CONTENTS Foreword Contents List of tables List of figures Page iv v vii ix CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Definitions and product categories 1 1.3 Fibres used in the manufacture of technical textiles 1 1.4 Manufacturing processes 2 1.5 Technological change 3 1.6 Costs of production 4 1.7 Environmental and legislative issues 4 1.8 The global market for technical textiles 5 1.9 Conclusions and future prospects 7 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS AND PRODUCT CATEGORIES 9 CHAPTER 3 FIBRES USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES 13 3.1 Introduction 13 3.2 Man-made fibres 13 3.3 Natural fibres 17 CHAPTER 4 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES 19 4.1 Introduction 19 4.2 Polyester high tenacity yarn 19 4.3 Polyamide high tenacity yarn 21 4.4 Polyolefin fibre 22 4.5 Acrylic staple fibre 23 4.6 Carbon fibre 26 4.7 Aramid fibre 26 4.8 Viscose high tenacity yarn 27 4.9 Nonwovens 28 CHAPTER 5 TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE 33 5.1 Technological change in end uses and processes 33 5.2 Technological change in fibres 36 CHAPTER 6 COSTS OF PRODUCTION 41 6.1 Comparisons of labour costs in the textile industry, by country 41 6.2 Other factors affecting production costs 47 CHAPTER 7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES 51 CHAPTER 8 THE MARKET FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN EUROPE 61 8.1 Overview 61 8.2 Europe 61 8.3 Europe: production of technical textiles, by end use 62 8.4 Western Europe: trade in technical textiles 69 8.5 Europe: technical textiles consumption compared with other textile uses 76 8.6 Turkey 78 2011 International Newsletters Ltd v
CHAPTER 9 THE MARKET FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY 81 9.1 Production of technical textiles, by fibre type 81 9.2 Trade in Russia 82 9.3 Outlook 86 CHAPTER 10 THE MARKET FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN THE AMERICAS 87 10.1 Introduction 87 10.2 United States of America 87 10.3 United States of America: consumption of technical textiles, by end use 87 10.4 United States of America: trade in technical textiles 96 10.5 Latin America 99 CHAPTER 11 THE MARKET FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN CHINA P.R. 107 11.1 China P.R.: production of polyester and polyamide industrial filament yarns 107 11.2 China P.R.: consumption of technical textiles in the automotive sector 107 11.3 China P.R.: production of technical textiles, excluding the automotive sector 108 11.4 China P.R.: trade in technical textiles 109 11.5 Outlook 113 CHAPTER 12 THE MARKET FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN OTHER ASIA 115 12.1 India 115 12.2 Japan 122 12.3 Republic of Korea 128 12.4 Taiwan 132 12.5 Asean countries 137 12.6 Outlook for Asia 139 CHAPTER 13 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 141 13.1 Global trends 141 13.2 Competitive issues 145 13.3 Future strategies in developed economies 146 13.4 Environmental and ecological issues 149 13.5 Technological change 150 vi 2011 International Newsletters Ltd
LIST OF TABLES Page 2.1 Techtextil classification of technical textiles 10 3.1 Polypropylene: properties and main technical end uses 14 3.2 Polyester: properties and main technical end uses 15 3.3 Polyamide filament yarn: main technical end uses, by polymer type 16 3.4 Polyamide filament yarn: properties and main technical end uses 16 3.5 Acrylic: properties and main technical end uses 16 3.6 Cellulose: properties and main technical end uses 17 6.1 International comparison of labour costs, 1980, 1990, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2009 41 6.2 Europe: comparison of labour costs in the textile industry, winter 2009 42 6.3 Outside Europe: comparison of labour costs in the textile industry, winter 2009 46 6.4 Selected transport costs from Asia to the European Community, January-June 2011 49 7.1 CEN Committees dealing with the Textile Sector Specific Working Groups 52 7.2 ISO Technical Committee on Textiles: scope and structure 53 7.3 Turkey: regulations for the flammability of floorcoverings 55 7.4 Turkey: description of the flammability standard codes 55 8.1 Europe: production of technical textiles, 2000-2017 61 8.2 Europe: fibre consumption for technical textiles, by main end use, 2000-2017 62 8.3 Europe: production of tyre and chafer fabrics, by fibre type, 2000-2017 62 8.4 Europe: production of mechanical rubber goods, by fibre type, 2000-2017 63 8.5 Europe: production of broad woven fabrics, by fibre type, 2000-2017 65 8.6 Europe: production of ropes, twines and nets, by fibre type, 2000-2017 66 8.7 Europe: production of unspun products for technical textiles, by fibre type, 2000-2017 67 8.8 Europe: production of nonwoven fabrics for technical textiles, by main end use, 2000-2017 68 8.9 European Union 27: total exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 70 8.10 European Union 27: extra-eu exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 71 8.11 European Union 27: total imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 73 8.12 European Union 27: extra-eu imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 75 8.13 Definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on polyester high tenacity yarn from China P.R. 76 8.14 Europe: fibre consumption for technical textiles and all textile uses, 2000-2017 77 8.15 Turkey: production of technical textiles, by fibre and sector type, 2000-2017 79 8.16 Turkey: production capacity of nonwovens, by process, 2010 79 9.1 Eurasian Economic Community man-made fibre production for technical textiles, 2000-2017 82 9.2 Russia: imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products,2000-2010 84 9.3 Russia: exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products,2000-2010 85 2011 International Newsletters Ltd vii
