed countries during the early part of the 21st century.

World Markets for Woven Textiles and Apparel: Forecasts to 2010 examines all these issues and more. In particular, it will provide you with:

an assessment of the technologies used at all stages of the weaving process, for both staple fibre yarns and filament yarns;
an indication of the response of developers of weaving technology to new requirements imposed by the weaving sector;
an insight into the levels of fibre quality which will be necessary to enable new technologies to be employed in the most effective manner;
production cost breakdowns and trends for different countries and comparisons of production costs between different weaving technologies;
authoritative predictions of the future global market for woven textiles and apparel, with particular emphasis on expected trading patterns and the factors likely to affect competition; and
expert forecasts of global and regional markets for woven textiles and apparel to 2010.

CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Introduction
Woven Products and Manufacturing Technologies
Weaving Machinery Investments and Capacities
Properties and Utilisation of Fibres and yarns used in Weaving
Developments in Downstream Marketing and Processing
Costs of Production
Global Markets for Woven Textiles and Apparel
Conclusions and Future Prospects

CHAPTER 2: WOVEN PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES: Introduction
Types of Woven Products and their Applications
Weaving Manufacturing Processes
Weaving Machine Technologies
Water Jet Weaving
Air Jet Weaving
Rapier Weaving
Projectile Weaving
Narrow Weaving
Multi-Phase Weaving
Other Weaving Technologies
Mesh fabric Production
yarn Preparation for Weaving

CHAPTER 3: WEAVING MACHINERY INVESTMENTS AND CAPACITIES: Shuttleless Weaving Shuttle Weaving Filament Weaving Wool Weaving
Hand Weaving and Power Weaving Machinery Vintages Machine Utilisation

CHAPTER 4: PROPERTIES AND UTILISATION OF FIBRES AND yarnS USED IN WEAVING: Introduction
Man-Made Staple Fibres
Staple Fibre (Spun) yarns
Filament yarns for Textile End Uses
Filament yarns for Industrial End Uses

CHAPTER 5: DEVELOPMENTS IN DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING AND MARKETING: Apparel
Household Textiles
Technical Textiles (including Automotive)
Narrow fabrics

CHAPTER 6: COSTS OF PRODUCTION: Comparisons of Labour Costs in the Textile Industry by Country
Comparisons of Woven fabric Production Costs by Country
Trends In Production Costs by Country
Comparisons of Woven fabric Production Costs by Weaving Technology

CHAPTER 7: THE MARKET FOR WOVEN TEXTILES AND APPAREL IN EUROPE: Introduction
Europe: Mill Consumption of yarns for Weaving
Western Europe: Mill Consumption for Weaving by Fibre Type
Western Europe: Production, Trade and Consumption of Woven fabrics by Process
Western Europe: Production, Trade and Consumption of Cut and Sewn Woven Apparel by Process
Western Europe: Production, Trade and Consumption of Woven Household Products
Western Europe: Production, Trade and Consumption of Woven Industrial Products
Western Europe: Fibre Consumption for Weaving by End Use and Fibre Type
Western Europe: Competitive Factors
Eastern Europe
Turkey

CHAPTER 8: THE MARKET FOR WOVEN TEXTILES AND APPAREL IN RUSSIA AND OTHER CIS COUNTRIES: Introduction
Russia
Other CIS Countries

CHAPTER 9: THE MARKET FOR WOVEN TEXTILES AND APPAREL IN ASIA: China
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Japan
South
Korea
Taiwan
Indonesia
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Cambodia
Other Asian Countries

CHAPTER 10: THE MARKET FOR WOVEN TEXTILES AND APPAREL IN THE AMERICAS: Brazil
Other South America
Central America
Mexico
Canada
USA

CHAPTER 11: THE MARKET FOR WOVEN TEXTILES AND APPAREL IN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Africa
North Africa: Egypt
North Africa: Morocco
North Africa: Tunisia
Mauritius
South Africa
Middle East

CHAPTER 12: CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS: Dynamics of the Market for Woven Textiles and Apparel
Competitiveness
Technological Advances
Markets for Woven Textiles and Apparel to 2010

About the Authors of this report: This report is based on research originally conducted by a working group within the Brussels-based organisation CIRFS (ComitInternational de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthtiques).

The members of the working group were: Franz Auersperg of Glanzstoff Austria GmbH, Austria; Corrado Cavallini of Nylstar, Italy; Luciano De Carli of Montefibre, Italy; Walter Helskens of Selilla, France; Dr Monique Lvy of Honeywell Performance Fibres, France; Dr Pierbarbara Ferrari of Nuova Rayon S.p.A., Italy; Dr Francesco Prezzavento, a consultant previously with Montefibre, Italy, and currently with Assofibre, Italy; Mark Schmitt of Trevira, Germany; Uwe Schmidt of Bayer, Germany; and Simon Tanner of DuPontSA, United Kingdom).

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