Study on European Textiles and Clothing Industry - July 2007 executive summary of a study of the Japan Chemical Fiber Association study of the European man-made fiber, textiles and cloting industries. - http://www.jcfa.gr.jp/english/what_data/jcfa_study_on_european_t_and_c_industry_executive_summary.pdf
Economic Impacts of Post-9/11 Security Initiatives on the International Textiles and Clothing Industry - In-depth June 2002 study aimed at unravelling the specific affects on the international textile industry of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the 24-Hour Rule, enacted by the US Congress during the immediate aftermath of the 9/1 - http://students.washington.edu/dohne/Impacts_ExecSum.htm
The Challenge for 2005: European Textiles and Clothing in a Quota-Free Environment - The 2004 High Level Group report to the European Commission, formulating a series of major recommendations to counter depressed internal demand and rising imports into the European Union, of textiles and clothing. - http://www.textile-platform.org/documents/Key%20Documents/Basic/HLG-the%20challenge%20for%202005.pdf
The Polypropylene Industry in China - Nexant, Inc July 2006 in-depth analysis of the current state and future development of the Chinese polypropylene manufacturing industry. - http://www.chemsystems.com/search/docs/prospectus/MC06_China_PP_Pros.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part X - Tenth and closing chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, providing a proposal for focus areas for strategy formulation. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap10.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part VIIII - Ninth chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, focusing on problems and issues faced by the powerloom industry. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap9.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part VIII - Eighth chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, reviewing the awareness of local industries on modernisation and upgrading of technologies. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap8.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part VII - Seventh chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, offering a discussion about marketing and related issues. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap7.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part VI - Sixth chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, describing raw materials, quality and usage patterns. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap6.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part V - Fifth chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, reviewing products and production processes. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap5.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part IIII - Fourth chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, focusing on looms, weaving preparatory machines and their technology levels. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap4.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part III - Third chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, describing the structural pattern, business models, employment and investment capabilities in - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap3.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part II - Second chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, focusing on the dispersal and structure of the powerloom industry of Tamilnadu. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap2.pdf
The Indian Textile Industry. Part I - First chapter of an extensive review of the Indian textile raw materials and finished products industries, and roadmaps for its future development and promotion, containing an introduction, and a description of the reviews' objectives and methodologies. - http://texmin.nic.in/tnpl_chap1.pdf
A Comparative Study of the British and Italian Textile and Clothing Industry - April, 2003 published study, commissioned by the UK Department of Industry, comparing the performance of the UK textile and apparel industry relative to the Italian industry. Authors: Nicholas Owen and Alan Cannon Jones. - http://www.dti.gov.uk/files/file14772.pdf
Hard Choices for Textiles and Clothing in SADC - Extensive research paper describing the time-limited opportunities for southern African economies to benefit from increases in investment and employment in the textile and garment sector, after recent market-opening measures in major developed country mar - http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/faculty/flatters/writings/ff_hard_choices.pdf
The WTO and the Politics of Reform in India's Textile Sector - Extensive paper examining the dynamics of domestic interest-group politics as they are effected by impending changes to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules concerning the Indian textile sector. Author: Errol D'Souza. - http://www.gapresearch.org/governance/DSouza-Textiles-WEB-july03.pdf
Textiles and Apparel in NAFTA - Policy research paper of the World Bank, examining the changes that Mexico's textile and clothing industry is likely to face under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), comparing pre-NAFTA and probable post-NAFTA scenarios. Authors: Geoffrey Ba - http://www.bancomundial.org.mx/pdf/55.pdf
The Textile and Apparel Industries in the New Millennium - Extensive paper about the changes in scope and organizational structure textile and apparel firms will undergo in light of the growing market diversity, far reaching technological change, and intensifying competitive pressures. Author: Peter Kilduff. - http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume1issue2/articles/kilduff/kilduff_full.pdf
Sub-Saharan Africa: A Potential Production Source for Textile and Apparel? - Study examining the sub-Saharan African region as a potential competitive source of production for textile and apparel firms. Authors: Aaron McRee and Nancy L. Cassill, PhD. - http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume2issue3/articles/mcree/mcree_full.pdf
