FEATURE | TECHNICAL TEXTILES
TEXTILES GO TECH
Technical and smart developments have taken the textiles sector to a whole new level, and if recent expert predictions are correct, it’s only just the beginning
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he market in Technical Textiles has been identifi ed as one of the most segmented and developing in the world, according to a study by analysts at
futuremarkeresearch.com. It is one, the authors say, has been growing at
considerable speed thanks to “an increasing consumer preference and the development of new methods”. It names what it describes as “a
broad fi eld for competitors” in the so-called Sunshine
the likes of DuPont, Asahi Kasei Corporation, Kimberly-Clark, Mitsui Chemicals, Freudenberg, Ahlstrom, Honeywell
and Johns Manville
among the key players. Further afi eld, Ukraine is looking forward to US investment of $300 million to help develop their technical textiles and nonwovens industry, something seen as a response to the Russian government’s recent announcement of heavy investments in the sector, primarily targeted at the defence industry. Most textile companies in Germany are increasingly concentrating on technical textiles, although there has been a shift of late to the development of smart solutions such as electrically conductive, luminous, sensory or heating ones.
Sector, citing
While research has been ongoing for more than 15 years, the numbers of products are available commercially are limited. Sabine Gimpel, Head of Research Marketing at the Institute for Special Textiles and Flexible Materials (titv) told visitors that a breakthrough is on the horizon in the fi eld of sensory clothing for the health and wellness sector. Other industry segments singled out in the report were mobile, medical, industrial, sports, residential
and agro. Prominent
among the exhibitors at interzum were Canada’s Aquila, Jacquard of Thailand and Germany’s
Other reports suggest the synthetic fabrics market, those concerned with polyester, nylon,
acrylic, Schmitz. spandex and rayon types, are set for gradual
growth in the next few years and another this month said the awnings fabric market would also witness a steady CAGR. An earlier report from hsme magazine suggested that, despite a downturn in the global industry, the technical sector stood out as “a strong inspirational force... The market presence of technical textiles is expanding and the fi eld is experiencing growth in functions and applications”, it reported. |
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