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- Title
USA: coated fabric market trends.
- Abstract
This article reports on projections by Freedonia Group on the increase in the demand for coated fabrics in the U.S., as of May 2005. Demand is projected to increase 3.4 percent per year through 2009 to 685 million square yards. Gains will be driven in part by ongoing strength in protective clothing and motor vehicle airbag markets. Of the 3 major fabric types, nonrubber-coated fabrics, including those coated with polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane or acrylic, accounted for the largest share of coated fabrics sales in 2004, with more than 75 percent of demand value. Rubber-coated fabrics, including those coated with natural rubber, neoprene, silicone rubber or butyl rubber, will post stronger gains through 2009, as sales benefit from the growth in key markets such as airbags, industrial equipment and protective clothing.
- Subjects
UNITED States; FORECASTING; ECONOMIC demand; COATED textiles; FREEDONIA Group Inc.
- Publication
Technical Textiles / Technische Textilen, 2005, Vol 48, Issue 2, pE58
- ISSN
0323-3243
- Publication type
Article