An independent and worldwide perspective on the textile and apparel industry
A subscription to ‘Textile Outlook International’ includes
six issues, and each issue contains five research-based
reports and an editorial feature. Subscribe to this
publication and, through the reports which we'll send you
throughout the year, you will gain an understanding of the
key issues which affect, and are likely to affect, the global
fibre, textile and apparel industries. This publication deals
with all aspects of the textile supply chain, from fibres and
yarns through to made-up garments and home textiles.
Sourcing directors use the reports to understand the key
issues which affect production plants and markets around
the world - including political developments, free trade
agreements, technological developments, price
movements, investments in textile machinery by type and
by country, and strategies employed by companies in
different countries and regions.
Chief executive officers (CEOs), marketing executives and
strategy directors use the reports to understand trade
trends - globally and regionally. Our contributors identify
trends, and provide analysis and insight into the effects of
these trends on the industry and international markets.
Consultants use the reports to quickly gain an
understanding of the textile supply chain and its influences,
and to help them identify opportunities for their clients.
Reports in ‘Textile Outlook International’ include the
following:
- Country profiles - providing a comprehensive guide to
the textile and clothing industries in a range of countries and
regions. The reports include a geographical, political and
economic profile together with a comprehensive overview of a
country's infrastructure, human resources, industry size and
structure, exports and imports, foreign direct investment (FDI),
production and consumption trends, government policies,
investment incentives, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats (SWOT), and an outlook for the future
- Company profiles - giving you the opportunity to learn from
strategies employed by others. Companies profiled recently
include brands, retailers, manufacturers, innovators and
sourcing companies involved in textiles and apparel as well as
smaller companies which illustrate the opportunities for firms
interested in selected sourcing locations
- Trends in world textile and apparel trade and
production - taking into account issues facing the industry,
such as: global fibre prices; competition from Bangladesh,
Cambodia, China, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam and other
low cost countries; tariffs and quotas; relocation of production
operations; the impact of economic factors affecting trade; free
trade agreements (FTAs) and other international trade deals;
trade promotion agreements (TPAs); and much more
- Trends in EU and US imports of textiles and clothing -
providing comprehensive statistical data and analyses of the top
ten countries which supply the EU and US markets, including
value and volume data as well as average prices and analyses
of trends for up to 15 product categories
- Product innovations, technological developments,
environmental issues, business development
opportunities, corporate social responsibility pressures
and political implications which affect the global fibre, textile
and apparel industries
