Weaving Machinery
After having recorded the lowest amount of shipped shuttle-less looms in 2009 (43,400) since the year 2000 when shipments of Chinese textile machinery manufacturers were included for the first time in this survey, worldwide investments in shuttle-less looms jumped in 2010 by +146% to a new record of 107,000 machines. While in the segment of rapier/projectile looms decreased by -32% to 16,000 machines, the segment of air-jet looms jumped by +110% to 17,700 machines and the segment of water-jet looms skyrocketed by +537% to 73,300 machines.
This significant increase in shipments of shuttle-less looms was the result of both more investments as well as more reporting companies. 97% of all machines were destined for Asia. Country-wise China was again by far the biggest recipient of shuttle-less looms having installed 89,400 or 84% of total shipments in 2010. Of the total amount 6,800 machines were rapier/projectile looms (-31% compared to 2009), 12,900 air-jet looms (+112%) and 69,700 water-jet looms (+617%). With 5,400 shuttle-less looms or 5% market share, India was distant second, followed by Indonesia with 2,400 or 2.2%, Bangladesh with 2,300 or 2.1% and Korea with 1,000 or 0.9%.
Circular & Flat Knitting Machinery
The segment of circular knitting machines recorded an increase of +36% to 34,500 in comparison to 2009. This marked the highest investment level since the year 2000. The previous record of 30,500 was recorded in 2005. With 92% Asia was the preferred region of investments in circular knitting machines. Like in the other segments the biggest investor in this type of knitting machinery was China with 26,400 or 77% of global shipments. India was the second biggest investor in 2010 with 1,370 machines or 4.0% of global shipments followed by Bangladesh with 1,330 machines or 3.8%, Turkey with 1,000 or 2.9% and Brazil with 860 or 2.5%.
In the segment of electronic flat knitting machines, global shipments in 2010 jumped by +187% to 51,130. This jump in shipments has two main reasons: first, a booming Chinese market and second, more textile machinery companies participating in the survey. The bulk of shipments went to Asia (94%) with Europe (incl. Turkey) absorbing 3.9%. Once more China was the biggest single investor in electronic flat knitting machines investing in 37,800 machines (74%) followed by Bangladesh 4,960 (9.7%), Hong Kong with 2,760 (5.4%), Turkey with 1,350 (2.6%) and Cambodia with 790 (1,5%).
Finishing Machinery
The 2010 edition of the ITMF international textile machinery shipment statistics includes for the sixth time also data on finishing machinery.
International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF)
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