The World Market for Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation: A 2016 Global Trade Perspective

This report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for textile machinery for weaving, knitting, stitch-bonding; making tulle, lace, embroidery, braid; and felt preparation. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics that appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for textile machinery for weaving, knitting, stitch-bonding; making tulle, lace, embroidery, braid; and felt preparation for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports. I do so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying textile machinery for weaving, knitting, stitch-bonding; making tulle, lace, embroidery, braid; and felt preparation? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of textile machinery for weaving, knitting, stitch-bonding; making tulle, lace, embroidery, braid; and felt preparation vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of textile machinery for weaving, knitting, stitch-bonding; making tulle, lace, embroidery, braid; and felt preparation? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

1 METHODOLOGY 11 1.1 Our Approach 11 2 THE WORLD MARKET 17 2.1 Exports 17 2.1.1 The World Market: Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation Export Supplies in 2016 17 2.2 Imports 20 2.2.1 The World Market: Imported Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation in 2016 20 3 EXPORTS 24 3.1 Africa: Export Supplies of Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation 24 3.1.1 Executive Summary 24 3.1.2 Egypt 28 3.1.3 Ghana 28 3.1.4 Kenya 28 3.1.5 Madagascar 29 3.1.6 Malawi 29 3.1.7 Mauritius 29 3.1.8 Morocco 30 3.1.9 Mozambique 30 3.1.10 Namibia 30 3.1.11 Nigeria 31 3.1.12 South Africa 31 3.1.13 Swaziland 32 3.1.14 Tunisia 32 3.1.15 Uganda 32 3.2 Asia: Export Supplies of Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation 33 3.2.1 Executive Summary 33 3.2.2 Bangladesh 36 3.2.3 Brunei 37 3.2.4 Cambodia 37 3.2.5 China 38 3.2.6 Hong Kong 39 3.2.7 India 40 3.2.8 Indonesia 41 3.2.9 Japan 42 3.2.10 Macau 43 3.2.11 Malaysia 43 3.2.12 North Korea 44 3.2.13 Philippines 44 3.2.14 Singapore 45 3.2.15 South Korea 46 3.2.16 Sri Lanka 47 3.2.17 Taiwan 48 3.2.18 Thailand 49 3.2.19 Vietnam 49 3.3 Europe: Export Supplies of Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation 50 3.3.1 Executive Summary 50 3.3.2 Austria 54 3.3.3 Belarus 55 3.3.4 Belgium 56 3.3.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57 3.3.6 Bulgaria 57 3.3.7 Croatia 57 3.3.8 Czech Republic 58 3.3.9 Denmark 59 3.3.10 Estonia 59 3.3.11 Finland 60 3.3.12 France 61 3.3.13 Georgia 62 3.3.14 Germany 63 3.3.15 Greece 64 3.3.16 Hungary 64 3.3.17 Ireland 65 3.3.18 Italy 66 3.3.19 Kazakhstan 67 3.3.20 Latvia 67 3.3.21 Lithuania 67 3.3.22 Luxembourg 68 3.3.23 Moldova 68 3.3.24 Norway 68 3.3.25 Poland 69 3.3.26 Portugal 70 3.3.27 Romania 71 3.3.28 Russia 71 3.3.29 Slovakia 72 3.3.30 Slovenia 72 3.3.31 Spain 73 3.3.32 Sweden 74 3.3.33 Switzerland 75 3.3.34 the Netherlands 76 3.3.35 the United Kingdom 77 3.3.36 Ukraine 78 3.4 Latin America: Export Supplies of Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation 78 3.4.1 Executive Summary 78 3.4.2 Brazil 82 3.4.3 Chile 82 3.4.4 Colombia 83 3.4.5 El Salvador 83 3.4.6 Guatemala 83 3.4.7 Honduras 84 3.4.8 Mexico 84 3.4.9 Panama 85 3.4.10 Peru 85 3.5 North America & the Caribbean: Export Supplies of Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation 85 3.5.1 Executive Summary 85 3.5.2 Antigua and Barbuda 89 3.5.3 Canada 90 3.5.4 Dominican Republic 91 3.5.5 the United States 92 3.6 Oceana: Export Supplies of Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation 93 3.6.1 Executive Summary 93 3.6.2 Australia 97 3.6.3 New Zealand 98 3.7 the Middle East: Export Supplies of Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation 98 3.7.1 Executive Summary 98 3.7.2 Afghanistan 102 3.7.3 Armenia 103 3.7.4 Iran 103 3.7.5 Israel 104 3.7.6 Lebanon 104 3.7.7 Pakistan 105 3.7.8 Saudi Arabia 105 3.7.9 Syrian Arab Republic 105 3.7.10 the United Arab Emirates 106 3.7.11 Turkey 107 4 IMPORTS 108 4.1 Africa: Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation Imports in 2016 108 4.1.1 Executive Summary 108 4.1.2 Algeria 113 4.1.3 Botswana 113 4.1.4 Cameroon 114 4.1.5 Cote d'Ivoire 114 4.1.6 Egypt 115 4.1.7 Ethiopia 116 4.1.8 Ghana 116 4.1.9 Kenya 117 4.1.10 Madagascar 117 4.1.11 Malawi 118 4.1.12 Mali 118 4.1.13 Mauritius 119 4.1.14 Morocco 119 4.1.15 Mozambique 120 4.1.16 Nigeria 121 4.1.17 Senegal 122 4.1.18 South Africa 123 4.1.19 Tanzania 124 4.1.20 Tunisia 125 4.1.21 Uganda 126 4.1.22 Zambia 126 4.1.23 Zimbabwe 127 4.2 Asia: Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation Imports in 2016 127 4.2.1 Executive Summary 127 4.2.2 Bhutan 131 4.2.3 Cambodia 132 4.2.4 China 133 4.2.5 Hong Kong 134 4.2.6 India 135 4.2.7 Indonesia 136 4.2.8 Japan 137 4.2.9 Malaysia 138 4.2.10 Nepal 139 4.2.11 Philippines 139 4.2.12 Singapore 140 4.2.13 South Korea 141 4.2.14 Sri Lanka 142 4.2.15 Taiwan 143 4.2.16 Thailand 144 4.3 Europe: Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation Imports in 2016 145 4.3.1 Executive Summary 145 4.3.2 Albania 149 4.3.3 Austria 150 4.3.4 Belarus 151 4.3.5 Belgium 152 4.3.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 153 4.3.7 Bulgaria 153 4.3.8 Croatia 154 4.3.9 Czech Republic 155 4.3.10 Denmark 156 4.3.11 Estonia 156 4.3.12 Finland 157 4.3.13 France 158 4.3.14 Georgia 159 4.3.15 Germany 160 4.3.16 Greece 161 4.3.17 Hungary 161 4.3.18 Iceland 162 4.3.19 Ireland 162 4.3.20 Italy 163 4.3.21 Latvia 164 4.3.22 Lithuania 165 4.3.23 Luxembourg 165 4.3.24 Malta 166 4.3.25 Moldova 166 4.3.26 Norway 167 4.3.27 Poland 168 4.3.28 Portugal 169 4.3.29 Romania 170 4.3.30 Russia 171 4.3.31 Slovakia 172 4.3.32 Slovenia 172 4.3.33 Spain 173 4.3.34 Sweden 174 4.3.35 Switzerland 175 4.3.36 the Netherlands 176 4.3.37 the United Kingdom 177 4.3.38 Ukraine 178 4.4 Latin America: Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation Imports in 2016 178 4.4.1 Executive Summary 178 4.4.2 Argentina 183 4.4.3 Bolivia 184 4.4.4 Brazil 185 4.4.5 Chile 186 4.4.6 Colombia 187 4.4.7 Costa Rica 188 4.4.8 Ecuador 189 4.4.9 El Salvador 190 4.4.10 Guatemala 191 4.4.11 Guyana 191 4.4.12 Mexico 192 4.4.13 Nicaragua 193 4.4.14 Panama 193 4.4.15 Paraguay 194 4.4.16 Peru 195 4.4.17 Venezuela 196 4.5 North America & the Caribbean: Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation Imports in 2016 196 4.5.1 Executive Summary 196 4.5.2 Aruba 200 4.5.3 Barbados 201 4.5.4 Canada 201 4.5.5 Dominican Republic 202 4.5.6 Jamaica 202 4.5.7 the Bahamas 203 4.5.8 the United States 204 4.6 Oceana: Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation Imports in 2016 205 4.6.1 Executive Summary 205 4.6.2 Australia 209 4.6.3 New Zealand 210 4.7 the Middle East: Textile Machinery for Weaving, Knitting, Stitch-Bonding; Making Tulle, Lace, Embroidery, Braid; and Felt Preparation Imports in 2016 210 4.7.1 Executive Summary 210 4.7.2 Armenia 215 4.7.3 Azerbaijan 215 4.7.4 Bahrain 216 4.7.5 Iran 217 4.7.6 Israel 218 4.7.7 Jordan 218 4.7.8 Kyrgyzstan 219 4.7.9 Lebanon 219 4.7.10 Oman 220 4.7.11 Pakistan 221 4.7.12 Qatar 222 4.7.13 Saudi Arabia 222 4.7.14 Turkey 223 5 DISCLAIMERS, WARRANTEES, AND USER AGREEMENT PROVISIONS 224 5.1 Disclaimers & Safe Harbor 224 5.2 ICON Group International, Inc. 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