TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 52
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 52
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 52
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL TECHNICAL TEXTILE MARKET 52
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 54
1.5 LIMITATION 54
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 55
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 61
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 61
2.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE 62
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 63
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 63
2.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 64
2.6 ECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 67
2.7 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 68
2.7.1 FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR STUDY 68
2.7.2 MICRO LEVEL INDICATORS 68
2.7.3 MACRO LEVEL INDICATORS 68
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 69
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 71
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 72
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 73
2.12 SECONDARY SOURCES 74
2.13 ASSUMPTIONS 75
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 76
3.1 DRIVERS 78
3.1.1 DEMAND FOR POLYPROPYLENE IN NON-WOVENS 78
3.1.2 INCREASING DEMAND FOR DURABLE NON-WOVEN TECHNICAL TEXTILES 79
3.1.3 INVESTMENT PROMOTION SCHEMES BY GOVERNMENT 80
3.1.4 INCREASING DEMAND FOR DIAPERS TO SUPPORT GROWTH OF DISPOSABLE NON-WOVENS 80
3.2 RESTRAINTS 82
3.2.1 HIGH COST OF RAW MATERIALS USED IN THE TECHNICAL FABRICS 82
3.2.2 COMPLICATED PRODUCTION MECHANISM OF MEDICAL TEXTILE 82
3.2.3 HIGH PRODUCTION COST OF WEARABLE ELECTRONICS AND SMART TEXTILES 83
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3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 83
3.3.1 RECYCLABILITY OF THE TECHNICAL TEXTILES 83
3.3.2 DISPOSABLE TEXTILE TO CREATE NEW AVENUES FOR MANUFACTURERS 84
3.4 CHALLENGES 85
3.4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TEXTILES 85
3.4.2 SHRINKING OF TECHNICAL TEXTILE CREATES HURDLES OF MANUFACTURERS 85
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 86
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 89
6 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 92
7 GLOBAL TECHNICAL TEXTILE MARKET, BY PROCESS 93
7.1 OVERVIEW 94
7.2 NON-WOVEN 95
7.3 KNITTED 96
7.4 WOVEN 96
7.5 OTHERS 97
8 GLOBAL TECHNICAL TEXTILE MARKET, BY MATERIAL 98
8.1 OVERVIEW 99
8.2 NATURAL FIBER 100
8.2.1 COTTON 101
8.2.2 WOOL 101
8.2.3 SILK 101
8.2.4 SISAL 101
8.2.5 FLAX 101
8.2.6 OTHERS 101
8.3 SYNTHETIC POLYMER 102
8.3.1 POLYPROPYLENE 102
8.3.2 POLYESTER 102
8.3.3 POLYACRYLONITRILE 102
8.3.4 POLYETHERSULFONE 103
8.3.5 OTHERS 103
8.4 REGENERATED FIBER 103
8.4.1 RAYON 103
8.4.2 ACETATE 104
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8.5 HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBER 104
8.5.1 CARBON 104
8.5.2 ARAMID 104
8.5.3 UMHW POLYETHYLENE 105
8.5.4 OTHERS 105
8.6 MINERAL 105
8.6.1 ASBESTOS 105
8.6.2 CERAMIC FIBER 105
8.6.3 GLASS 106
8.7 METAL 106
8.8 OTHERS 106
9 GLOBAL TECHNICAL TEXTILE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 107
9.1 OVERVIEW 108
9.2 PACKTECH 111
9.2.1 LENO BAGS 112
9.2.2 WRAPPING FABRIC 112
9.2.3 JUTE HESSIAN AND SACKS 112
9.2.4 SOFT LUGGAGE PRODUCTS 112
9.2.5 TEA-BAGS FILTER PAPER 112
9.2.6 WOVEN SACKS 112
9.2.7 FIBCS 112
9.2.8 OTHERS 112
9.3 INDUTECH 113
9.3.1 INDUSTRIAL BRUSHES 114
9.3.2 PAPER MAKING FABRICS 114
9.3.3 FILTRATION PRODUCTS 114
9.3.4 COMPUTER PRINTER RIBBON 114
9.3.5 ROPES AND CORDAGES 114
9.3.6 COMPOSITES 114
9.3.7 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS 114
9.3.8 COATED ABRASIVES 114
9.3.9 AGM CERAMIC FIBER BATTERY SEPARATORS 114
9.3.10 BOLTING CLOTH 114
9.3.11 DECATISING CLOTH 114
9.3.12 CIGARETTE FILTERNODS 115
9.3.13 DRIVE BELTS 115
9.3.14 CONVEYOR BELTS 115
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9.4 HOMETECH 116
9.4.1 FURNITURE FABRICS 117
9.4.2 MATTRESS AND PILOW COMPONENTS 117
9.4.3 STUFFED TOYS 117
9.4.4 BLINDS 117
9.4.5 FIBERFIL 117
9.4.6 CARPET BACKING CLOTH 117
9.4.7 MOSQUITO NETS 117
9.4.8 VACCUM CLEANER FILTERS 117
9.4.9 OTHERS 117
9.5 MOBILETECH 118
9.5.1 NYLON TYRE CORD 119
9.5.2 SEAT COVER FABRIC/UPHOLSTERY 119
9.5.3 HELMETS 119
9.5.4 INSULATION FELTS 119
9.5.5 AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR CARPETS 119
9.5.6 SUNVISORS/ SUNBLINDS 119
9.5.7 HEADLINERS 119
9.5.8 AIRBAGS 119
9.5.9 SEAT BELT WEBBING 119
9.5.10 CAR BODY COVERS 119
9.5.11 AIRLINE DISPOSABLES 119
9.5.12 AIRCRAFT WEBBINGS 120
9.5.13 TT USAGE IN RAILWAYS 120
9.5.14 AIRCRAFTS UPHOLSTERY 120
9.5.15 OTHERS 120
9.6 CLOTHTECH 121
