Textiles Intelligence Ltd: Market Research Reports

2009 was a mixed year for the international knitting machinery market. Global deliveries to the world’s mills increased in the case of single jersey and double jersey circular knitting machinery, but...

Japanese clothing imports fell by 5.8% during January-April 2010. US clothing imports, on the other hand, were up by 2.4% during January-March 2010. During the same period, Chinese clothing exports we...

Gerber Technology, a supplier of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems, has introduced a new version of YuniquePLM, its product life cycle management (PLM) software...

Over the past 18 months, companies have been focusing more intensively on the contribution of overseas sourcing offices and the relationships they have with their suppliers as they look for further wa...

China accounts for around a third of global clothing exports. Moreover, this share looks set to increase further even though rising labour costs and the appreciation of the renminbi in recent years ha...

US clothing imports fell in value by 5.6% to US$64.48 bn in the year ending May 31, 2010. In terms of volume, however, they were up by 1.9% to 22.35 bn sme. The average price of imports, meanwhile, fe...

2009 was another poor year for the international weaving machinery market as global deliveries of shuttleless looms fell for the second consecutive year and shuttle loom deliveries for the third. In t...

The past decade has been momentous for Vietnam’s textile and garment industries as the country has moved from complete state control to a much freer economy—thereby allowing individual entrepreneurs a...

There was once a proud boast in the UK textile industry that, in their heyday, mills produced enough textiles before breakfast on a Monday morning to serve the needs of the domestic market and then sp...

As low cost manufacturing locations have emerged, and economic pressures have made manufacturing in Western countries less viable, more and more companies have turned to outsourcing and brand developm...

The global denim fabric industry, like many other sectors, has been negatively affected by the global recession. Faced with rising unemployment and falling household incomes, customers have been spend...

Norway-based Helly Hansen—a long-established name in the performance apparel industry—is the pioneer of the 3-layer clothing system which has set a reliable standard for dressing in foul weather condi...

According to data published by Leisure Trends Group, a USA-based market research company, US retail sales fell in four out of seven sports sectors in 2009—namely athletic apparel, outdoor, paddle spor...

AFT Yarns has developed a new high performance yarn which is lightweight, and has high levels of insulation properties and moisture wicking properties. Lenzing has introduced a black version of its Le...

Clothing and accessories worn for snow sports and leisure activities in the mountains are designed not only to keep the wearer warm and dry but also to enhance performance and protect against the dang...

Consumption of nonwovens in China has been forecast to rise by an average of 12% a year in volume terms between 2008 and 2013. Derma Sciences has established an international subsidiary called Derma S...

Europe is the world's largest producer of polypropylene fibres and the second largest man-made fibre producing continent, behind Asia. It also boasts the biggest single-site units for producing acryli...

The largest spunbonded nonwovens operations in Asia are the subsidiary companies of Japanese firms operating in China. Such firms have invested in China in order to produce commodity products profitab...

SGL Group is a specialist in carbon fibres and composites based in Germany with sales in 2009 of Euro1,226 mn (US$1,708 mn). The company’s operations are grouped into three business areas, namely Perf...

Man-made fibre output in India recovered strongly in the 2009/10 financial year. After declining by 9.8% in the previous year—due in large part to the global economic crisis—output increased by 11.6%...

2009 was another poor year for the international textile yarn machinery market. Falls were recorded in deliveries of short staple spindles, long staple spindles, open-end rotors and single heater fals...

Over the last 20 years, international sourcing activities have intensified as buyers have searched the world to find the best supply sources for their companies. It is not surprising, therefore, that...

Alpha Pro Tech is a producer of protective products made from fabrics. It was established in 1989, and has corporate offices in Canada and manufacturing and storage facilities in the USA. The company...

Worldwide sales of nonwoven roll goods continued to increase at a mid-single digit growth rate to reach more than US$18 bn in 2008—the latest year for which comprehensive data are available. About 76%...

Among recent acquisitions, Glatfelter has taken over the nonwovens producer Concert Industries from Brookfield Special Situations Management while Kiri Dyes & Chemicals Ltd (KDCL) in India has purchas...

