Textiles & Technical Fabrics
Manufacturers of apparel, technical textiles, nonwovens, fiber and yarn products, and specialty fabrics for consumer and industrial applications.
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- Verticals
Overview
Textiles & Technical Fabrics covers fiber, yarn, and fabric mills, nonwovens, textile finishing and coating, carpets, and technical and industrial textile products. At ~$50B across ~7,000 establishments, the segment has been in long-term decline as commodity textile production shifted offshore, leaving a base focused on technical, industrial, and nonwoven fabrics.
Demand has been roughly flat as commodity decline offsets growth in technical textiles, nonwovens (driven by hygiene, medical, and filtration), and domestic specialty production. It is fragmented and consolidating, with technical and nonwoven fabrics the durable, higher-value future of U.S. textile manufacturing.
Market snapshot
- Market size
- ~$50B
- Growth
- ~-0.1%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~7,000
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 313 (textile mills) + 314 (textile product mills); apparel (315) is tracked under consumer. Roughly flat nominal shipments over 2017–22.
Business model & economics
- Revenue model
- Fiber, fabric, and technical-textile manufacturing
- Recurring revenue
- Moderate — recurring industrial and technical supply
- EBITDA margin
- Thin commodity; richer technical/nonwoven
- Capex intensity
- Moderate
- Long-term commodity decline; technical/nonwoven future.
- Nonwovens driven by hygiene, medical, and filtration.
- Fragmented, consolidating domestic base.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
What’s driving deals
- Technical-textile and nonwoven growth.
- Consolidation amid commodity decline.
- Domestic specialty and reshoring niches.
Verticals in this segment
- 5.8.13.1Apparel & Fashion Manufacturing
Contract apparel manufacturers and fashion production companies producing garments for brands and retailers.
Apparel Contract Manufacturing · Fashion & Sportswear Manufacturing · Intimate Apparel Manufacturing · Outdoor & Performance Apparel · Workwear & Uniform Manufacturing
- 5.8.13.2Fiber & Yarn Production
Fiber producers and yarn spinners processing natural and synthetic fibers into yarn and thread.
Blended & Specialty Yarn Production · Natural Fiber Processing (Cotton, Wool) · Synthetic Fiber Manufacturing · Yarn Spinning & Texturing
- 5.8.13.3Nonwovens & Specialty Fabrics
Nonwoven fabric manufacturers producing spunbond, meltblown, needlepunched, and engineered technical fabrics.
Hydroentangled Nonwovens · Needlepunched Fabrics · Single-Use Medical & Hygiene Fabrics · Specialty Engineered Fabrics · Spunbond & Meltblown Nonwovens
- 5.8.13.4Technical & Industrial Textiles
Technical textile manufacturers producing automotive, defense, medical, geotextile, and filtration fabric products.
Automotive Textiles & Fabrics · Defense & Ballistic Fabrics · Filtration & Separation Fabrics · Geotextiles & Construction Fabrics · Medical Textiles
- 5.8.13.5Textile Finishing & Treatment
Textile finishing and treatment service providers offering dyeing, printing, coating, and laminating services.
Coating & Laminating Services · Dyeing & Printing Services · Sustainable & Recycled Textile Processing · Textile Finishing & Treatment
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