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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Textile Materials in Thousand Tons by the following Product Groups: Textile Fibers, and Textile Yarns. Product Segments analyzed for Textile Fibers include Manufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Fibers (Polyester Fiber, Nylon/Aramid Fiber, Olefins, Acrylic/Modacrylic Fiber, Cellulosics, and Other Synthetic Fibers), Natural Fibers (Cotton Fiber, Wool Fiber, & Silk Fiber), and Specialty Fibers/Products. Product Segments analyzed for Textile Yarns include Cotton Yarn, Wool Yarn, Jute Yarn, Yarn of Other Vegetable Fibers, and Synthetic Yarn. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 407 companies including many key and niche players such as Acordis BV, Aditya Birla Group, Grasim Industries Limited, Jaya Shree Textiles, Advansa Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS., Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S., Asahi Kasei Fibers Corporation, Barnhardt Manufacturing Company, Celanese Acetate, Crescent Textile Mills, Cydsa, SA de C.V, DAK Americas LLC, Dewan Salman Fiber Ltd., EI DuPont De Nemours & Co, ES FiberVisions, Inc, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, Formosa Plastics Group, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, Freudenberg Nonwovens, Honeywell International Inc., Hyosung Corp., INVISTA, Kuraray Co., Ltd., Lenzing Fibers, Linea Più S.p.a., LNJ Bhilwara Group, Marzotto SpA, Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd., Montefibre SpA, NatureWorks LLC, Performance Fibers Inc., PT Polychem Indonesia Tbk, PT. IndoRama Synthetics Tbk, PT Tifico Fiber Indonesia, Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd, Reliance Industries Ltd., Rhodia Polyamide, Schoeller Textil AG, Shell Chemicals Ltd., Shinkong Synthetic Fiber Corp., SIFAS, SINOPEC Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co. Ltd., Sinterama SpA, Solutia Inc., Teijin Fibers Limited, Thai Polyester Company Limited, Toray Industries Inc., Unifi Inc., and Weiqiao Textile Co. Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1Disclaimers I-2Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-3Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3I. Textile Fibers I-4Man-Made/Synthetic Fibers I-4Polyester I-4Nylon/Aramid Fiber I-5Acrylic/Modacrylic Fiber I-5Cellulosics I-5Natural Fibers I-5Specialty Fibers/Products I-6Elastomers Versus Nonwovens I-6II. Textile Yarns I-6Synthetic Yarn I-6Cotton Yarn I-7Wool Yarn I-7II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1

Recession and Textile Fiber II-1

2008 - A Year of Mixed Fortunes II-1

Recession Brings In Capacity Rationalization II-1

Global Fiber Production Rises II-2

Table 1: Share of Natural and Manmade Fibers in Global Fiber

Supply (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-3

Fiber Production, Consumption and Pricing Trends in the

Global Markets II-3

Table 2: World Textile Fiber Production (2000-2009) - Output

for Natural Fibers (Cotton, Wool, and Silk), and

Manmade/Synthetic Fibers (Noncellulosic and Cellulosic) (In

'000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-4

China, a Key Player in Worldwide Fiber Market II-5

China Leads Global Manmade Fiber Production II-5

Textile Fibers Market Worldwide II-5

A Brief Perspective of the Market II-5

Nature of the Textile Industry II-6

Textile Market - Its Correlation with Income Level II-6

Increasing Consumption of Synthetic Fibers II-6

Leading Markets II-7

2. MARKET TRENDS II-8Fiber Consumption Upbeat in 2009 II-8Glass Fiber Market - Outlook II-8Asia Expands Share in Manmade Fiber Market II-8Evolution of Global Standards for Organic Fibers II-8Organic Apparel Catches the Fancy of Consumers II-8Asia Pacific Markets Witness Growth in Demand for Acrylic Fibers II-9Brazil to Emerge as a Major Player in the Global Apparel and Textiles Market II-9Consumer Going for Textiles II-9Cotton Fabrics - In Demand II-10Textile Market Favoring Developing Nations II-10Cotton Demand Perks Up, but Production Slides II-10China - Vitalizing Textile Market II-10

