Overview:

The “World West Europe – Trends in Demand and Supply” is the Fifth compendium from YarnsandFibers covering the trends in global demand and supply of textile fibre/filament industry.

In this Report we have assesses the impact of the Global Slowdown on textile fi-bre/filament industry including natural fibres, particularly cotton, and how each country performed in this scenario. The analysis assesses the positions of fibres/filaments indus-try as events unfolded. The evolution of Global Slowdown and its spread across the world has been critically documented in perspective of textile industry. The demand crunch began in mid-2008 and continued into 2009. Also documented are the approaches of developed countries and the stimulus packages announced by various governments.

The Report is divided into two sections: Fibre-wise View and Region/Country wise View.

Summary

West Europe, consisting of major textile countries like Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and France - accounted for 3.3% of global fibre/filament production and 4.4% in consumption. The region is a major producer of all types of fibre/filament. Its share in global acrylic production was 18% in 2008, while 17% of global viscose staple and filament was produced in West Europe. In nylon, West Europe accounts for 12% of global production while it accounts for 2% of world’s polyester production.

West Europe is a net importer of manmade fibres accounting for 13% of world trade. In 2008, it imported 1.68 million tons of manmade fibre/filament and 190,000 tons of cot-ton. It is also a major importer of cotton, consuming about 1.3% of global cotton crop. It was also a major exporter of acrylic, nylon and viscose staple fibre. In 2008, it accounted for 27% of global nylon export, 20% of acrylic and 10% of viscose staple fibre. In case of polyester, filament exports accounted for 11% of global trade.

PREFACE 4
LIST OF TABLES 5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6
THE 2008 GLOBAL SLOWDOWN 7
THE CAUSES 7
THE IMPACT ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 7
IMPACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH 8
IMPACT ON TEXTILE AND CLOTHING 9
FIBER WORLD 10
FIBRE CONSUMPTION SLUMPS HARD 10
SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN 2008 11
WORLD STATISTICS 14
GLOBAL 20
WEST EUROPE 22
WEST EUROPE STATISTICS 23
ABOUT YNFX.COM 24

List of Tables

Table 1.1. Growth and Share of All Fibres Production 10
Table 1.2. Growth and Share of Natural Fibres' Production 11
Table 1.3. Growth in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Production 11
Table 1.4. World Supplies of Fibres and Filaments in Primary Form in 2008 13
Table 1.5. Trends in Fibre / Filament Production 14
Table 1.6. Trends in Fibre / Filament Exports 14
Table 1.7. Trends in Fibre / Filament Imports 15
Table 1.8. Trends in Fibre / Filament Apparent Consumption 15
Table 1.9. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Capacty 16
Table 1.10. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Production 16
Table 1.11. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Export 17
Table 1.12. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Import 17
Table 1.13. Trends in Manmade Fibre / Filament wise Apparent Consumption 18
Table 1.14. Trends in Natural Fibre wise Production 18
Table 1.15. Trends in Natural Fibre wise Exports 19
Table 1.17. Trends in Natural Fibre wise Apparent Consumption 19
Table 1.16. Trends in Natural Fibre wise Imports 19
Table 10.1. Global Fibre/Filament Supply and Demand 20
Table 10.30. West Europe's Growth and Share in World 22
Table 10.31. Major Fibre/Filament Supply and Demand Trends in West Europe 23