This information was the ideal basis for the subsequent presentation

Once the Printing Fabric Manufacturers had been laid with the extracts from the Fiber Year, Andreas Engelhardt and Martin Weiler, Groz-Beckert Market Research, moved on with the Fabric Year with the observations of the development and the current status of the national fiber and fabric production — always divided into knitted and woven fabric, as well as nonwovens.

The markets in Vietnam and Indonesia were addressed first. An important common feature of both markets was the growing dependency on imports of fiber material, which is particularly relevant in light of the extremely dynamic expansion in fabric production.

This information was the ideal basis for the subsequent presentation held by Gail Strickler, President of Global Trade Brookfield Associates. She was a key player in the negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) for textile-related issues and has been active in the private textile sector for many years.

Her presentation addressed the Transpacific Partnership from the Asian perspective, the status of negotiations and the expected implications of the agreement for the global textile trade.Over the course of the day, Andreas Engelhardt and Martin Weiler gave insights into the developments of further key textile markets.