SIC 2269 Finishers of Textiles, Not Elsewhere Classified
SIC 2269
Companies included in this category are those that dye and finish textiles, not elsewhere classified, such as bleaching, dyeing, printing, and finishing of raw stock, yarn, braided goods, and narrow fabrics, except wool and knit fabrics. These establishments perform finishing operations on purchased textiles or on a commission basis.
313311
Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills
313312
Textile and Fabric Finishing (Except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills
Most companies in this category dye raw stock or yarn. (Any fiber maybe dyed in the raw stock or yarn form.) Business declined steadily throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s for companies engaged in raw stock or package dyeing. Although analysts had expected business to keep rising because "fancy" fabrics, such as plaids, stripes, and various patterns, required that yarn be colored prior to weaving or knitting, demand throughout the textile industry began to wane. As of early 1997, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) had brought increased imports from this and most other textile categories from Canada and Mexico.
Industry leader Knoll Inc. of East Greenville, Pennsylvania, which focused more of its attention on its office furniture business, generated 2002 sales of $950 million while employing 3,816 workers. In 1999 Warburg Pincus Ventures LP, which had purchased 60 percent ownership of Knoll from Westinghouse Electric in 1996 for $565 million, sought to buy out the remaining 40 percent of the stock that Knoll offered at $17 a share when going public in 1997. When Warburg initially offered $25 per share, shareholders (some of whom had paid as much as $40 per share) countered with a lawsuit contending that Warburg's majority ownership prevented competitive bidding. Shareholders agreed on a selling price of $28 per share, which Warburg agreed to pay in cash, amounting to $495 million. After acquiring complete ownership of Knoll, Warburg took the company private.
Rounding out the top three industry leaders were Milwaukee-based Meridian Industries, which generated 2003 sales of $300 million...
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- Textile Mill Products
- SIC 2211 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton
- SIC 2221 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Manmade Fiber and Silk
- SIC 2231 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (Including Dyeing and Finishing)
- SIC 2241 Narrow Fabric and Other Smallwares Mills: Cotton, Wool, Silk and Manmade Fiber
- SIC 2251 Women's Full-Length and Knee-Length Hosiery, Except Socks
- SIC 2252 Hosiery, Not Elsewhere Classified
- SIC 2253 Knit Outerwear Mills
- SIC 2254 Knit Underwear and Nightwear Mills
- SIC 2257 Weft Knit Fabric Mills
- SIC 2258 Lace and Warp Knit Fabric Mills
- SIC 2259 Knitting Mills, Not Elsewhere Classified
- SIC 2261 Finishers of Broadwoven Fabrics of Cotton
- SIC 2262 Finishers of Broadwoven Fabrics of Manmade Fiber and Silk
- SIC 2269 Finishers of Textiles, Not Elsewhere Classified
- SIC 2273 Carpets and Rugs
- SIC 2281 Yarn Spinning Mills
- SIC 2282 Yarn Texturizing, Throwing, Twisting, and Winding Mills
- SIC 2284 Thread Mills
- SIC 2295 Coated Fabrics, Not Rubberized
- SIC 2296 Tire Cord and Fabrics
- SIC 2297 Nonwoven Fabrics
- SIC 2298 Cordage and Twine
- SIC 2299 Textile Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified
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