Agrotextiles:
Now much more technical textiles are required for protection,
harvesting and storage in agriculture, forestation and fishing.
In this category, the consumption of technical textiles, which are developed
especially for fish farm equipment and agriculture applications,
is increasing rapidly. Also carrying the plants together with the soil
in erosion prevention and forestation studies are realized with technical
textiles. In greenhouse coatings, climatizing textiles replace conventional
plastic coatings rapidly. |
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Construction textiles:
Today the prevalence of technical textiles in
construction applications is not just limited to isolation; various applications
have emerged thanks to their flexibility and elasticity. Technical
textiles replaced classical filling materials with their stable position
between two separate surfaces. Technical textiles are the favorite of
construction sector
in various regions
of the world
with their perfect
resistance against
different climatic
conditions. Much
more composite
materials are
used in the recent
years, in building
applications resistant
to earthquake.
Similarly, special
fibers are added
in to the mixture
of ready-mixed
concrete in order to increase its resistance. |
Clothing textiles:
Interlinings, paddings, interfacings and such products,
which are commonly used in textile for years, are especially the
main elements of ready made clothing.
Technical textiles in clothing sector are always sold for higher prices
than the other products. In this category, in which woven products are
extremely used, sportive and military high performance clothes promise
well for the future with their high tech product engineering. In
the frame of new technologies and changing costs, special clothes
that can be worn daily are the new surprises of this category. Another
development is the increase of technical textiles use in shoes and leather
wear sector with comfort and ventilation purposes. |
Geotextiles:
The fastest growing product range of the recent period
among the others is geotextiles. Despite low product diversity, high
consumption speeds up the pay back period of the initial investment.
Geotextiles, which were only used in the developed regions of the
world in the past, now finds their application almost in any parts ofthe world with the profit and price ratio they offer. The infrastructure
investments of developing countries bring higher amount of geotextiles
than expected. Geotextiles are increasingly used in the building
floors for the purpose of insulation and stability. Each year increasing
geotextile requirement makes local productions in the country sensible.
The compulsion of using geotextiles stated in the contracts of highway
contracts in the recent years shows that the demand in this market
will increase. |
Decoration textiles:
The percentage of technical textiles at homes increased
in the last 10 years. From carpet backings to furniture frames,
from beds to kitchen and bathroom materials, textile products
out of clothing are present. On the other hand, the percentage of
synthetic fibers increases in home textiles and furnishings. Especially,
the new trend of home textiles market is flame retardant fabrics.
New technological products have also taken their places at homes.
Now the walls can be covered with special carpets. |
Industrial textiles:
The most common application of technical textiles
is industrial applications. Technical textiles with special structure are
always required for the transportation of the material in the plant
with a band, classification of the products according to their sizes or
in filtering processes,
during cleaning
and polishing
processes.
New environment
regulations highlighted
the filters
made of technical
textiles almost
with limitless application.
Technical
textiles provide solution not only for dust, but also for liquid, gas and
oil filtration. |
Food textiles:
In the recent year, the use of technical textiles in food
packages increased.
Some of these products are also edible textiles. Now easy-clean technical
textiles are preferred for the transportation of food in the production
environment; and while they are kept in shelves. Also the first
examples of protective technical textiles received great attention during
the heating, boiling and serving of the food. This is expected to be
the fastest growing product group of food textiles since it is a very novel
category and offer hygienic benefits. |
Cleaning/ cosmetics textiles:
The rapid increase of the use of disposable
products in cleaning and cosmetic products sector bring the
changes in user habits together.
That is why, it is seen as a rapidly growing sector parallel to increasing
production capacities. Technical textiles completely replaced the nonqualified
textile products in home, factory, office and outdoor cleaning
products. This group will develop with the new products, which are
sensitive to dust and liquids. |
Medical/ hygienic Textiles:
Generally the market of health and hygiene products grows parallel to world's increasing population.
High standard and complex textiles were always required in medical
operations. Unsaturated markets of developing countries, demands
more medical textiles. Hygienic textiles market is candidate for
development with the new products' becoming wide spread. |
Transportation textiles:
Transportation sector constitutes the most
important market for technical textiles in many fields from automobiles
to trains, from boats to air crafts. While the past uses were generally
for insulation and coating, currently comfort and smartness stand
out. Coatings of personal cars and trucks and sailing clothes develops
in order to resist better against air conditions and get more technical
structure. |
Ecological textiles:
Although ecological textile products are the fastest
diversifying and developing category of the recent years, it has the
smallest market share.
Ecological textile category, which includes technical textiles used in
environment protection studies, consists of many different products
for dust and smoke filtration, prevention of erosion, covering the toxic
garbages and the control of harmful liquids. Ecological textile products
also attract attention with their high profitability in pricing. Due
to the fact that
the technical textiles
in this category
get smarter
rapidly, the filtration
of many different
and particular
waste that are
not included within
environment
protection standards
came up to order. |
Packaging textiles:
The sacks and bags made of natural fibers such
as jute and cotton used for a long time live their place to modern
synthetic fibers. Also the types of big bag and FIBS party packages,
which are started to used recently, increasing. Technical textiles have
begun to show up in low weight packaging processes, heavy load envelopes
and food packaging markets. Also the knitted textile products
have an increasing use in consumer packages. |
Protective textiles:
Industrial protective products enter almost in any
branch of industry and they are preferred increasingly. From heat resistant
gloves to heat or cold resistant clothes, from protection bands
to protective materials in the shoes, the products become diverse.
The special uses started with waterproofness in umbrellas and sportswear
are increasingly used in daily clothes depending on customer
demands. |
Sports textiles:
Preferred by professional sportsmen, the comfortable,
reliable and performance supported the sportsmen clothes are now
requested by all sportsmen and amateurs. The increase of interest in
active sports over the world increases the use of technical textiles in
sporting goods. |
