Reduced fibre demand and modest capacity increase in 2023
International Textile Industry Statistics (ITIS) on the consumption of raw materials and production capacity in the short-staple organised (spinning mill) sector in almost all nations that produce textiles have been released by the International Textile Manufacturer Federation (www.itmf.org). ITMF has examined historical time series and employed a novel computation technique.
According to estimates, there were 232 million short-staple spindles installed worldwide in 2023, and 9.7 million open-end rotors (see Figs. 1 and 2) installed. Asia continues to be disproportionately targeted by capacity building. Air-jet spindle installations skyrocketed to 637 thousand. The largest capacity growth outside of Asia was noted in Turkey.
Worldwide Installed Capabilities and Raw Material Use in the Textile Industries’ Short-Staple Organised (Spinning Mill) Sector (1993–2023)
In 2023, there were 1.7 million shuttle-less looms in operation (Fig. 3). The short-staple organised sector’s overall raw material usage dropped little to 43 million tonnes (Fig. 4). The use of cellulosic short-staple fibres and raw cotton fell by 2.9% and 4.4% globally, respectively. Synthetic short-staple fibre consumption rose by 0.5 percent.