Statistics: Fibre Consumption for Technical Textiles in Japan, April 2011 edition

This report includes statistical data and analysis of the Japanese man-made fibre and technical textile industry under the following headings: man-made fibre production and consumption; man-made fibre consumption for technical applications; and production of technical textiles. It also includes an outlook for the Japanese technical textile industry, and contains a wealth of recently released data for 2010.

SUMMARY

MAN-MADE FIBRE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN JAPAN

• Man-made fibre production
• Man-made fibre capacity utilisation
• Mill consumption of man-made fibre

MAN-MADE FIBRE CONSUMPTION FOR TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS IN JAPAN

• Industrial fibre consumption by fibre type
• Fibre consumption for tyre reinforcement

PRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN JAPAN

• Nonwoven fabric production
• Production of industrial textile goods
• Production of spunbonded fabric

FUTURE PROSPECTS

List of tables

• Table 1: Japan: man-made fibre production by fibre type, 1996-2010
• Table 2: Japan: man-made fibre capacities and production, 1988-2010
• Table 3: Japan: industrial fibre consumption by fibre type, 2000/01-2009/10
• Table 4: Japan: fibre consumption for tyre reinforcement, 1994-2010
• Table 5: Japan: nonwoven fabric production by end-use, 1999-2010
• Table 6: Japan: production of industrial textile goods, 1999-2010
• Table 7: Japan: spunbonded fabric production by fibre type, 1995-2010

List of figures

• Figure 1: Japan: man-made fibre production, 2000-10