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Luxury fibres are among the most expensive textile
materials. Their scarcity adds to their appeal, and enhances their status.
The market for luxury fibers is highly volatile, and raw material supplies
and prices are subject to violent fluctuations as climatic extremes and
political upheavals take their toll. But in a world where international
competition is increasingly intense in the commodity fibres, luxury fibres
provide a means by which textile and apparel producers can achieve higher
added value by selling differentiated products at higher prices. The report
provides comprehensive data on UK and US import and export trade in luxury
fibres and luxury fibre products, and highlights investment opportunities
and areas where development potential exists.
- CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION
- Introduction
What are Luxury Fibres?
- CHAPTER 2: CASHMERE
- Introduction
The Cashmere Market
Cashmere Fiber
World Production of Cashmere
Cashmere Goat Breeding in China
Fibre Characteristics
Fibre Production
Cashmere Processing
Trading Structure in China
Cashmere Prices
Impact of Changes in Chinese Trading Arrangements
Current trading Climate
Raw Material Producers Outside China
Who Trades in Cashmere Raw Material?
Cashmere Processing in the Developed World
The Cashmere Knitwear Industry in the UK and Italy
Outlook for Cashmere
- CHAPTER 3: MOHAIR
- Introduction
Development of the Mohair Industry
Source of Raw Material
Mohair Production
Animal Husbandry
Fibre Characteristics
Mohair Processing
Trade Channels
The Mohair Industry by Country
General Trading Conditions
Marketing and Promotion
The Market for Mohair Suiting
Outlook in Mohair Producer Countries
Outlook - By Product Group
- CHAPTER 4: ANGORA
RABBIT HAIR
- Introduction
Angora Rabbit Hair Producers
Outlook
- CHAPTER 5: CAMELHAIR
- Introduction
Sources of Fibre
Harvesting, Sorting and Distribution
Trading Conditions
Outlook
- CHAPTER 6: LLAMA
FAMILY IN SOUTH AMERICA
- Introduction
History and Development
Camelid Breeding Today
Alpaca
Llama
Vicuana
Guanaco
- CHAPTER 7: CASHGORA
- Introduction
Development
Production
Marketing
Outlook
- CHAPTER 8: YAK AND
MUSK OX
- Yak
Musk Ox
- CHAPTER 9: PROFILES OF
CHINESE AND HONG KONG COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE
PRODUCTION OF CASHMERE
- Introduction
Company Profiles
- CHAPTER 10: THE
EUROPEAN INDUSTRY IN LUXURY FIBRES
- Introduction
Profile of Dawson International plc
Profiles of UK Merchants and Spinners
Profiles of UK Knitwear Producers
Profiles of UK Woven Cloth Manufacturers
Production of Cashmere and Other Luxury Fibres in Italy
Profiles of Selected Italian Companies Specialising in
Luxury Fibres
Fibres in Other Continental European Countries
- CHAPTER 11: PRODUCTION
OF CASHMERE AND CAMELHAIR IN THE USA
- Introduction
Profiles of US Companies Involved in Luxury Fibres
- CHAPTER 12: PROFILES
OF COMPANIES PRODUCING ALPACA IN PERU
- Inca Group
- APPENDIX 1: SELECTED
COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN LUXURY FIBRES
- Raw Materials
Suppliers in China and Hong Kong (Cashmere, Camel and
Angora)
Raw Materials Suppliers and Processors in Peru (Alpaca)
Merchants and Top Makers (All Raw Materials)
Spinners
Knitwear (Mainly Cashmere But including Camelhair)
Weavers (Cashmere, Camelhair and Mohair)
UK Breeders
Trade Organisations
Research Organisations
- APPENDIX 2: SOURCES OF
INFORMATION AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Periodicals
Books and Other Publications
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maintained by Textile Intelligence.
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