9.6.1 SEWING THREADS 121
9.6.2 UMBRELLA CLOTH 121
9.6.3 ZIP FASTENERS 122
9.6.4 INTERLININGS 122
9.6.5 LABELS 122
9.6.6 ELASTIC NARROW FABRICS 122
9.6.7 SHOE LACES 122
9.6.8 OTHERS 122
9.7 SPORTECH 123
9.7.1 TENTS 123
9.7.2 SPORTS NETS 124
9.7.3 FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS 124
9.7.4 SWIMWEAR 124
9.7.5 SLEEPING BAGS 124
9.7.6 HOT AIR BALLOONS 124
9.7.7 PARACHUTE FABRICS 124
9.7.8 ARTIFICIAL TURF 124
9.7.9 SPORTS COMPOSITES 124
9.7.10 OTHERS 124
9.8 MEDITECH 125
9.8.1 ARTIFICIAL IMPLANTS 125
9.8.2 SURGICAL DRESSINGS 126
9.8.3 CONTACT LENSES 126
9.8.4 BABY DIAPERS 126
9.8.5 INCONTINENCE DIAPERS 126
9.8.6 SANITARY NAPKINS 126
9.8.7 SURGICAL SUTURES 126
9.8.8 SURGICAL DISPOSABLES 126
9.8.9 OTHERS 126
9.9 BUILDTECH 127
9.9.1 AWNINGS & CANOPIES 127
9.9.2 HOARDINGS & SIGNAES 127
9.9.3 SCAFFOLDING NETS 128
9.9.4 ARCHITECTURAL MEMBRANES 128
9.9.5 HDPE TARPAULINS 128
9.9.6 FLOOR & WALL COVERING 128
9.9.7 OTHERS 128
9.10 PROTECH 129
9.10.1 FIRE RETARDANT APPARELS 129
9.10.2 BALLISTIC PROTECTIVE CLOTHING 129
9.10.3 HIGH ALTITUDE CLOTHING 129
9.10.4 HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING 130
9.10.5 NBC SUITS 130
9.10.6 INDUSTRIAL GLOVES 130
9.10.7 OTHERS 130
9.11 AGROTECH 131
9.11.1 ANTI-HAIL/BIRD PROTECTION NETS 131
9.11.2 FINISHING NETS 131
9.11.3 CROP COVERS 131
9.11.4 MULCH MATS 132
9.11.5 SHADE NETS 132
9.11.6 OTHERS 132
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9.12 GEOTECH 133
9.12.1 GEOSYNTHETICS 133
9.12.2 AGRO-BASED GEOTEXTILE 133
9.13 OEKOTECH 134
10 GLOBAL TECHNICAL TEXTILE MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY 135
10.1 OVERVIEW 136
10.2 SPINNING 137
10.3 KNITTING 137
10.4 WEAVING 137
10.5 FINISHING 137
10.6 NANOTECHNOLOGY 137
10.7 OTHERS 137
11 GLOBAL TECHNICAL TEXTILE MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 138
11.1 OVERVIEW 139
11.2 NORTH AMERICA 154
11.2.1 U.S. 168
11.2.2 CANADA 178
11.2.3 MEXICO 189
11.3 EUROPE 200
11.3.1 GERMANY 212
11.3.2 U.K. 221
11.3.3 FRANCE 230
11.3.4 BELGIUM 239
11.3.5 ITALY 248
11.3.6 SPAIN 258
11.3.7 SWITZERLAND 269
11.3.8 RUSSIA 280
11.3.9 TURKEY 291
11.3.10 NETHERLANDS 302
11.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 313
11.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 314
11.4.1 CHINA 328
11.4.2 JAPAN 339
11.4.3 INDIA 350
11.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 361
11.4.5 INDONESIA 372
11.4.6 THAILAND 383
11.4.7 SINGAPORE 394
11.4.8 MALAYSIA 404
11.4.9 AUSTRALIA 415
11.4.10 PHILIPPINES 426
11.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 437
11.5 SOUTH AMERICA 438
11.5.1 BRAZIL 452
11.5.2 ARGENTINA 463
11.5.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 474
11.6 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 475
11.6.1 U.A.E. 487
11.6.2 SAUDI ARABIA 496
11.6.3 ISRAEL 505
11.6.4 EGYPT 514
11.6.5 SOUTH AFRICA 523
11.6.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 532
12 GLOBAL TECHNICAL TEXTILE MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 533
12.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; GLOBAL 533
12.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA 534
12.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; EUROPE 535
12.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; ASIA PACIFIC 536
13 COMPANY PROFILE 537
13.1 BERRY GLOBAL INC. 537
13.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 537
13.1.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 537
13.1.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 538
13.1.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 538
13.1.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 539
13.2 DUPONT 540
13.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 540
13.2.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 540
13.2.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 541
13.2.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 541
13.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 543
13.3 MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. 544
13.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 544
13.3.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 544
13.3.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 545
13.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 545
13.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 546
13.4 KONINKLIJKE TEN CATE BV 547
13.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 547
13.4.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 547
13.4.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 548
13.4.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 548
13.4.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 552
13.5 AHLSTROM-MUNKSJ? 553
13.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 553
