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Technical Textile Markets
Issue 63:
4th quarter 2005

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Editorial: Customisation and Safety Provide New Potential for Automotive Textiles
Technical textile markets: anti-static technology in performance apparel, 4th quarter 2005 (21 pages)
The world nonwovens industry: part 3 -- 20 medium sized producers, 1st quarter 2006 (53 pages)
Global market for smart fabrics and interactive textiles, 4th quarter 2005 (21 pages)
Narrow Woven Fabrics in Technical Textiles to 2010 (21 pages)

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Editorial: Customisation and Safety Provide New Potential for Automotive Textiles

published in Issue 63, 4th quarter 2005  


The demand for enhanced comfort and improved safety in the automotive sector will result in a significant increase in the use of textile materials in a typical mid-size car over the next five years—from less than 21 kg in 2005 to 26 kg in 2010. Furthermore, by 2020 textile usage is predicted to reach 35 kg . These are the findings of a study by the Saxony Textile Research Institute in Germany.

One application offering potential is the customisation of vehicle interiors—a field which has been explored recently in concept cars proposed separately by Volvo in Sweden and the France-based systems supplier Faurecia.

The forerunner for these ideas is arguably the cockpit module of the Smart Forfour car, developed by Johnson Controls and featuring the first textile-covered instrument panel. The purchaser of the Smart vehicle is offered a choice of five interior fabric colours.

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