Market Access Study to Identify Trade Barriers Affecting the EU Textiles Industry - 1999 Report commissioned by the European Community presenting the main features of the import regimes for textiles and clothing, implemented by 24 countries world wide, identifying trade obstacles and the impact on the EU export of textiles and raw materi - http://trade-info.cec.eu.int/textiles/documents/74.pdf
Producing Yarn of Required Quality at Competitive Prices - Extensive article about the current state of the Pakistani yarn and textile industry, and the need to investe in new machinery and technologies. Author: Dr. H.R. Sheikh. - http://www.webtex.com.br/arquivosPDF/producing_yarn.pdf
The Development of the Medical Textile Market - Presentation of the harmonisation of the global medical textile market into application categories, and an analysis of the trends in the foreign trade of medical textiles on the world economy. Author: Robert Czajka. - http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/49_06_13.pdf
The China Threat to the World Textile and Apparel Trade - In-depth analysis of Chinese import increases and price shifts in quota controlled textile and clothing categories in the US, published by the American Textile Manufacturers' Institute (ATMI). - http://www.ncto.org/textilecrisis/china.pdf
The Global Textile and Clothing Industry post the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing - Discussion paper, assessing the likely impact of liberalisation of the textile and garment trade taking into account recent technological and managerial developments, and focusing on recent development in supply chain management in the textile and garment - http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/discussion_papers5_e.pdf
Classification of Man-made Fibers and their Codes - Classification and code table for man-made fibers created from natural and synthetic polymers, and inorganic materials. Also, descriptions of viscose and rayon fibers and their uses. From Water Processing Sweden AB. - http://www.water.se/res/default/classification_of_fibers.pdf
End-Use Products in Technical Textiles and Nonwovens - World market forecast to 2010 on the expected developments in the applications and consumption of finished products in the technical textiles and nonwovens industries. From David Rigby Associates. - http://www.dratex.co.uk/acatalog/MedtechSUm.pdf
The Future of the Textiles and Clothing Sector in the Enlarged Europe - European Commission staff working paper from 2003, providing and economic and competitiveness analysis of the European textile and apparel industry following the recent enlargement of the European Union. - http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/textile/documents/sec2003_1345en.pdf
Insight into the Turkish Textile and Apparel Industry - Brief summary outlining the current situation of the textile industry in Turkey, and its position in the global economy. Author: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akalin. - http://ejt.marmara.edu.tr/ejt_articles/Akalin.pdf
Eco-Labels and International Trade in Textiles - Extensive paper presenting a formal analysis of the welfare and trade implications of eco-labeling schemes in the global textile industry. Authors: Wesley Nimon and John C. Behgin. - http://www.card.iastate.edu/publications/DBS/PDFFiles/99wp221.pdf
The Cost of EU Trade Protection in Textiles and Clothing - Comprehensive March 2000 report estimating the costs of European Union restraints on trade in textiles and clothing, in light of its obligations under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). Authors: J.F. Francois, H. Glissmann and D. - http://www.frihandel.nu/pdf/textilrapport.pdf
Analysis of Clothing Web Sites for Young Customer Retention - Doctor of Philosophy thesis about research aimed at determining the effects of the attitude of a sample of young consumers toward their favourite web sites on intentions to purchase through Internet clothing sites and other channels. Author: Yoo-Kyoung Se - http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10272003-150525/unrestricted/YKETD.pdf
Business to Business E-Business Models - Extensive paper categorizing and reviewing the different types of business to business electronic business models currently in use, and their ways of implementation in and by the textile industry. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: George Hodge and Chr - http://www.autexrj.org/No4-2004/0117.pdf
Influence of the Parametric Cost Estimation in the Textile Supply Chain - In-depth study comparing the advantages, drawbacks, and applicability in the product life cycle, of various cost estimation methods in the context of the textile industry. Authors: M. Camargo and others. - http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume3issue1/articles/Carmago/carmargo_full_08_02.pdf
Globalisation and the South African Textiles Industry - Revised version of a paper presented at the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) workshop on Globalisation, Production and Poverty in South Africa, focusing on the impact of trade liberalisation on firms, employment and wages in the South African - http://www.gapresearch.org/production/DP9%20SAf%20textiles.pdf
Competitiveness of the Turkish Textile and Clothing Industry - Extensive paper presenting a study on the competitiveness of the Turkish textile and apparel industries, identifying its sources and changes in competitive conditions. Author: Erol Taymaz. - http://www.inovasyon.org/pdf/ET.textile%20and%20clothing%20ind.15_09_02.pdf
The US Textile and Apparel Industry - A Revolution in Progress - Original 1987 report from the OTA Project staff, describing the state of the US textile and apparel industry and strategies for the future. Includes a glossary of technical terms and definitions. - http://www.wws.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/byteserv.prl/~ota/disk2/1987/8733/8733.PDF
