SIC 2282 Yarn Texturizing, Throwing, Twisting, and Winding Mills

Contenidos

• NAICS CODE(S).
• INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT.
• ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE.
• BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT.
• CURRENT CONDITIONS.
• INDUSTRY LEADERS.
• AMERICA AND THE WORLD.
• RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY.
• FURTHER READING.

SIC 2282

Establishments included in this classification are those that are primarily engaged in texturizing (or texturing), throwing (another name for texturizing), twisting, winding, or spooling purchased yarns or manmade fiber filaments wholly or chiefly by weight of cotton, manmade fibers, silk, or wool, mohair, or similar animal fibers, or in performing such activities on a commission basis. Establishments primarily engaged in dyeing or finishing purchased yarns or finishing yarns on a commission basis are classified in SIC 2231: Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (Including Dyeing and Finishing) if the yarns are of wool, and in SIC 2269: Finishers of Textiles, Not Elsewhere Classified if they are of other fibers. Establishments primarily engaged in producing and texturizing manmade fiber filaments and yarns in the same plant are classified in SIC 2823: Cellulosic Manmade Fibers.

NAICS CODE(S)

313112

Yarn Texturing, Throwing and Twisting Mills

313312

Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills

INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT

According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, roughly 130 establishments operated in this classification in the early 2000s. These businesses shipped $3.7 billion worth of products in 2001. Material costs totaled $3.4 billion, and capital expenditures were $240 million. North Carolina had by far the largest concentration of establishments in this industry, followed by Pennsylvania, Alabama, California, and New Jersey. Unifi Inc. of Greensboro, North Carolina, was the world's largest texturizing company with $849 million in 2003 sales and 4,500 employees.

Texturizing is a process whereby partially oriented filament yarn (POY) is stabilized through heating and drawing. This produces a crimped continuous filament yarn. Generally speaking, two types of manmade POY are texturized: nylon and polyester. Texturized nylon is used primarily in the manufacturing of ladies' hosiery. Texturized polyester is used in various apparel and home furnishings products and, to a lesser extent, in industrial fabric. There are two types of texturizing machines; most POY products are texturized on false-twist texturizing machines, but some are made with air-jet texturizing machines.

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE

POY comes to the texturizing plant wound on tubes, which serve as the supply packages for the texturizing machines. These are purchased from manmade fiber producers such as DuPont, Eastman Chemical Co., Hoechst Celanese, Tollaram...