Carbon fibre is a material consisting of extremely thin fibres. The fibres have diameters of around 0.005-0.010 mm, and they are composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together i...

Man-made fibre output in Japan fell in 2009 for the ninth consecutive year. Furthermore, the decline, at 22.0%, was more than twice as fast as any previous fall during the nine-year period. Output of...

US apparel sales were down by 5.2% in 2009 while clothing imports fell by 11.8%. By contrast, EU sales of textile, clothing and footwear were up by 2.6% in December 2009, and sales of fabrics, apparel...

Tukatech is a leading developer and supplier of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology for the apparel supply chain. The company was founded in 1997 by Ram Sareen—...

In today’s market place, it has become the norm to source clothing from countries with low costs. Furthermore, buyers are being forced to look for ever cheaper sources in order to satisfy consumers wh...

2009 was a difficult trading year for European spinners. The industry had already downsized as a result of competition from Asia, and in 2009 it was hit further by a loss of export sales and low deman...

Li & Fung, a major sourcing group based in Hong Kong, plans to shift some of its apparel sourcing away from China and increase it in other Asian countries. News of this proposed shift came from Li & F...

The textile and clothing industry in Thailand encompasses a broad range of manufacturing activities and process stages, unlike the industries in many other Asian countries. It provides jobs for over 1...

US imports of textiles and clothing fell for the second year in succession in 2009, by 7.5% to 46.6 bn sme (square metres equivalent), following a 5.2% drop in 2008—which was the first decline since 2...

US sales of snow sport products—which include apparel, equipment and accessories—remained flat during August 2009-January 2010 although sales via speciality stores in the south increased by 10%. Adida...

Some of the most impressive stands at ISPO 20101—held in Munich, Germany, during February 7-10, 2010—belonged to companies dedicated to the manufacture of compression garments. Compression has been us...

Personal protective clothing offers a practical solution to eliminating, or at least minimising, the risk of accidents, injuries or infection in the workplace. More specifically, it provides an effect...

Shirtworks has introduced a new range of workwear under the Helly Hansen brand name which can be customised to include company logos and brands. The range includes a variety of protective apparel item...

UK-based Cosalt has evolved from a diversified industrial group into a specialist provider of safety wear and equipment to people working in hostile environments on land and at sea. The company has a...

European technical textile manufacturers and their suppliers have been reporting lower sales and profits for 2009. The downturn spans a wide range of sectors, and most players are relieved that the lo...

Worldwide sales of nonwoven roll goods grew by only 3% in 2008 to reach US$17.3 bn. Sales of the world’s leading ten companies ranged from US$250 mn to US$1.45 bn and totalled almost US$8.9 bn. All co...

The volume of fibre consumed in the manufacture of finished textile products in the USA fell in 2008 the latest year for which comprehensive data are available having fallen every year since 1999. The...

Product life cycle management (PLM) is a set of business processes and supporting tools which help firms to improve the way they manage their product development. It is particularly useful for apparel...

Setting up a new online clothing store, or revamping an existing website, involves complex and time-consuming procedures. In order to maximise the return on what can be a relatively sizeable investmen...

In the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR), Intersport Finland, Halti and the Finnish Red Cross have completed a scheme for collecting and redistributing used outdoor jackets. Also, Puma and...

Few brands have had as much impact on performance apparel as Lycra which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. Initially, Lycra made its mark by providing new levels of comfort and freedom of movem...

Developments in swimwear technology have revolutionised swimming and have created massive interest in what has traditionally been a low-tech sport. Manufacturers of performance swimwear have been invo...

Italy-based Carvico is a global leader in the production of warp knitted stretch fabrics for swimwear, sportswear and outerwear. Since its foundation in the 1960s, the company has earned a strong repu...

Recent acquisition agreements in the global technical textiles sector include the planned takeover by FOV Fabrics of the production and distribution of L Michael’s products, and the decision by Taconi...

Price (single user licence): €395 Price (site licence): €1185 Price (corporate licence): €2370 Recent acquisition agreements in the global technical textiles sector include the planne...