http://www.YnFx.com YnFx Overall Textile News en bharati@yarnsandfibers.com YnFx Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:10 -0600 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:10 -0600 http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37194 General Wed, 15 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The Turkish home textile industry is on an uptrend and expresses future confidence by an expansion of production, investments and enlarging production sites. The sector expects 15 % more turnover in 2... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37193 General Wed, 15 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The economy during the first quater in 2013 moves steadily. Textile industry imporved with faster production and export rate. After the close of 2012/13 seasonal temporary reserve purchase, the reserv... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37192 General Wed, 15 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 For the first time, Pakistan has become the biggest importer of man-made fabric (MMF) from Surat, surpassing even the US and Saudi Arabia. The textile ministry's figures show that man-made fabric and ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37191 General Wed, 15 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Three large Dutch clothing manufacturers CandA, G-Star and Cars have signed up to an international agreement to improve safety in Bangladesh factories, RTL news reports. Zara and Ha... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37190 General Tue, 14 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Shingora Textiles on Monday announced its formal collaboration with eminent designer Rajesh Pratap Singh at an event organised in Hotel Park Plaza. With this collaboration, Singh will de... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37189 General Tue, 14 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 China's slumping naphtha imports go a long way to explaining why industrial output growth has been muted and why it may not accelerate much in coming months. Net imports of the refined ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37188 General Tue, 14 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Several Belgian textile companies and a brand from the chemical industry have shown interest to invest in Macedonia, said Agency for Foreign Investments director Visar Fida after Tuesday's business f... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37187 General Tue, 14 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Knitwear garment exporters have yet again voiced their anxiety over the ‘abnormal increase in the yarn prices. Stating that the garment exporters were struggling to execute the existing o... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37186 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Debut for new Eco-Applicator offering significant energy savings for a wide range of technical textile applications fromA.Monforts Textilmaschinen at Techtextil; on the companys largest stand at the ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37185 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 As we are well aware, already in 2012 Italian textile machinery suffered a drawback of 11 % in production and now the overall index for new orders in the first three months of the ongoing year shows a... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37184 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Zhonghao textile project, which costs a total investment of HK$ 150 million, has entered into machinery installation and commissioning period and has recruited employees for certain posts. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37183 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 India's apparel industry is likely to grow at about 8 per cent annually and reach Rs 2,74,600 crore over the next three years, credit rating agency Care Research said today. "The domest... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37182 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Discussions about the first global cotton futures contract have hit a roadblock in setting a new benchmark that could replace the existing century-old agreement on ICE Futures US, traders said. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37181 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Sri Lanka has invited to invest in textile plants in Uganda an exporter of cotton, where the companies from the island are already building mini hydro plants, during a state visit by President Mahinda... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37180 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Bangladesh garment workers will get higher wages after the government made known its plans to raise the minimum wage for them. The news comes in light of a factory building collapse, which killed more... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37179 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Petrochemical firms risk creating a glut of high-end products in Asia as they invest billions of dollars to move up a value chain threatened at the bottom end by cheap US ethylene. Fir... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37178 General Sun, 12 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The textile industry, especially fibre makers are bullish about achieving the target under the National Fibre Policy. With an impetus from the central government's TUF scheme and as part of the upcomi... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37177 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Garment units in Gurgaon, which were flourishing in the past, are in deep trouble now and most of them are even planning to shift from the Millennium City. Being a labour-intensive indu... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37176 General Mon, 13 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Chinese apparel sector entrepreneurs yesterday expressed interest to invest in Bangladesh as they found many factories here adequately compliant. They expressed the interest at a time wh... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37175 General Sun, 12 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has floated a tender to sell 170,000 barrels of open-specification naphtha for lifting between May 27 and May 29, a company official said on Sunday. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37174 General Sat, 11 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 According to latest report by US Department of Agriculture (USDA), India's cotton exports are expected to exceed the earlier estimate to touch 9.2 million tonnes in 2012-13 marketing year ending July,... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37173 General Fri, 10 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 More than a decade after the last major home textiles mill closed in the United States there are plans to open what would be the first new yarn spinning plant in this country in more than 20 years. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37172 General Fri, 10 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 From 11 to 13 June 2013, international technology Group ANDRITZ will present its state-of-the-art technologies for the nonwovens and technical textiles sectors at Techtextil in Frankfurt. ANDRITZ Asse... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37171 General Fri, 10 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) recently granted permission to Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNK), Russias and one of the worlds leading petrochemical producers, to acquire 100% of the sha... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37170 General Fri, 10 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Angel network Mumbai Angels has invested in Yoga Smoga, a yoga-inspired athletic apparel and accessories company founded by US-based Indian-origin entrepreneur Rishi Bali. This is the fifth internatio... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37169 General Fri, 10 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Cotton futures rose to one-month highs on Wednesday on fresh buying driven by concerns about dry weather in Texas, the country's No 1 growing state, and as investors prepared for a key US crop report ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37168 General Fri, 10 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Bangladesh has shut down 18 garment plants in an attempt to prevent a repeat of last month's factory collapse outside Dhaka, where the death toll passed 800 Wednesday, with rescuers pulling dozens mor... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37167 General Thu, 09 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Netherlands-based apparel body passed resolution on lack of labour safety, health measures and an inappropriate work environment in Bangladesh After the recent incidents of fire at and col... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37166 General Thu, 09 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Representatives of Brazilian companies and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are visiting the Amazon region of Peru's San Martin to share experiences on improving cotto... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37165 General Thu, 09 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Representatives of the Turkish company Chalik Holding paid a three-day visit to Georgia on Wednesday. According to the Georgian National Investment Agency, the delegation is headed by director of Chal... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37164 General Thu, 09 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Ecuador's crude-oil exports totaled 11.93 million barrels in March, a 2% increase from the previous month, the Central Bank said Thursday. Crude oil is Ecuador's main export. All the oi... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37163 General Thu, 09 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 New Zealand Wool Services International Limiteds Marketing Executive, Mr Paul Steel reports that the combination of a slightly weaker NZ dollar compared to most main trading currencies; restricted wo... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37162 General Thu, 09 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Textile manufacturer Alok Industries plans to increase focus on polyester in FY14. In the current financial year, the company expects to have 41 per cent of the company's revenue from manmade fibre,... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37161 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Proposte, the Italian trade show for fine European fabric and window coverings, has partnered with Intertextil Shanghai organizer Messe Frankfurt to create a presence at the August fair here. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37160 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 All the major schemes of the Ministry of Textiles are implemented all over India including the North Eastern States. As per the Government decision, the Ministry of Textiles has been earmarking 10 per... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37159 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Despite the slowdown, Indian apparel market is expected to grow annually at 13-15% to cross the $125 billion (Rs 675,000 crore) mark by 2020, a survey by Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (C... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37158 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Polytex Garments Limited, a part of the global apparel giant the Esquel Group, has been an integral part of Sri Lankas apparel industry for the last 36 years, and continues to grow from strength to s... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37157 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 American jeans have been flying off the shelves in Europe but they might not be available much longer. U.S. denim manufacturers last week woke up to a sharp slap in the face from a Eur... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37156 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 NASA is partnering with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and shoemaker Nike to issue a global call for innovative fabric systems with the potential to lead to stronger, lighter an... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37155 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Garment exporters yesterday expressed concern about the two-day shutdown beginning today as a big team of buyers from 20 top global brands will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow. The exporters als... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37154 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Market forecasts for a surge in US crude inventories dragged down oil prices in the Asian trade today, analysts said. New Yorks main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in June, d... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37153 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 To end on May 15, 2013, this years farming season has already yielded 221,000 tons of cotton, the President of the National Cotton cartel of producers, CNPCC, Ousmane Ousmaté, told Le Quotidien de l... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37152 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 IKEA GreenTech, an IKEA Group venture capital company, announced today that it has invested in DyeCoo Textile Systems, a Dutch company that has developed the first commercially available waterless dye... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37151 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Punjab has achieved 16 percent of cotton sowing targets fixed for the sowing season 2013 to fulfil the domestic requirements of the commodity as well as to export it. The sowing is 16 percent higher t... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37150 General Wed, 08 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 China's daily crude oil imports in April rose 3.7 percent from a year earlier and rose 3.5 percent from a month earlier, customs data showed on Wednesday, as refiners took advantage of lower prices to... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37149 General Tue, 07 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The Maharashtra government has decided to extend the benefit of the 12 per cent interest subsidy to existing textile units which would like to expand all over the state, officials said. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37148 General Tue, 07 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 China National Cotton Group, one of the leading players in the country's cotton industry, has set up North China's largest cotton storage base in Weifang city, Shandong province. Warehous... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37147 General Tue, 07 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 In April, Bangladesh's exports rose nearly 10 percent to $2.08 billion from a year earlier, rising for a 10th month, thanks to stronger clothing sales, the Export Promotion Bureau said on Tuesday. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37146 General Tue, 07 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Savio, with its high technological know-how, achieves the 85% of its turnover in Asia, and mainly in China, where a great demand for a quality upgrade of installed textile machinery manufacturing capa... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/news_fullstory.php?id=37145 General Tue, 07 May 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Drop of the CEPEA/ESALQ Index observed for 15 business days were halted in late April; however, the lowest import and export parities, because of international price decreases, may press down quotes. ... http://www.YnFx.com YnFx Textile Reports en bharati@yarnsandfibers.com YnFx Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:10 -0600 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:10 -0600 http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/images/topbanner_logonew.gif http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/revamp_ir/index.php3 http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=660 General Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The mainland and Hong Kong agreed in October 2005 to further liberalise the mainland market for Hong Kong companies under the third phase of the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA III). Under CEPA III, the mainland agreed to give all products of Hong Kong origin, including textiles, tariff-free treatment starting from 1 January 2006. Hong Kong's textiles industry serves not only the local clothing manufacturers, but also those on the Chinese mainland and other offshore production bases. Capitalising on the long experience in the manufacture of textiles, many Hong Kong companies are also engaged in textiles trading. Hong Kongs textiles industry is reputed as a supplier of quality dyed and printed fabrics. It is also strong in cotton spinning, denim weaving, knit-to-shape panel knitting and fine-gauge cotton knit manufacturing. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=659 General Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The Chinese textile manufacturers are developing some of the best answers in technical aspects of textile industry, along with very competitive prices. With the rapid expansion of textile industry, China's textile machinery industry also enjoys an occasion for development, and become the world's largest textile machinery manufacturer. China started industrialized machine virtually 80 years ago. At present, China-made textile machinery and equipment account for 80 percent of domestic textile machinery market. But, the industry is facing 50 percent less of sales share, and only 15 percent of gross margin, so loss coverage is high. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=658 General Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI's) Garments and Textile Industry Development Office (GTIDO) reports that Philippine textile and apparel exports increased annually from 2009 to 2011. According to GTIDO, exports in 2011 totaled US$2.14 billion of which apparel exports accounted for $1.92 billion; textiles, US$162 million; and used apparel, US$53 million and accounted for 4.4 percent of total Philippine exports. During the January through October 2012 period, the United States ranked first among export markets for Philippine textiles and apparel, accounting for a 59-percent share, followed by the European Union, 13 percent; and Japan, 9 percent.... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=657 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 West Europe, consisting textiles majors like Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and France - accounted for 3.6% of global fibre/filament production and 5.5% in consumption. West Europe manufactures all types of fibre/filament. Its share in global acrylic production was 16% in 2011, while 14% of global viscose filament and 12% in viscose. In nylon, West Europe accounts for 9% of global production while it ac-counts for 2% of world’s polyester production. Europe’s cotton production, is just 1.3% of global out-put, which is largely grown in Greece. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=656 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The second largest producer and consumer of textile fibres/filament in the world, India has been traditionally a major cotton grower. It ranks second only after China in cotton production. In 2011, it produced 9.60 million tons of fibres/filament (including cotton) and consumed about 7.45 million tons. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=655 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Turkey was the ninth largest producer of fibre/filament in the world in 2011 with cotton, acrylic and nylon as the major segments. It was the world’s second largest importer of fibre/filament, second only to China, thus becoming the fifth largest market in the world. In 2011, it accounted for 2% of world’s fi-bre/filament with production volume of 1.43 million tons. During the year, it imported 1.29 million tons of fibre/filament.... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=654 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 USA was worlds third largest producer of fibres/filaments in 2011 with production at 5.09 million tons and accounting for 7.1% of total production. It was second largest supplier of nylons, third largest in cotton and fourth largest in PSF and sixth in PFY. It is the top exporter of cotton, while ranking third in nylon trade. It held sixth position in export of PSF and eighth in exports of VFY and VSF. In PFY trade, USA ranks ninth. It was also the third largest importer of fibre/ filaments during 2011. While USA produces all types of fibres/filament, its mainstay has been cotton and nylon where it has a major share in world supply. Polyester staple fibre too was large but had a smaller share. It has stopped producing viscose fibre/filament and acrylic staple fibre.... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=653 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Mexico is a major textile producer due to its lower than average labour costs and the market's close proximity to the USA. It's strong ties with the USA economy means that the textile industry is very sensitive to any dollar fluctuation. Mexico is currently the fourth largest supplier of textiles to the US. Although it is not a major producer or exporter of fibre/filament, it is a major consumer and thus a major importer. Its domestic fibre/filament is very small; about 0.6% of global production. It has modest production capacities of most manmade fibre/filament, excepting viscose. In 2011, it ranked fifteenth in global output, twenty in export, but tenth in imports and thirteenth in consumption. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=652 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Brazil ranked fifth largest producer of fibre/filament in 2011, with production at 2.36 million tons, including cotton. The major component was cotton while manmade fibre/filament production totaled 341,000 tons during the year. Brazil produces all type of fibre/filament. Globally, it was the fifth largest producer of cotton, seventh in viscose staple fibre and ninth in viscose filament. It is also the eighth largest consumers of textile fibre and also the fifth largest exporters. In consumption, Brazil ranks fifth in cotton consumption and ninth in polyester filament yarn. It was the second major importer of polyester filament in 2011. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=651 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Indonesia remained fifth in global manmade fibre/filament supplies and accounted for 3.4% of produc tion and 2.6% in consumption of the same in 2011. During the year, it produced 1.41 million tons of manmade fibre/filament and consumed about 1.57 million tons during the year. It is one of the major importers and consumers of cotton. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=650 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Pakistan was the fouth largest fibre/filament (including cotton) producers in the world in 2011, by virtue of it being the fourth largest grower of cotton crop. It produced about 8.6% of global cotton and 1.3% of manmade fibre/filament during the year. It was the sixth largest producers of polyester staple fibre. Area under cotton in Pakistan accounts for 9.0% of world’s cotton acreage in 2011. During the year, it produced a total of 2.89 million tons of fibres/filaments including 2.31 million tons of cotton and 585,000 tons of manmade fibres. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=649 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 China continued as the single largest producer and consumer of all types of fibre/filament used in textiles. In 2011, it produced 37.6 million tons of fibre/filaments, comprising 7.3 million tons of cotton and 30.3 million tons of manmade fibre/filament. It was the top exporter of polyester filament yarn, polyester staple fibre, nylons and viscose filament yarn. It ranked 2nd in viscose staple fibre exports, 13th in acrylic fibre and 44th in cotton.... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=648 VFY Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Thailand notched four positions up and was ranked seventh largest producer of fibre/filaments (including cotton) in the world and ranked tenth in terms of consumption in 2011. During the year, it produced 1.09 million tons of fibre/filament and consumed over 1.00 million tons. Globally, it can be reckoned as one of the major players in viscose stable fibre segment, although polyester industry is much larger than viscose in volume. In terms of supplies, Thailand ranked fourth in the world and was the third largest exporter of viscose staple fibre in 2011. In polyester, Thailand was the seventh largest producer of filament yarns and eighth largest in staple fibre. In terms of demand, Thailand ranked eighth in polyester filament yarn and fibre consumption. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=647 VFY Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Malaysia was the 12th largest producer of manmade fibre/filament in 2011 and eleventh largest con-sumer in Asian. Its mainstay has been the polyester filament yarn industry. Of the 408,000 tons of manmade fibres/filament produced in 2011, 70% or 286,000 tons was polyester filament yarn and 72,000 tons in staple fibres. The only other manmade fibre Malaysia produces is nylon. In 2011, 55,000 tons of nylon filament yarn was produced. In manmade fibres, Malaysia accounts for 0.9% of World’s manmade fibre production. In polyester filament yarns, it has a share of 1.31%. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=646 VFY Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Japan, once a textile hub, has seen a steady decline in its position as a major supplier and is losing rapidly in its share in the World. In 1990, it was the seventh largest producer and by 2011 it lost two positions falling to ninth rank. In March 2011, the country faced another climatic disaster with a massive earthquake hitting the north-east region triggering a tsunami that caused extensive damage to the country. Despite the disaster, Japan produced just 641,000 tons of manmade fibre in 2011, up 0.5% over 2010. Although, its rank has declined over the years, it is still among the top 10 producers and exporters in many segments. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=645 VFY Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 South Korea ranked sixth in global fibre/filament production in 2011 and was eighth largest consumer. It was third largest producer of polyester staple fibre and fourth largest producer of nylon and polyester filament. During the year, it produced 1.52 million tons of manmade fibre/filament ac-counting for 2.1% of global supplies. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=644 VFY Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 Taiwan was the third largest producer manmade fibre/filament in the world in 2011 accounting for 4.7% of world produce. In 2011, it produced 2.14 million tons of manmade fibres as against 2.31 million tons it produced in 2010 This implies a decline of 7.5%. It was the sixth largest producers of acrylic staple fibre, third in nylon and polyester filament and fifth in polyester staple fibre. It was also the fifth largest viscose staple fibre producer in 2011. However, its share has been steadily declining since 1990 as China was ramping up rapidly compared to other textile economy. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=643 Cotton Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The "World Cotton Fibre - Trends in Demand and Supply" is the Seventh annual compendium in a se-ries from YarnsandFibers covering the trends in global demand and supply of textile fibre/filament in-dustry. The compilation covers all major fibre producing countries accounting for 85% of global pro-duction and consumption. Time series on trends from 1990 to 2011 on production, imports, exports and apparent consumption is presented country-wise for 13 countries including all major Asian coun-tries, USA and West Europe. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=642 VFY Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The "World Viscose Fibre - Trends in Demand and Supply"ť is the Seventh annual compendium in a se-ries from YarnsandFibers covering the trends in global demand and supply of textile fibre/filament in-dustry. The compilation covers all major fibre producing countries accounting for 85% of global pro-duction and consumption. Time series on trends from 1990 to 2011 on production, imports, exports and apparent consumption is presented country-wise for 13 countries including all major Asian coun-tries, USA and West Europe. ... http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/preferredsupplier/reports_fullstory.php?id=641 Benzene Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:07:00 -0600 The "World Nylon Fibre - Trends in Demand and Supply" is the Seventh annual compendium in a series from YarnsandFibers covering the trends in global demand and supply of textile fibre/filament in-dustry. The compilation covers all major fibre producing countries accounting for 85% of global pro-duction and consumption. Time series on trends from 1990 to 2011 on production, imports, exports and apparent consumption is presented country-wise for 13 countries including all major Asian coun-tries, USA and West Europe. ...