13.5.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 553
13.5.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 554
13.5.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 555
13.6 ALEXIUM INTERNATIONAL (2018) 556
13.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 556
13.6.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 556
13.6.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 557
13.6.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 557
13.7 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION 558
13.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 558
13.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 558
13.7.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 559
13.7.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 560
13.8 DELCOTEX 562
13.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 562
13.8.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 562
13.8.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 564
13.9 DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 565
13.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 565
13.9.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 565
13.9.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 566
13.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 567
13.10 DICKSON CONSTANT 568
13.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 568
13.10.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 568
13.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 569
13.10.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 572
13.11 FREUDENBERG PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (A SUBSIDIARY OF FREUDENBERG & CO. KG) 573
13.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 573
13.11.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 573
13.11.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 574
13.11.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 575
13.12 IBENA TEXTILWERKE GMBH 576
13.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 576
13.12.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 576
13.12.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 577
13.13 ITG COMPANY 580
13.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 580
13.13.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 580
13.13.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 581
13.13.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 583
13.14 JASON MILLS, LLC 584
13.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 584
13.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 584
13.15 LENZING PLASTICS 587
13.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 587
13.15.2 GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS 587
13.15.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 588
13.15.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 589
13.16 LOW & BONAR 590
13.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 590
13.16.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 590
13.16.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 591
13.16.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 593
13.17 MILLIKEN & COMPANY 594
13.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 594
13.17.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 594
13.17.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 595
13.17.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 596
13.18 PRECOT MERIDIAN 597
13.18.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 597
13.18.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 597
13.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 598
13.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 598
13.19 SRF LIMITED 599
13.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 599
13.19.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 599
13.19.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 600
13.19.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 601
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13.20 SWIFT TEXTILE METALIZING LLC 602
13.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 602
13.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 602
13.21 TEX TECH INDUSTRIES 604
13.21.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 604
13.21.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 604
13.21.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 605
13.22 TOYOBO CO., LTD 606
13.22.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 606
13.22.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 606
13.22.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 607
13.22.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 608
14 QUESTIONNAIRE 609
15 RELATED REPORTS 614