Record levels in global shipments of new textile machinery

21 May '12

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In the segment of double heater draw-texturing spindles (for polyester filament) investments surged from 568,250 texturing spindles in 2010 to 826,500 in 2011, an increase of +45%. This meant also a new all time high of newly shipped double-heater draw-texturing spindles. By far the biggest investor in this type of machinery was China where 624,500 new spindles or 76% of global shipments were installed, followed by distant second India with 90,000 or 11%, Turkey with 20,000 or 2.4%, Japan with 19,750 or 2.4% and Taiwan with 7,500 or 0.9%. p.t.o.

Weaving Machinery
Worldwide shipments of shuttle-less looms continued soaring in 2011 to 153,750 machines, an increase of +44% from last year's record of 107,000. The main reason behind this development is the surge in shipments of water-jet looms. After a skyrocketing jump of +537% to 73,250 in 2010, which was partially due to the fact that more weaving machinery manufacturers reported for the first time in 2010, global deliveries in this shuttle-less loom segment continued soaring by +54% to 113,000 machines in 2011.

In the shuttle-less loom segment of rapier/projectile looms shipments increased from 16,000 in 2010 to 19,250 in 2011, an increase of +20%. Also deliveries of shuttle-less air-jet looms increased from 17,750 in 2010 to 21,500 in 2011 (+21%). As in previous years the main destination of shuttle-less looms was Asia, where 148,500 or 96% of all new shuttle-less looms were installed. Country-wise the biggest global investor was again China with 128,100 looms (83%), of which 106,000 were water-jet looms, 13,900 air-jet looms and 8,250 rapier/projectile looms.

With 9,100 looms (6%) of global shipments India was the second biggest investor, followed by Indonesia with 2,900 (1.9%) and Korea with 2,500 looms (1.6%).

Circular & Flat Knitting Machinery
Global shipments of large circular knitting machines decreased by -16% from 34,500 in 2010 to 28,900 in 2011. Nevertheless, this was still the 3rd highest number of large circular knitting machines ever shipped. Also in this segment Asia was the main regional investor in this type of machinery absorbing 26,400 machines or 91% of all machines shipped in 2011.

The biggest single investor was again China with a total of 21,200 machines (a global market share of 73%) followed by India with 1,500 machines (or 5.2%), Bangladesh with 1,050 machines (or 3.6%) and Turkey with 900 machines (or 3.1%).

In the segment of electronic flat knitting machines, global shipments in 2011 jumped by +37% to 70,000 machines. The bulk of global shipments of electronic flat knitting machines was delivered to Asia (65,250 or 93%), while Europe's (including Turkey) share reached 5.8% (= 4,100 machines). The biggest single investor in 2011 was again China, where 54,800 new machines (78%) were installed, followed by Bangladesh with 4,475 machines (6.4%), Hong Kong with 2,930 machines (4.2%), Turkeywith 2,150 machines (3.1%) and Italy with 1,120 machines (1.6%).

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