SIC 2299 Textile Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified

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SIC 2299

This category covers companies making textile products not included in other industry classifications. These include linen, jute, and felt goods; padding and upholstery filling; and processed waste and recovered fibers and flock. Establishments that prepare textile fibers for spinning, such as wool scouring and carbonizing, and combing and converting tow to top, are also grouped here.

Companies that primarily weave wool felts and wool haircloth are classified in SIC 2231: Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (Including Dyeing and Finishing). Those that primarily make needle punch carpeting are classified in SIC 2273: Carpets and Rugs. Businesses that primarily make lace goods are classified in SIC 2258: Lace and Warp Knit Fabric Mills, and those that primarily sort wiping rags or waste are classified in SIC 5093: Wholesale Trade.

NAICS CODE(S)

313210

Broadwoven Fabric Mills

313230

Nonwoven Fabric Mills

313312

Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills

313221

Narrow Fabric Mills

313113

Thread Mills

313111

Yarn Spinning Mills

314999

All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that companies in this category shipped $5.1 billion worth of goods in 2004, down slightly from $5.3 billion in 2001, while spending $2.6 billion on materials and employing 42,039 workers (30,835 in production), with a total estimated payroll of $1.1 billion. This downturn reflected an overall decline in the textiles industry, resulting from weak economic conditions in the United States, as well as increased imports from countries that utilize cheap labor. Imports from China, for example, totaled $857 million in 2005, up substantially from $720 million in 2004.

The top industry leaders for this category in 2005 were Milliken and Co. of Spartanburg, South Carolina, with $3.4 billion in sales and 11,000 employees. WestPoint Stevens Inc., formerly of West Point, Georgia, filed for bankruptcy in 2003 after sales declined 9.1 percent to $1.6 billion and losses totaled $133 million. However, the company emerged from Chapter 11 in August of 2005 and, after relocating to New York, changed its name to WestPoint Home Stores. With a workforce of about 5,000, Atlanta-based Interface Inc. saw sales increase significantly, from $923 million in 2003 to $1.7 billion in 2005. Other significant companies in the industry included Russell Corp. Knit Apparel Division of Alexander City, Alabama...