Textile Chemicals for Finishing
Finishing Agent-126
Newsoft-X-100
Waxamul-AA
Vinol-EM
Polytex-S
Fixer-SRL
Bouncyfin-4000
Sofgel
Fabgard-35
Textile Chemicals for Dyeing and Printing
Acetex-S
Carrier-APW
Disper-TEX
Fibro Binder-NBN
Fibrofix-DF
Print-W
Fibrosist
Accelerator HTS
Fabdisp-SN
Fibnium
Fibrobloom
Fabcol
Fab Lev-RSK
Textile Chemicals for Pre-Treatment
Fibrowet-OT
Fibronol-NP-10
Clinol
Delstain-Eco-100
Solvent-FCI
Sumosol -SR
Scourol-FCI
Speldex
Sumocol-XNS
Bitex-DRS
Frescolene-K
Stabiliser-AB-81
Perox-FIFA
Overview of Textile Chemicals
Textile chemical products range from highly specialized chemicals (such as biocides, flame retardants, water repellents and warp sizes) to relatively simple commodity chemicals or mixtures thereof (such as emulsified oils and greases, starch, sulfonated oils, waxes and some surfactants). Several thousand textile chemical specialties are sold, many of them quite similar and differing from one supplier to another merely in trade names and prices. Altogether, over sixty distinct functional chemical product classes are used in yarn formation, fabric pretreatment and finishing, textile laminating and coating, and other miscellaneous applications.
The global textile chemicals market had a value of over $8.5 billion in 2006 and is forecast to grow by 2-2.5% annually over the next five years. The volume growth of global textile chemical consumption in the past three years was about 3% per year, including growth in textile chemicals for apparel in China and India and for carpets and technical textiles in the United States and Western Europe. The increase in the value of textile chemical consumption over the past three years is attributable to a textile chemical price escalation of 10-20% on average (30% in cost-competitive countries such as China and 5-10% in less cost-competitive countries) caused by a dramatic increase in crude oil prices.
In the United States, Western Europe and Japan, the textile chemicals market for apparel, sheets, curtains and towels has declined substantially, mainly because of increasing imports. Because the textile markets for carpets, nonwoven fabrics and industrial fibers in the United States, Western Europe and Japan have been largely unaffected by geographical shifts in textile production, the markets for binders used in carpet backcoatings and nonwoven fabrics have remained relatively strong, as have those for advanced textile finishes such as water/oil/soil repellents and flame retardants.
In the past ten years, Turkey has become a growing market for textile chemicals, based on strong cotton production and proximity to the markets in the European Union. For the next couple of years, the Turkish textile industry is expected to stagnate or grow only slowly (2%) due to increased competition from Chinese and Indian exporters; increasing labor, finance and energy costs in Turkey, which are considerably higher than those in China, India and Pakistan; the displacement of the production of low-quality products to low-cost countries such as Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, or the North Africa region; and the lack of support of the textile industry by the Turkish government.
Total consumption of textile chemicals in East Asia grew 17% per year on a volume basis during 2003-2006 and represented 43% of the world market in 2006. Consumption in this region will continue to increase at about 5.0% per year on average through 2011 and account for 50% of the world market. China has become the largest market for textile chemicals, surpassing the United States and Western Europe in the past three years, based on ever-growing apparel and textile production and on huge production of synthetic fibers and cotton. It remains to be seen, however, how long the textile boom in China is going to last at its current pace. The Chinese textile industry might experience rising production costs and will suffer from severe environmental protection measures.
The global textile chemicals market had a value of over $8.5 billion in 2006 and is forecast to grow by 2-2.5% annually over the next five years. The volume growth of global textile chemical consumption in the past three years was about 3% per year, including growth in textile chemicals for apparel in China and India and for carpets and technical textiles in the United States and Western Europe. The increase in the value of textile chemical consumption over the past three years is attributable to a textile chemical price escalation of 10-20% on average (30% in cost-competitive countries such as China and 5-10% in less cost-competitive countries) caused by a dramatic increase in crude oil prices.
In the United States, Western Europe and Japan, the textile chemicals market for apparel, sheets, curtains and towels has declined substantially, mainly because of increasing imports. Because the textile markets for carpets, nonwoven fabrics and industrial fibers in the United States, Western Europe and Japan have been largely unaffected by geographical shifts in textile production, the markets for binders used in carpet backcoatings and nonwoven fabrics have remained relatively strong, as have those for advanced textile finishes such as water/oil/soil repellents and flame retardants.
In the past ten years, Turkey has become a growing market for textile chemicals, based on strong cotton production and proximity to the markets in the European Union. For the next couple of years, the Turkish textile industry is expected to stagnate or grow only slowly (2%) due to increased competition from Chinese and Indian exporters; increasing labor, finance and energy costs in Turkey, which are considerably higher than those in China, India and Pakistan; the displacement of the production of low-quality products to low-cost countries such as Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, or the North Africa region; and the lack of support of the textile industry by the Turkish government.
Total consumption of textile chemicals in East Asia grew 17% per year on a volume basis during 2003-2006 and represented 43% of the world market in 2006. Consumption in this region will continue to increase at about 5.0% per year on average through 2011 and account for 50% of the world market. China has become the largest market for textile chemicals, surpassing the United States and Western Europe in the past three years, based on ever-growing apparel and textile production and on huge production of synthetic fibers and cotton. It remains to be seen, however, how long the textile boom in China is going to last at its current pace. The Chinese textile industry might experience rising production costs and will suffer from severe environmental protection measures.
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