3. ISSUES IMPACTING THE INDUSTRY II-11

Manufacturers Improving Productivity II-11

Problems Faced by the Spinner II-11

High Raw Material Costs II-11

Cotton - A Major Influence on Pricing II-11

Fiber Price Trends II-11

The Asian Cost Advantage II-12

Developing Nations Gaining at the Cost of Developed Nations II-12

Synthetic & High-Tech Fabrics - Popular with Designers II-12

Difficulties in Dyeing of Wool/Cotton Blends II-13

4. SYNTHETIC FIBERS II-14Synthetic Fiber: The Evolution II-14Market Overview II-14Key Markets for Synthetic Fibers II-14Table 3: Manmade Fiber Production Worldwide by Major Producing Countries (2009): Production in Million Tons for China, India, US, Taiwan, Korea and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15

Table 4: Global Manmade Staple Fiber and Filament Yarn

Production by Type (2008 & 2009): Volume Production in '000

Tons for Synthetics (Polyester, Polyamide, Polypropylene,

Acrylics, and Others) and Cellulosics (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-16

Table 5: Global Manmade Staple Fiber Production by Type(2009): Volume Production in '000 Tons for Synthetics(Polyester, Polyamide, Polypropylene, Acrylics, and Others)and Cellulosics (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-17

Table 6: Global Manmade Filament Yarn Production by Type

(2009): Volume Production in '000 Tons for Synthetics

(Polyester, Polyamide, Polypropylene, and Others) and

Cellulosics (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-18

Table 7: World Imports and Exports of Raw-Manmade Fibers(1991-2006) (In '000 pounds) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-19Cellulosic and Non-Cellulosic - Two Main Categories II-19Developing Countries Account for Higher Demand II-19Recent Past Developments in the Manmade Fibers Industry II-20Cellulose - Raw Material for Cellulosic Fibers II-20Cellulosic Vs. Synthetics II-20Synthetic Fiber - Production Process II-21Polymerization - A Process to Manufacture Synthetic Fibers II-21Undesirable Effects of Dyestuffs Used in Chemical Fibers II-21Polyester II-22Market Overview II-22Table 8: Global Polyester Fiber Production: 2005- 2009 (In Million Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) - Following Suit II-22A Remarkable Presence II-23Asia Dominates the Global Polyester Market II-23Major Polyester Producing Nations II-23Table 9: Polyester Fibers and Yarns Production Worldwide by Major Producing Countries (2008 & 2009): Volume Production for China, India, Taiwan, Korea, Europe, North America,Japan, South America and Rest of World In Thousand Tons(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-24

Table 10: Polyester Industrial Yarn Exports Worldwide by

Country of Destination (2007-2009): Volume Exports for

China, Korea, Taiwan, France, Netherlands and US In Thousand

Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-25

Textiles: Primary End Market II-25

Pricing Trends II-25

Factors Influencing Polyester Market II-26

Properties of Polyester II-26

Production Process of Polyester II-26

Types of Polyester Fiber II-27

Polyester Filament (PFY) II-27

Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) II-27

Polyester Chips: The Raw Material II-28

Polyester Filament Versus Polyester Staple Fiber II-28

Acrylic Fiber II-28

Market Overview II-28

China: A Global Leader II-28

Table 11: Acrylic Fibers Production by Major Producing

Countries (2009): Production Volume in Thousand Tons for

China, Western Europe, Turkey, Japan, Taiwan and Rest of

World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-28

Acrylic Fiber Production Defies Recession II-29

Acrylic Fiber Sector to Experience Dull Market Prospects II-29

The Main Pricing Influences II-29

Advantages of Acrylic Fibers II-29

Applications II-30

Table 12: Consumption of Acrylic Fibers Worldwide (2011):

Percentage Breakdown by End-Use Sector - Apparel, Home

Furnishings, Industrial and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-30

