As per the International Textile Industry Statistics published by International Textile Manufacturers’ Federation (ITMF) on productive capacity and raw material consumption in the short-staple organized sector, the number of installed short-staple spindles globally remained stable in 2020 at 221 million units from 2018. However, the number of installed short-staple spindles declined to its lowest level of 150 million units in 2002 while it rose highest at 250 million units in 2012.
Open-end rotors witness slight decline
The number of installed open-end rotors decreased slightly from 7.4 million in 2019 to 7.2 million in 2020. Scrapping of outdated machinery in China seems to have stalled the decline in observed in both segments in previous years. The number of installed open-end rotors rose to its highest level of 8 million in 2018 while it dropeed to its lowest at 6 million in 1990. Installation of air-jet spindles increased in all regions except Europe, East and Europe, West in 2020.
Shuttleless looms shrink for first time
For the first time, the number of installed shuttleless looms fell from 1.68 million in 2019 to 1.64 in 2020. Number of installed shuttles looms rose to its highest in 2018 while they declined to their lowest in below 1.0 in 1990.
Raw material consumption sees negative growth
Total raw material consumption in the short-staple organized sector declined from 46 million tons in 2019 to 41 million tons in 2020. Consumption had peaked during 2019 while it sunk to its lowest level in 1990. Consumption of raw cotton, synthetic, and cellulosic short-staple fibers decreased -12 per cent, -14 per cent, and -9 per cent, respectively during the year. The decline in consumption in 2020 reflects a decline in production due to the pandemic.
The International Textile Machinery Forum (ITMF) is one of the oldest non-govern-mental organizations. It was founded in 1904 in Zurich and convened at the initiative of the British cotton spinning industry. The organization adopted the name ‘International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners' and Manufacturers' Association’. It was also referred to as the ‘International Cotton Federation’
