Germany Continues to Lead the Technical Textiles Sector

摘要

While the technical textiles industry has matured in many respects, the sector continues to grow, spurred on by a myriad of macro-drivers, such as growing populations in developing countries, maturing populations in developed economies, increasing urbanization, higher spending on road and rail infrastructure, increasing air travel in the Middle and Far East, and higher demands for environmental protection. In the developed markets of Europe, North America and East Asia, the textile producers that have survived the past 50 years or so have largely moved out of commodity goods into technical products, which are finding ever more end-uses as they replace conventional fabrics - and even other non-fiber materials, such as metal.