Acrylic - A Substitute for Cotton II-30

Development of Microfibers II-30

Acrylonitrile: The Raw Material II-31

Production Process II-31

Aramids II-31

Nylon II-32

Market Overview II-32

Table 13: Global Nylon Filament Production (2005) (In '000

Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-32

Nylon Excels as the Second Top-Produced Manmade Fiber II-33

China Leads Nylon Production II-33

Polyamide Production Suffers Amid Recession, Textile Yarn

Production Up II-33

Nylon Carpet Yarn Experiences the Most Dramatic Decline II-33

Table 14: Polyester Fiber Production by Type (2008 & 2009):

Annual Fiber Production in '000 Tons for Textile Yarn,

Industrial Yarn, Carpet Yarn and Staple Fiber (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-34

Unique Properties II-35

Different Forms of Nylon II-35

Table 15: Global Consumption of Nylon 6 and 66 (2011):

Percentage Breakdown by End-Use Sector for Carpets/Rugs,

Apparel, Home Textiles and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-35

Characteristics of Nylon 6,6/ABS II-36

DuPont's Tactel Nylon Fiber II-36

Rayon II-36

Market Perspective II-36

Types of Rayon II-36

Table 16: Rayon/Lyocell Market Worldwide (2011): Percentage

Breakdown by End-Use Sector for Apparel, Non-Wovens, Home

Furnishings and Industrial (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-37

Production Process II-37

Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber - A Form of Rayon II-37

Yarns Manufactured from VSF II-37

Viscose Versus Other Fibers II-38

Outlook II-38

Cellulosics II-38

Production of Cellulosics Bounces Back II-38

Table 17: Global Cellulosic Fiber Production in '000 Tons

by Type: 2000, 2005 & 2009 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-39

5. NATURAL FIBERS II-40Market Trends II-40Cotton and Wool - Natural Fibers With Inherent Shortcomings II-40Cotton Fibers II-40Global Cotton Production Stoops II-40Table 18: Global Cotton Production (In Million Tons):2007-08 to 2009-10 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-41

Table 19: World Cotton Production from 1991 to 2005 (In '000

480-Pound Bales) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-42

Table 20: World Cotton Yarn Production (2000-2005) (In '000Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43

Table 21: Cotton Yarn Production Worldwide by Major

Producing Countries (2009): Production in Million Tons for

China, India, US, Pakistan, Turkey and Rest of World

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43

Table 22: World Cotton Fabric Production (2000-2005) (In'000 Tons) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43Cotton Prices Rise Amid Lower Supply II-44Drop In Chinese Production Affects Global Output II-44Table 23: Global Cotton Demand-Supply Gap (2006-07 to2009-10) in Million 480-lb Bales (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-44Leading Markets Worldwide II-45Table 24: Cotton Production Worldwide by Major Producing Countries (2008-09 & 2009-10): Production in Million Tons for China, India, US, Pakistan, Brazil and Rest of World(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-45

Table 25: Global Cotton Consumption (2006/07): Percentage

Breakdown by Country/Region - China, India, Pakistan,

Turkey, United States and Others (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-45

On the Consumption Side - A Historical Review II-46

Organic Cotton Lifts the Prospects of Cotton Farming II-46

Altering Cotton Production Landscape - Challenges II-47

Promotional Schemes for Cotton Growers II-47

Table 26: Imports of Cotton by Various Countries (EU-25,

Russia, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan,

India, Pakistan and China) for the years 2000 through 2005

(Thousand 480-lb bales) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-48

Table 27: Exports of Cotton by Various Countries(Uzbekistan, Africa, Australia, Pakistan, Paraguay, India,China, Turkey, Sudan, Brazil, Mexico, and Egypt) for the years 2000 through 2005 (Thousand 480-lb bales) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-49Cotton Use in Carpets II-49Outlook II-49Silk II-50Wool II-50Recession Affects Demand for Wool Worldwide II-50Global Wool Production Continues to Plummet II-50Table 28: Global Wool Production in Thousand Tons: 2000-2009(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-51

Table 29: Global Raw Wool Production by Major Producing

Countries (2009): Production in '000 Tons for Australia,

China, New Zealand, Argentina and Others (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-51

