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Textile Mills & Products
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  Industries / Textile Mills & Products  
     
 
Yarn Spinning Mills
Yarn Texturizing, Throwing, and Twisting Mills
Thread Mills
Broadwoven Fabric Mills
Narrow Fabric Mills
Schiffli Machine Embroidery
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Weft Knit Fabric Mills
Other Knit Fabric and Lace Mills
Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills
Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills
Fabric Coating Mills
Carpet and Rug Mills
Curtain and Drapery Mills
Other Household Textile Product Mills
Textile Bag Mills
Canvas and Related Product Mills
Rope, Cordage, and Twine Mills
Tire Cord and Tire Fabric Mills
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
 
 
 
Yarn Spinning Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in spinning yarn from any fiber and/or producing hemp yarn and further processing into rope or bags.
Examples: N/A
Yarn Texturizing, Throwing, and Twisting Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in texturizing, throwing, twisting, spooling, or winding purchased yarns or manmade fiber filaments.
Examples: N/A
Thread Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing thread (e.g., sewing, hand-knitting, crochet) of all fibers.
Examples: N/A
Broadwoven Fabric Mills
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in weaving broadwoven fabrics and felts (except tire fabrics and rugs). Establishments in this industry may weave only, weave and finish, or weave, finish, and further fabricate fabric products.
Examples: N/A
Narrow Fabric Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) weaving or braiding narrow fabrics in their final form or initially made in wider widths that are specially constructed for narrower widths and/or (2) making fabric-covered elastic yarn and thread. Establishments in this industry may weave only; weave and finish; or weave, finish, and further fabricate fabric products.
Examples: N/A
Schiffli Machine Embroidery
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing Schiffli machine embroideries.
Examples: N/A
Nonwoven Fabric Mills
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing nonwoven fabrics and felts. Processes used include bonding and/or interlocking fibers by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or solvent means, or by combinations thereof.
Examples: N/A
Weft Knit Fabric Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in knitting weft (i.e., circular) fabric or knitting and finishing weft fabric. Establishments in this industry may knit only; knit and finish; or knit, finish, and further fabricate fabric products (except apparel).
Examples: N/A
Other Knit Fabric and Lace Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) knitting warp (i.e., flat) fabric; (2) knitting and finishing warp fabric; (3) manufacturing lace; or (4) manufacturing, dyeing, or finishing lace and lace goods. Establishments in this industry may knit only; knit and finish; or knit, finish, and further fabricate fabric products (except apparel).
Examples: N/A
Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in finishing broadwoven fabrics, and (2) establishments of converters who buy broadwoven fabrics in the grey, have them finished on contract, and sell at wholesale. Finishing operations include bleaching, dyeing, printing (roller, screen, flock, plisse), and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, shrinking, sponging, calendering, mercerizing and napping.
Examples: N/A
Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in dyeing, bleaching, printing, and other finishing of textiles, apparel, and fabrics (except broadwoven) and (2) establishments of converters who buy fabrics (except broadwoven) in the grey, have them finished on contract, and sell at wholesale. Finishing operations include bleaching, dyeing, printing (e.g., roller, screen, flock, plisse), stonewashing, and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, shrinking, sponging, calendering, mercerizing and napping; as well as cleaning, scouring, and the preparation of natural fibers and raw stock.
Examples: N/A
Fabric Coating Mills
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in coating, laminating, varnishing, waxing, and rubberizing textiles and apparel.
Examples: N/A
Carpet and Rug Mills
Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing woven, tufted, and other carpets and rugs, such as art squares, floor mattings, needlepunch carpeting, and door mats and mattings, from textile materials or from twisted paper, grasses, reeds, sisal, jute, or rags and/or (2) finishing carpets and rugs.
Examples: N/A
Curtain and Drapery Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing window curtains and draperies from purchased fabrics or sheet goods. The curtains and draperies may be made on a stock or custom basis for sale to individual retail customers.
Examples: N/A
Other Household Textile Product Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing household textile products (except window curtains and draperies), such as bedspreads, sheets, tablecloths, towels, and shower curtains, from purchased materials.
Examples: N/A
Textile Bag Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing bags from purchased textile fabrics or yarns.
Examples: Textile bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials, Seed bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials, Laundry bags made from purchased woven or knitted materials, Canvas bags manufacturing
Canvas and Related Product Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing canvas and canvas-like products, such as awnings, sails, tarpaulins, and tents, from purchased fabrics.
Examples: N/A
Rope, Cordage, and Twine Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rope, cable, cordage, twine, and related products from all materials (e.g., abaca, sisal, henequen, hemp, cotton, paper, jute, flax, manmade fibers including glass).
Examples: N/A
Tire Cord and Tire Fabric Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing cord and fabric of polyester, rayon, cotton, glass, steel, or other materials for use in reinforcing rubber tires, industrial belting, and similar uses.
Examples: N/A
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing textile products (except carpets and rugs; curtains and linens; textile bags and canvas products; rope, cordage, and twine; and tire cords and tire fabrics) from purchased materials.
Examples: Textile fire hose made from purchased materials, Sleeping bags manufacturing, Embroidering on textile products (except apparel) for the trade, Dust cloths made from purchased fabric, Diapers (except disposable) made from purchased fabric, Carpet cutting and binding, Batts and batting (except nonwoven fabrics) manufacturing
 
 
     
 
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  Source: MyPlan.com L.L.C. 2019; U.S. Census Bureau, 2018; Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2018  
   
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