The other major consumers of manmade Fibre were USA, West Europe, India and Taiwan who together consumed 27% of World’s Fibre production. Taiwan was the second largest producer and a major exporter of manmade Fibre in 2004. During the year, its exports accounted for 43% of domestic production. India has become a net exporter of manmade Fibre in 2004. Among the 11 countries under the study, China, USA, West Europe and Pakistan were net importers of manmade Fibre while, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and India were net exporters.

China, USA, India, Pakistan and Brazil were major producers of cotton in 2004. They together accounted for 74% of global production. The major importers of cotton were China, Turkey and Pakistan in 2004 while USA, Uzbekistan and Australia were major cotton exporters.

This attempts to place in perspective, the trends witnessed in manmade Fibres since 1990 with regards to production, consumption and trade. The presentation is made through descriptive analysis of the trends and changes in Fibre industry with detailed tabulation in various permutation and combinations and graphical presentation. The purpose of this compendium is to serve as a basic information infrastructure for textile companies and to all those who are related to Fibres and yarns industry. The compendium will also serve as a ready to use reference and the presentation help easy and quick consumption of the information.

The Report is divided into three sections: Global View, Fibre View and Producer / Consumer View.

The first section covers World production of manmade and natural Fibres for the period 1980 to 2004. This section covers time series on production of polyester - with its two streams the staple Fibre and filament yarn, nylon – staple Fibre and filament yarn, viscose – staple Fibre and filament yarn and acrylic staple Fibre. Among the natural Fibres, the report covers production of cotton, wool and silk. The aggregation is done for each of Fibre group namely manmade Fibre – cellulosic and synthetic, and natural Fibres. They are further aggregated into total Fibres production. Also tabulations on year-on-year percentages changes and each Fibre/yarn’s share in respective segment are presented.

The second section covers details on each Fibre with a view of presenting major producers and consumers of individual Fibre/yarn. Here, it covers production, demand and trade (imports and exports) of each Fibre/yarn distributed by countries. The countries are China, Taiwan, Korea, India, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, USA and West Europe. Tabulation also includes year-on-year percentage changes of each indicator, each countries’ share in World aggregate.

The third section is the Producer/Consumer view containing profile of each country by the Fibre or yarn they produce trade and consume. This covers time series on production, import, export and consumption for the period 1990 to 2004. An analytical view covers tabulations on year-on-year percentage changes in all the indicators, the Fibre/yarn’s export intensity in terms of domestic production and the country’s dependence on import in relation with its domestic consumption.

The report will be useful at all levels of decision makers and particularly, handy for textile corporate and business planner.

The data on manmade Fibre and natural Fibre is available in myriad of sources. We have collated the data from best and authentic sources after verifying the same with industry peers. In our endeavor to serve our clients, we shall release the next report in 2006 with updated data for 2005 and also incorporating projection over the period of next five years.

Section I
The World Fibres
Global Fibres: An Overview
Table 1.1 World Fibre Production
Table 1.2 World Cellulosic Fibre Production
Table 1.3 World Synthetic Fibre Production
Table 1.4 World Natural Fibre Production

Section II
The Fibre View

Polyester: An Overview
Table 2.1.1 Polyester (S+F) Production
Table 2.1.2 Polyester (S+F) Imports
Table 2.1.3 Polyester (S+F) Exports
Table 2.1.4 Polyester (S+F) Apparent consumption
Table 2.1.5 Polyester Staple Fibre Production
Table 2.1.6 Polyester Staple Fibre Imports
Table 2.1.7 Polyester Staple Fibre Exports
Table 2.1.8 Polyester Staple Fibre Apparent Consumption
Table 2.1.9 Polyester Filament Yarn Production
Table 2.1.10 Polyester Filament Yarn Imports
Table 2.1.11 Polyester Filament Yarn Exports
Table 2.1.12 Polyester Filament Yarn Apparent Consumption

Nylon: An Overview
Table 2.2.1 Nylon (S+F) Production
Table 2.2.2 Nylon (S+F) Imports
Table 2.2.3 Nylon (S+F) Exports
Table 2.2.4 Nylon (S+F) Apparent Consumption
Table 2.2.5 Nylon Staple Fibre Production
Table 2.2.6 Nylon Staple Fibre Imports
Table 2.2.7 Nylon Staple Fibre exports
Table 2.2.8 Nylon Staple Fibre Apparent Consumption
Table 2.2.9 Nylon Filament Yarn Production
Table 2.2.10 Nylon Filament Yarn Imports
Table 2.2.11 Nylon Filament Yarn Exports
Table 2.2.12 Nylon Filament Yarn Apparent Consumption

Acrylic: An Overview
Table 2.3.1 Acrylic Staple Fibre Production
Table 2.3.2 Acrylic Staple Fibre Imports
Table 2.3.3 Acrylic Staple Fibre Exports
Table 2.3.4 Acrylic Staple Fibre Apparent Consumption

Viscose: An Overview
Table 2.4.1 Viscose (S+F) Production
Table 2.4.2 Viscose (S+F) Imports
Table 2.4.3 Viscose (S+F) Exports
Table 2.4.4 Viscose (S+F) Apparent Consumption
Table 2.4.5 Viscose Staple Fibre Production
Table 2.4.6 Viscose Staple Fibre Imports
Table 2.4.7 Viscose Staple Fibre exports
Table 2.4.8 Viscose Staple Fibre Apparent Consumption
Table 2.4.9 Viscose Filament Yarn Production
Table 2.4.10 Viscose Filament Yarn Imports
Table 2.4.11 Viscose Filament Yarn Exports
Table 2.4.12 Viscose Filament Yarn Apparent Consumption

Cotton: An Overview
Table 2.5.1 Area Under Cotton Cultivation
Table 2.5.2 Cotton Production
Table 2.5.3 Cotton Imports
Table 2.5.4 Cotton Exports
Table 2.5.5 Cotton Consumption

Section III
The Producer-Consumer View
China: An Overview
Table 3.1.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.1.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.1.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.1.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.1.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

Taiwan: An Overview
Table 3.2.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.2.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.2.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.2.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.1.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

USA: An Overview
Table 3.3.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.3.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.3.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.3.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.3.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

West Europe: An Overview
Table 3.4.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.4.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.4.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.4.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.4.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

India: An Overview
Table 3.5.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.5.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.5.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.5.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.5.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

Korea: An Overview
Table 3.6.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.6.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.6.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.6.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.6.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

Indonesia: An Overview
Table 3.7.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.7.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.7.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.7.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.7.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

Thailand: An Overview
Table 3.8.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.8.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.8.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.8.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.8.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

Japan: An Overview
Table 3.9.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.9.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.9.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.9.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.9.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

Pakistan: An Overview
Table 3.10.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.10.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.10.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.10.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.10.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption

Malaysia: An Overview
Table 3.11.1 Fibre Industry
Table 3.11.2 Manmade Fibre Production
Table 3.11.3 Manmade Fibre Imports
Table 3.11.4 Manmade Fibre Exports
Table 3.11.5 Manmade Fibre Apparent Consumption