10.1 USA: fibre consumption for technical textiles, by fibre type, 2000-2017 87 10.2 USA: consumption of narrow woven fabrics, by fibre type, 2000-2017 88 10.3 USA: consumption of medical, surgical and sanitary applications, by fibre type,2000-2017 88 10.4 USA: consumption of transportation fabrics, by fibre type, 2000-2017 89 10.5 USA: consumption of tyre and chafer fabrics, by fibre type, 2000-2017 90 10.6 USA: consumption of hoses, by fibre type, 2000-2017 90 10.7 USA: consumption of belting, by fibre type, 2000-2017 90 10.8 USA: consumption of electrical and reinforced plastic applications, by fibre type, 2000-2017 91 10.9 USA: consumption of felts, by fibre type, 2000-2017 91 10.10 USA: consumption of filtration products, by fibre type, 2000-2017 92 10.11 USA: consumption of sewing thread, by fibre type, 2000-2017 92 10.12 USA: consumption of rope, twine and nets, by fibre type, 2000-2017 93 10.13 USA: consumption of bags, by fibre type, 2000-2017 93 10.14 USA: consumption of coated fabrics, by fibre type, 2000-2017 94 10.15 USA: consumption of paper and tape, by fibre type, 2000-2017 94 10.16 USA: consumption of fibrefill, stuffing and flock, by fibre type, 2000-2017 94 10.17 USA: consumption of unspecified nonwovens, by fibre type, 2000-2017 95 10.18 USA: consumption of unspecified industrial products, by fibre type, 2000-2017 95 10.19 USA: imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 97 10.20 USA: exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 98 10.21 Mexico: production, imports, exports and consumption of industrial filament yarns for technical textiles, 1995-2017 100 10.22 Brazil: production of industrial filament yarns for technical textiles, 2000-2017 101 10.23 Brazil: imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 103 10.24 Brazil: exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 104 10.25 Latin America: production of nonwoven roll goods, by country and end use, 2000-2017 105 11.1 China P.R.: production of industrial filament yarns for technical textiles, 2000-2017 107 11.2 China P.R.: consumption of technical textiles in the automotive sector, by end use, 2000, 2010 and 2017 108 11.3 China P.R.: production of technical textiles, excluding the automotive sector, by end use, 2002, 2010 and 2017 109 11.4 China P.R.: production of nonwoven fabrics for technical textiles, 2002-2010 109 11.5 China P.R. imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 112 11.6 China P.R. exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 113 12.1 India: production of tyre cord yarns, 2000-2010 115 12.2 India: supply of tyres to various markets, 2010 116 12.3 India: production of industrial filament yarns for technical textiles, 2000-2017 116 12.4 India: production and consumption of technical textiles,2007-2008 and 2012-2013 117 12.5 India: exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 120 12.6 India: exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 121 12.7 Japan: production of industrial filament yarns for technical textiles, 2000-2017 122 12.8 Japan: fibre consumption for selected industrial end uses, by end use, 2000-2017 122 viii 2011 International Newsletters Ltd
12.9 Japan: production of nonwoven fabrics for industrial end uses, excluding wet-laid by end use, 1995-2017 124 12.10 Japan: imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 126 12.11 Japan: exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 127 12.12 Republic of Korea: production of industrial filament yarns for technical textiles, 2000-2017 128 12.13 Republic of Korea: imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 130 12.14 Republic of Korea: exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 131 12.15 Taiwan: production of industrial filament yarns for technical textiles, 2000-2017 132 12.16 Taiwan: imports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 135 12.17 Taiwan: exports of selected technical textiles and textile manufactured products, 2000-2010 136 12.18 Asean: consumption of technical textiles, by end use sector, 2013 and 2017 138 13.1 Projected minimum rates of growth in fibre consumption for technical textile products, by end use, 2013 and 2017 142 LIST OF FIGURES 4.1 The production process of nonwovens 28 5.1 Overview of the polylactide process 39 8.1 Research and development priorities of the Strategic Research Agenda 78 2011 International Newsletters Ltd ix