Table 30: Sheep Population in Major Wool Producing Countries(2005) - China, Australia, India, (Former) Soviet Union,Iran, Sudan, New Zealand, South Africa, Turkey, Pakistan, UK and Others (in Million Head) (includes correspondinGraph/Chart) II-52Cashmere II-53Manufacturing Process II-53

6. SPECIALTY FIBERS II-54

Market Overview II-54

Elastomers Versus Nonwovens II-54

High Temperature Fibers II-54

Considerations for High-Temperature Uses II-55

Requirements for Thermal Insulating Material II-55

Technical Fibers II-56

Market Overview II-56

Significance of Machines II-56

Textile Materials Incorporating Metal Fibers II-57

Polymers II-57

Biopolymers - Favored for Medical Devices & Research II-57

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) II-57

Polypropylene II-57

Polypropylene Fibers II-58

Polypropylene Production Plummets II-58

Table 31: Global Polypropylene Fiber Production in Million

Tons: 2005-2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-58

Table 32: Polypropylene Fiber Production by Major Producing

Countries (2009): Production Volume in '000 Tons for US,

Western Europe, China, Turkey, Japan, Latin America and

Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-59

Dyneema of DSM II-59

Melamine II-59

7. YARNS II-60Domination of Spun Yarn Continues II-60Table 33: Global Spun Yarn Production by Yarn Type (2000,2005 & 2009): Production in Thousand Tons for Cotton,Polyester, Cellulosics, Acrylics, Wool and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-60

Table 34: Spun Yarn Production in Select Leading Countries

(2008 & 2009): Production in Million Tons for China, India

and US (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-61

The Textured Yarn Market II-61

Textured Polyester Yarn II-61

Wool Yarn II-61

Yarn Manufacturing Procedure II-62

Produced From Filaments II-62

Produced From Staple Fibers II-62

Texturizing Process for Synthetic Yarn II-62

Texturizing Techniques II-62

Knife Edge II-63

Stuffer Box II-63

False Twist II-63

Air Jet II-63

Knit-de-Knit II-63

Partially Oriented Yarn (POY) Market II-63

Draw Textured Yarn (DTY) & Spin Drawn Yarn (SDY) II-63

Characteristics That Affect Finished Product Quality II-63

Plies II-63

Twist II-64

Texturizing Yarn II-64

Two Primary Processes for Spinning Cotton Fibers II-65

Open End Spinning - Superior to Ring Spinning II-65

End-Use Application - Another Standard for Classification II-65

Composite Cut Resistant Yarn II-65

Causes for Defects in Garments II-65

TQM System: Essential for Yarn Producers II-66

8. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PROTECTIVE FABRICS MARKET - A RECENT PAST PERSPECTIVE II-67Garment That Protects Against Heat and Flame II-67Smart Materials II-67Kevlar II-68Bulletproof Garments II-68Vandalproof Protective Layer II-68

9. TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS IN TEXTILE MATERIALS II-69

Nanotechnology for Fabrics II-69

Celanese Acetate's MicroSafe Fiber & Yarn II-69

Smart Technologies II-69

Higher Absorption Capacity in Polyester Fiber II-70

Influence of Moisture in Textiles II-70

10. RECYCLING OF TEXTILE MATERIALS II-71Textile Waste Recycling II-71Process of Fabric Recycling II-72

11. TEXTILE MACHINERY - THE MEANS II-73

Weaving Machinery Market II-73

Man-Made Fiber Machines II-73

Opening and Cleaning Machinery II-73

Carding and Combing Machinery II-74

Carding Process II-74

Drawing and Roving Frames II-74

Yarn Winding Machinery II-74

Texturing Machines II-74

12. KEY END-USE MARKETS FOR TEXTILE MATERIALS II-75Apparel & Clothing - The Main End Use Sector II-75End-use Applications of Textile Materials in Various Apparels II-75Fabricated Textiles II-75Some of the Key Fabricated Textile Products II-75Carpets II-76Some Major Types of Carpets II-76Rugs II-76Automotives II-76Home Furnishings II-77

13. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS IN RECENT YEARS II-78

Nexia Biotechnologies' New Method to Produce Artificial Silk

Fiber II-78

Treated Cotton for Raincoats II-78

Tuscarora Yarns Launches New Process for Cotton Yarn II-78

ARS Develops New Technique for Cotton Dyeing II-78

New Process to Improve Colorfastness of Clothes II-79

14. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-80Uses of Textile Materials II-80Product Classification II-80Manufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Fibers II-80Natural Fibers II-80Specialty Fibers/Products II-80Yarns II-81Classification of Fibers II-81

15. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS/LAUNCHES II-83

Advansa Launches New Fiber Solution for Wool Blends II-83

Thermafiber Launches New FRF-114 Milled Mineral Wool Fibers II-83

Samson Unveils Innegra™-S Based Rope Technology II-83

SABIC Unveils Products with Natural Fiber II-84

INVISTA Releases New CORDURA® EcoMade Fabric Collection II-84

Esquel Introduces New Range of Yarns II-85

Unifi Extends Repreve® Range II-85

Americhem Launches Complete Range of Antimicrobial Offerings

for Synthetic Fiber II-85

Vermont Organic to Release New Organic Washable Wool Fabrics II-86

16. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS/LAUNCHES - A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE BUILDER II-87Unifi Introduces Repreve® Recycled Nylon II-87Radici Radyarn to Introduce Nanofeel Synthetic Fiber II-87Teijin Fibers Develops ECO STORM™ II-87Creora Unveils New Eco-friendly Fabric Collection II-87Korteks Launches Four New Polyester Yarns II-88Eastman Launches East ONE Brand Polymers II-88Invista Introduces CoolMax® II-88Nanocomp Develops First Nanotube Textile Material II-88Toray Industries Unveils Recycled Nylon II-89Performance Fibers Launches 1H75 Fiber and High Tenacity Yarn II-89Toray Develops New Cellulose-Derived Fiber II-89Kuraray and Kurabo Jointly Launch New Uniform Material II-89Teijin Fibers Develops New Material BARLETT® II-90

17. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-91

Palmetto Synthetics to Expand Facility in Williamsburg County II-91

China Linen Announces Capacity Expansion and Bleaching Line

for Linen Yarn II-91

Neomarkka to Acquire Manufacturing Units of Kuitu Finland II-91

Nakoda Inks Asset Purchase Agreement with Kyunghan II-92

Teijin Aramid to Revive Twaron Fiber Manufacturing Facility II-92

Invista to Refurbish Nylon Fiber Production Units II-92

Lenzing Purchases 75% Stake in Pulp Producer Biocel II-92

Chitra Textiles to Increase Production Capacity of Cotton Yarn

Facility II-93

Sudarshan Jeans to Set Up Cotton Yarn Plant II-93

Ram Raghav Industries to Establish Synthetic Spun Yarn Plant II-93

Texhong Group Plans to Build Cotton Fiber Plant II-93

Teijin to Sell Stake in Teijin Indonesia II-93

Uwe Gaedike Beteiligung Acquires Enka Tecnica II-93

Lenzing to Expand Production Capacities II-94

Indorama SPL Group to Establish Spentex Plant II-94

Gutermann and Corporacion Rey to Establish Facility II-94

Uhde Inventa-Fischer Signs Contract to Construct Polyester Plant II-94

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers to Invest in China, Thailand and Taiwan II-95