Textile, Wool and Fur Matters - Rules and regulations under US products identification and labelling acts for the textile, fur and apparel industries. Text and PDF files. From the US Federal Trade Commission's web site. - http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/textilejump.htm
Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements - Comprehensive guide, stipulating US federal labeling requirements for textile, wool and fur products. From the Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with the American Apparel Manufacturers Association. - http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/thread.htm
Textiles & Apparel - Analysis of the US textile and apparel industry with regard to employment and average wages. From the Employment Security Department. - http://www.wa.gov/esd/lmea/sprepts/indprof/textiles.htm
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing - Paper presented to the World Trade Organization in order to facilitate a comprehensive evaluation of progress in implementation of the Urugay Round Agreements on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). - http://www.itcb.org/Documents/itcb-mi3.pdf
Creative Destruction or just Plain Destruction - Comprehensive paper investigating the reasons behind the economical and technological downturn of the US textile and apparel industry. Authors: Jim Levinsohn and Wendy Petropoulos. - http://www.nber.org/~confer/2000/itif00/levinsohn.pdf
Lessons Learned from the History of Technology Adoption in the US Textile Industry - Paper about the problems and chaos caused in the US textile industry by the necessity to adopt advanced technologies, through the perspective of similar processes occurring with earlier generations. Author: Dr. Douglas Cooper. - http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume4issue1/articles/Cooper/cooper_full_89_04.pdf
Man-made Fibers Fuel Growth of Nonwovens - Report and forecast of the growth and development of the production volumes of the nonwovens industry, and the factors influencing the process. Author: Stan Dobson. - http://www.ifj.com/issue/Feb01/35.htm
New Biotech Tools for a Cleaner Environment - Technical report about the evolution and recent growth of industrial biotechnology, the development of pollution prevention policies, and the potential for biotechnology to offer new ways of preventing pollution and foster sustainable development. Summary - http://www.bio.org/ind/pubs/cleaner2004/CleanerExecSumm.pdf
The Shape of Textiles To Come - Comprehensive paper about research, funded by the Leonardo da Vinci Programme of the European Union, aiming to generate a new vision of management and organizational competence for Europe's textiles and clothing management executives at the start of the 2 - http://www.tecminho.uminho.pt/up-skills/pdf-docs/Ingles-link.pdf
Profile of the Textile Industry - Sector Notebook Project report focused on the environmental issues associated with the US textile industry. From the US Environmental Protection Agency. - http://www.environmental-center.com/articles/article496/textilsn.pdf
The Fiber Year 2001 - Comprehensive survey of the fiber market in 2001, including an economic outlook, and reviews of cotton cultivation, man-made fiber intermediates, fiber supply, development of fiber types, filament yarn and staple fiber production, and further processing. - http://www.indo-rama.net/FiberYearBook2001engl.pdf
EPA. Sector Notebook Project - Profile of the plastic resin and man-made fiber industries. Document, containing 190 pages. From the US Environmental Protection Agency. - http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/plastic.html
New Developments in Biodegradable Fibres - Extensive paper presented at the 2000 Edana conference, about the market position of biodegradable fibers and materials for nonwovens, focused on coverstock technology for hygiene disposables. From Nonwoven.Co.Uk. - http://www.nonwoven.co.uk/reports/Edanabiodeg.htm
Scenario Planning for the Technical Textiles Sector - Extensive market report on the current status and future development of the Australian technical textiles industry, prepared by the Australian Business Enterprise Development Pty., Ltd. - http://www.industry.gov.au/assets/documents/itrinternet/TCFLTechnical.pdf
Polyester in Technical Textiles and Nonwovens - In-depth world market forecast to 2010 for the development of the use of polyester fiber in the technical textiles and the nonwovens industries. From David Rigby Associates. - http://www.textile-info.com/1875-ToC.pdf
The Textile and Garment Industry in Vietnam - Comprehensive overview of the history, development and current state of the Vietnamese textile and garment manufacturing industry, including a list of companies, and legislative articles relating to trade and industry. - http://moeaitc.tier.org.tw/idic/mgz_topic.nsf/0/54f372825f4887ac4825676a002abac9?OpenDocument
Trends in the Japanese Textile Industry - Comprehensive report from the US Department of Commerce's Office of Technology Policy (OTP), describing the strategies and technologies which have propelled Japan to the forefront of apparel textile innovation. Author: Dr. John E. Berkowitch. - http://www.technology.gov/Reports/textile/textile.pdf
Product and Process Innovation in the Chemical Fibre Industry - Extensive paper about research into patents databases which concluded that a coupling of product and process technologies is distinguishing the Japanese pattern of patenting, and is the most likely cause of the transfer of technological leadership in micr - http://www.provincia.mantova.it/seuropa/sei_conference/pdf/Lindsay_doc.pdf
The Polypropylene Fibres Industry in Japan - Extensive presentation of the Japanese polypropylene fiber industry in the last decade of the 20th Century. From New Fibres Magazine. Author: Hideo Sakakura. - http://www.technica.net/NF/NF2/ejapanPP.htm
The Polish Textile and Man-made Fiber Industry - Presentation about the facts and figures of the Polish textile and man-made fibers industry, delivered by Alojzy Urbanowski at the EATP 2000 Conference. - http://www.technica.net/NF/NF2/epolonia.htm