The trend increase in textile machinery shipment in 2018. The main results of the 41st Annual International Textile Machinery Shipment (ITMSS) published by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) showed the growth trend in the market.
The report covers six segments of textile machinery, namely spinning, draw-texturing, weaving, large circular knitting, flat knitting and finishing. The 2018 survey has been compiled in cooperation with more than 200 textile machinery manufacturers representing a comprehensive measure of world production.
Global shipment of new short-staple spindles and open-end rotors increased by +1.5% and +13% in 2018, respectively. The number of shipped draw-texturing spindles rose by +50% and deliveries of shuttle-less looms improved by +39%. Shipments of long-staple spindles, circular knitting machines, and electronic flat knitting machines decreased by -27%, -4% and -20%, respectively.
In the finishing segment, the sum of machines shipped worldwide in the category “fabric continuous” and “fabric discontinuous” fell by -0.5% and -1.5% year-on-year, respectively. These are the main results of the 41st annual International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics (ITMSS) just released by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF).
