YarnsandFibers.comis the largest textile portal in the world. It also has a large collections of buyers, suppliers and traders of yarns and fibers.
The Textile Industry is one of the earliest to come into existence in India, after agriculture and one of the most important segment of the Indian economy.
Textile Industry satisfies the most basic needs of people and holds importance, maintaining sustained growth for improving quality of life.
It has a unique position as a self-reliant industry, from the production of raw materials to the delivery of finished products, with substantial value-addition at each stage of processing; it is a major contribution to the country's economy
The production of textiles is an ancient craft, whose speed and scale of production has been altered almost beyond recognition by industrialization and the introduction of modern manufacturing techniques. However, there is little difference between ancient and modern plain weave, twill or satin.
Many textiles have been in use for millennia, while others are recent inventions. The range of materials has increased in the last century with the introduction of artificial fibers in the 1920s and 1930s.
Textiles are used in wide variety of applications. The most common of which are used for clothing and containers such as bags and baskets Today, we can see that textiles and woven fabrics are used worldwide in a wide variety of applications such as the apparel industry, household textiles and furnishings, medical items, industrial uses and technical products. Fabric weaving consumes about 28 million tons of fibres per annum, equivalent to over half of the global textile market.
Textiles used for industrial purposes, and chosen for characteristics other than their appearance, are commonly referred to as technical textiles.
The global textile market stands high with the fabric weaving consumption reaching about 28 million tons of fibre every year. The figure is equivalent to over half of the global textile market. It has been predicted that global production of woven products will grow by 25% between 2002 and 2010, reaching more than 35 million tons.
Textiles production increased handsomely by 8% in 2005-06 (measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production, Central Statistics Organization), over and above the 9% growth clocked in 2004-05. Such back to back high growth was last recorded in 1995-96 and 1996-97 when the increases were in double digits. The end of quota regime, opened doors for global trade.
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