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Insight7 Dec 2016In 2016, the global hygiene market will consume 4.4 million tonnes, valued at US$17.0bn, states Smithers Pira’s report, The Future of Global Hygiene Markets to 2021: Wovens vs Nonwovens.
Insight7 Dec 2016Saurer Group’s E³ triple added value philosophy of innovation and sustainability was developed with a “clear customer focus”, and forms the basis of its exhibit at India ITME.
EFI Reggiani is exhibiting advanced, environmentally friendly industrial digital inkjet textile technology at the International Textile Machinery Exhibition in Mumbai.
Intelligence6 Dec 2016In 2015, European Union clearly played a major role in the trade of textile manufactures. Out of $497.541 billion worth of textile manufactures traded in the globe, EU27 accounted for $132.754 billion, more than a quarter (26.7%) of global trade. European Union’s had even higher than China’s 25.7% share of global trade. Where the world had a trade surplus in textile manufactures, with 56.5% of its trade value in exports, the EU had a large deficit, with 12.8% of its trade value in exports
Intelligence6 Dec 2016The World had a trade value in Textile Fibers amounting to $65.407 billion and, of that amount, $14.111 billion (or 21.6% of world's trade value) belonged to the EU27 countries, 81.69% higher (10 points higher in terms of shares) than America's $7.767 billion (11.9% share of world's trade value). While the world had a trade surplus in Textile fibers in 2015, with 51.3% of its trade value in its exports, the EU had a deficit with 45.4% of its trade value in exports. The United States also had a trade surplus, with 80% of its trade value in Exports.