Saturday 26 November 2011
Characteristics of the textile and clothing sector
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The textile and clothing industry comprises:
The treatment procedure of raw materials, i.e. the preparation or production of various textile fibres, and/or the manufacture of yarns (such as through spinning).
"Natural" fibres include cotton, wool, silk, flax, jute, etc.
"Man-made" fibres include fibres coming from transformation of natural polymers (cellulosic fibres e.g. viscose, acetate, modal, etc.), synthetic fibres (i.e. organic fibres based on petrochemicals, such as polyester, nylon/polyamide, acrylic, polypropylene, etc), and fibres from inorganic materials (e.g. glass, metal, carbon or ceramic).In relation to textile materials, the terms "man-made", "synthetic" and "artificial" fibres are often used interchangeably. According to the manufacturing processes used, "synthetic" fibres are those gained through polymerization of organic monomers, while "artificial" fibres are obtained through chemical transformation of natural organic polymers. the production of knitted and woven fabrics (i.e. knitting and weaving);finishing activities - aimed at giving fabrics the visual, physical and aesthetic properties which consumers demand - such as bleaching, printing, dyeing, impregnating, coating, plasticizing, etc; the transformation of those fabrics into products such as: garments, knitted or woven (= the so-called "clothing" industry); carpets and other textile floor covering;home textiles (such as bed linen, table linen, toilet linen, kitchen linen, curtains, etc.).