Weyerhaeuser to Construct New Plant in Gdansk II-95

Coherent to Take Over StockerYale Operations II-95

Mitsubishi Rayon to Divest Ningbo Rayon Acrylic Fibers II-96

Ems Group Takes Over Nexis Fibers II-96

KP Chemical Takes Over Pakistan PTA II-96

Mitsubishi Rayon to Cease the Production of Polyester Long Fibers II-96

Mitsubishi Rayon Subcontracts Production to Nippon Ester II-97

Naturally Advanced Inks an Agreement with Littlewoods II-97

Chemical CEOs to Take Over Trevira II-97

Teijin to Shut Down Polyester Film Facility in US II-97

Vinatex to Construct Centers in Vietnam II-97

DuPont Merges Its Three Business Units II-97

Teijin Dissolves Partnership with Cargill II-98

AGY Purchases 70% Majority Stake in Grace THW Group II-98

SK Capital Takes Over Integrated Nylon Unit of Solutia II-98

Vardhman to Invest INR 180 Million for Synthetic Yarn Capacity

Expansion II-99

Petrochemical & Textile Fiber Joint Stock to Construct New

Polyester Plant II-99

Uster Technologies Snaps Up Zweigle Products II-99

Momentum Chooses Repreve® FR of Unifi II-99

Nilit Takes Over Nylstar II-100

Sifas to Discontinue Production of Tule Fabric II-100

Sinopec Purchases Outstanding Stake in Joint Venture Yihua Unifi II-100

DAK Acquires Crystar Polyester Resin Technology of DuPont II-100

Dow Fiber and Paige Premium to Introduce Paigeaholic Jean

Featuring DOW XLA™ Fiber II-101

TMI Group Purchases Certain Assets of Brustio Antonio II-101

Teijin to Launch Polyester Recycling Project in Thailand II-102

18. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS - A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE BUILDER II-103Indorama Ventures Buys Tuntex II-103Eastman Inks JV Agreement with SK Chemicals II-103EIH Acquisitions Takes Over Polyester Fibers II-103Miroglio Group Inks Ingeo™ MLA with NatureWorks II-104SRF Takes Over Thai Baroda Industries II-104Thai Acrylic Fibre Takes Over Amicor Acrylic Fiber Brands II-104JH Birtwistle Acquires WM Lawrence II-105Reliance Industries to Acquire Polyester Manufacturing Unit II-105Xentrys to Purchase Staple Fiber Assets of Propilan II-105Sun Capital Affiliate Invests in Frontier Spinning Mills II-106Performance Fibers Acquires INVISTA Assets II-106Aquafil Buys Borgolon II-107Traction Partners Takes over Diolen Industrial Fibers II-107ITG Acquires BST II-108Bombay Rayon Acquires DPJ Clothing II-108Ka Wang to Take Over Cotton Yarn and Fiber Plant in North China II-108Culp Acquires Burlington House Division of ITG II-109Spentex Acquires Schoeller II-109RSWM Acquires 48.17% Stake in Cheslind Textiles II-109Dogi International Acquires Elastic Fabrics of America II-109Barnhardt Acquires Fiberweb Bleachery II-109INVISTA Acquires Honeywell's Asia-Pacific Nylon 6 BCF Assets II-110Celanese Acquires Corsadi BV's Acetate Product Business II-110LRT and Caipo Establishes Joint Venture II-110Polyester Fiber PU Signs Agreement with Enka De Colombia II-110Hongwei Signs Agreement with PIN Group for Supply of Yarn II-110Alok Industries Inks Licensing Agreement with AISLE 5 II-111Nano-Tex to Foray into Home Textiles II-111ES Fibervisions Expands Capacity II-111Solutia Increases Polyamide 66 Resins Production Capacity II-111The Kuraray Group Invests 700 Million Japanese Yen forCapacity Expansion II-112Lenzing and Modi Group to Jointly Set up Rayon Fiber Facilityin India II-112Rhodia Polyamide to Build PA6.6 Polymer Facility in Korea II-112Lenzing Group Commences Operations of Nanjing Fiber Plant II-112Toho Tenax Expands Carbon Fibers Capacity II-112Teijin Twaron Changes its Name to Teijin Aramid II-113Arteva Specialties Acquires Mitex's Yarn Processing Operations II-113NILIT Acquires Stake in INVISTA Nylon Apparel Business II-113International Textile Group Merges with Safety Components II-113La Seda Acquires PTA, PET and Preform Business of Advansa II-114Unifi Agrees to Acquire Dillon Yarn Business II-114Asahi Kasei Fibers Completes Acquisition of DorlastanT II-114Performance Fibers' Affiliate Acquires Polyester Yarn Businessof INVISTA II-114Spentex Acquires Stake in IndoRama II-114Spentex Acquires Uzbekistan's TTTL II-115SPG Partners Acquires Majority Stake in FiberVisions II-115Trelleborg AB Acquires Reeves Bros II-115Santista to Merge with Tavex II-115Burlington Worldwide to Set Up Burlington Phong Phu SupplyChain City II-116Toray to Establish Toray Polytech in China II-116New Polyester Project in Brazil II-116INVISTA Inaugurates Spandex Factory in China II-116Burlington Worldwide Forms New Burlington Labs II-117Kondo Corporation Inaugurates Textile Mill in Vietnam II-117Performance Fibers Embarks on Capacity Expansion II-117Performance Fibers to Expand Capacity of South Korean JointVenture II-117Teijin Limited to Expand Para-Aramid Fiber Production Capacity II-118

19. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS II-119

Acordis BV (The Netherlands) II-119

Aditya Birla Group (India) II-119

Grasim Industries Limited (India) II-119

Jaya Shree Textiles (India) II-120

Advansa Sasa Polyester Sanayi AS. (Turkey) II-120

Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. (Turkey) II-121

Asahi Kasei Fibers Corporation (Japan) II-121

Barnhardt Manufacturing Company (US) II-121

Celanese Acetate (US) II-122

Crescent Textile Mills Ltd (Pakistan) II-122

Cydsa, SA de C.V. (Mexico) II-122

DAK Americas LLC (US) II-123

Dewan Salman Fiber Ltd. (Pakistan) II-123

EI DuPont De Nemours & Co (US) II-123

ES FiberVisions, Inc. (US) II-124

Far Eastern New Century Corporation (Taiwan) II-124

Formosa Plastics Group (Taiwan) II-125

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation (Taiwan) II-125

Freudenberg Nonwovens (Germany) II-125

Honeywell International Inc. (US) II-126

Hyosung Corp. (South Korea) II-126

INVISTA (US) II-126

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Japan) II-127

Lenzing Fibers (Austria) II-127

Linea Più S.p.a. (Italy) II-128

LNJ Bhilwara Group (India) II-128

Marzotto SpA (Italy) II-128

Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd. (Japan) II-128

Montefibre SpA (Italy) II-129

NatureWorks LLC (US) II-129

Performance Fibers Inc. (US) II-130

PT Polychem Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia) II-130

PT. IndoRama Synthetics Tbk (Indonesia) II-130

PT Tifico Fiber Indonesia (Indonesia) II-131

Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) II-131

Reliance Industries Ltd. (India) II-131

Rhodia Polyamide (France) II-132

Schoeller Textil AG (Switzerland) II-132

Shell Chemicals Ltd. (UK) II-132

Shinkong Synthetic Fiber Corp. (Taiwan) II-133

SIFAS (Sentetik Iplik Fabrikalari A.S.) (Turkey) II-133

SINOPEC Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (China) II-133

Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fiber Co. Ltd. (China) II-134

Sinterama SpA (Italy) II-134

Teijin Fibers Limited (Japan) II-134

Thai Polyester Company Limited (TPC) (Thailand) II-135

Toray Industries Inc. (Japan) II-135

Unifi Inc. (US) II-135

Weiqiao Textile Co. Ltd. (China) II-136

20. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-137Textile Fibers Market II-137Table 35: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Textile Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-137

Table 36: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Textile Fibers by Product Group -Manufactured/

Manmade/Synthetic Fibers, Natural Fibers and Specialty

Fibers/Products Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-138

Table 37: World Historic Review for Textile Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-139

Table 38: World Historic Review for Textile Fibers by Product

Group - Manufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Fibers, Natural Fibers

and Specialty Fibers/Products Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003

through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140

Table 39: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Fibers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-141

Table 40: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Fibers by

Product Group - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

Manufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Fibers, Natural Fibers and

Specialty Fibers/Products Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-142

Table 41: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Manufactured/ Manmade/Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region -US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-143

Table 42: World Historic Review for Manufactured/

Manmade/Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-144

Table 43: World 15-Year Perspective for Manufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-145Manufactured/ Manmade/Synthetic Fibers by Product Segment II-146Table 44: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Polyester Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-146

