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The year 2007 was very successful for textile machinery manufacturers in the yarn- and fabric-forming sectors. The general expansion of global textile machinery shipments that occurred over the previous four to five years continued in 2007. Shipments of short-staple ring spindles, and rotor and texturing spindles were up in 2007. Also, in the segment of weaving, more shuttleless looms were shipped in 2007 compared to the previous year. Shipments of electronic flat knitting machinery soared to new record levels. Only the segment of circular knitting machinery experienced a decrease from previous record levels in 2005 and 2006.

Short-Staple Spinning
The year 2007 was another record year concerning shipments of short-staple spindles. A total of 12.8 million short-staple spindles were shipped, an increase of 9 percent compared with 2006. Asia was once more the dominant recipient of these shipments, accounting for 94 percent or 12.05 million spindles. Of these, China accounted for the largest share, 6.06 million or 47 percent; followed by India, 3.74 million or 29 percent; Bangladesh, 606,000 or 5 percent; Vietnam, 530,000 or 4 percent; Turkey, 466,000 or 4 percent; and Indonesia, 429,000 or 3 percent.
Long-Staple Spinning
Global shipment of long-staple spindles for wool dropped in 2007 to 148,000, a decrease of 19 percent compared to 2006. With a share of 52 percent or 77,800 spindles — a decrease of 23 percent compared to 2006 — China remained the world’s primary destination; followed by Iran, 18,700, an increase of 34 percent; Italy, 12,300, an increase of 40 percent; Turkey, 9,200, a decrease of 34 percent; and Poland, 7,000, an increase of 79 percent.

Texturing
Texturing machinery shipments of single heater draw-texturing spindles for polyamide filament sank by 37 percent to 6,530 spindles in 2007. With 3,000 spindles or a 46-percent share, Italy was the biggest investor, followed by China with 2,900 or a 44-percent share. After record years in 2004 and 2005, with 393,000 and 308,000 shipped spindles respectively, global shipments of double heater draw-texturing spindles for polyester filament dropped in 2006 to 220,000 spindles. In 2007, shipments increased again to 247,000, the third-largest quantity of shipped double heater spindles ever. Again, China was the main destination, with 133,000 or a global share of 54 percent; followed by India, 57,300 or 23 percent; Egypt, 9,400 or 4 percent; Malaysia, 5,300 or 2 percent; and Syria, 4,100 or 1.5 percent.

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