ASIA PACIFIC TECHNICAL TEXTILES CONTINUE TO GROW – BULK OUTPUT RISES IN CHINA, WHILE JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA CHASE NICHES
July 1st, 2018
THE ASIA-Pacific technical textiles sector is still robust – with China’s industry continuing to grow, with bulk products still a focus. Meanwhile, more developed economies such as South Korea and Japan keep honing their output, looking for specialist niches and edges created by innovation.
China’s technical textiles sector produced slightly more than 15 million tonnes of fibre in 2017, 4% up on the previous year, but down from the average annual growth of 8.1% achieved between 2011 and 2016, according to the China National Textile and Apparel Council ...
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