Table 45: World Historic Review for Polyester Fibers by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-147

Table 46: World 15-Year Perspective for Polyester Fibers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-148

Table 47: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Nylon/Aramid Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and

Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-149

Table 48: World Historic Review for Nylon/Aramid Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-150

Table 49: World 15-Year Perspective for Nylon/Aramid Fibers

by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years

2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-151

Table 50: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forOlefins by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-152

Table 51: World Historic Review for Olefins by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for

Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-153

Table 52: World 15-Year Perspective for Olefins by GeographicRegion - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-154

Table 53: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Acrylic/Modacrylic Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-155

Table 54: World Historic Review for Acrylic/Modacrylic Fiberby Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-156

Table 55: World 15-Year Perspective for Acrylic/ Modacrylic

Fiber by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years

2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-157

Table 56: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forCellulosics by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-158

Table 57: World Historic Review for Cellulosics by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years

2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-159

Table 58: World 15-Year Perspective for Cellulosics byGeographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales forUS, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-160

Table 59: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Other Synthetic Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-161

Table 60: World Historic Review for Other Synthetic Fibers byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-162

Table 61: World 15-Year Perspective for Other Synthetic

Fibers by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume

Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years

2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-163

Table 62: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forNatural Fibers by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, andLatin American Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualSales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-164

Table 63: World Historic Review for Natural Fibers by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-165

Table 64: World 15-Year Perspective for Natural Fibers byGeographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales forUS, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-166Natural Fibers by Product Segment II-167Table 65: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forCotton Fiber by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, andLatin American Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualSales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-167

Table 66: World Historic Review for Cotton Fiber by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-168

Table 67: World 15-Year Perspective for Cotton Fiber byGeographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales forUS, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-169

Table 68: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Wool Fiber by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin

American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-170

Table 69: World Historic Review for Wool Fiber by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-171

Table 70: World 15-Year Perspective for Wool Fiber by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011

& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-172

Table 71: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forSilk Fiber by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-173

Table 72: World Historic Review for Silk Fiber by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years

2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-174

Table 73: World 15-Year Perspective for Silk Fiber byGeographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales forUS, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-175

Table 74: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Specialty Fibers/Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,

and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-176

Table 75: World Historic Review for Specialty Fibers/Products by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-177

Table 76: World 15-Year Perspective for Specialty

Fibers/Products by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown

of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets

for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-178

Spun Yarn Market II-179

Table 77: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Spun Yarn by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin

American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-179

Table 78: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forSpun Yarn by Product Group - Manufactured/Manmade/ SyntheticYarns and Natural Yarns Markets Independently Analyzed withAnnual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-180

Table 79: World Historic Review for Spun Yarn by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years

2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-181

Table 80: World Historic Review for Spun Yarn by ProductGroup - Manufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Yarns and NaturalYarns Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-182

Table 81: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Yarns by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011

& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-183

Table 82: World 15-Year Perspective for Textile Yarns byProduct Group - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales forManufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Yarns and Natural YarnsMarkets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-184

Table 83: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Manufactured/ Manmade/Synthetic Yarn by Geographic Region -

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East, and Latin American Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years

2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-185

Table 84: World Historic Review for Manufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Yarn by Geographic Region - US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualSales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-186

Table 85: World 15-Year Perspective for Manufactured/

Manmade/Synthetic Yarn by Geographic Region - Percentage

Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin

American Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-187

Manufactured/Manmade/Synthetic Yarn by Product Segment II-188

Table 86: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Polyester Spun Yarn by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and

Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-188

Table 87: World Historic Review for Polyester Spun Yarn byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-189

Table 88: World 15-Year Perspective for Polyester Spun Yarn

by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales

for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years

2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-190

Table 89: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forAcrylic/Modacrylic Spun Yarn by Geographic Region - US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), MiddleEast, and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed withAnnual Sales Figures in Thousand Tons for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-191

Table 90: World Historic Review for Acrylic/Modacrylic Spun

Yarn by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets Inde

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