
Published in January 1997

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- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
- Introduction
Overview of world trade and markets for silk
Impact of sandwashed silks
Introduction of quotas in the USA and Europe
Trade in silk from silk producing countries
Raw material prices
The future for silk
- CHAPTER 2 RAW SILK, SILK PROCESSING AND SILK PRODUCTS
- Development of the silk industry
Characteristic properties of silk
Sericulture
Production of raw silk
Processing of raw silk
End uses for silk products
Development of the market for apparel silk products
- CHAPTER 3 STRUCTURE OF WORLD PRODUCTION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN THE SILK INDUSTRY
- Introduction
World production and trade by product
Markets for finished silk products
Impact of China’s trading arrangements
Changes in the trading structure and markets for silk products
- CHAPTER 4 SILK PROMOTION AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANISATIONS
- Silk promotion
International organisations involved with silk processing and trade
- CHAPTER 5 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: WESTERN EUROPE
- Introduction
Recent trading conditions
EU silk quotas
France
Germany
Italy
Switzerland
UK
- CHAPTER 6 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: USA
- Imports of silk products
Imports of silk products from China and
the impact of quotas
Imports of silk fabrics
- CHAPTER 7 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: JAPAN
- Silk consumption
History
Sericulture
Imports of raw silk, silk yarn and silk fabrics
Imports of finished silk articles
- CHAPTER 8 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: CHINA
- Silk production in China
Trends in Chinese silk production
China’s role in international silk trade
Impact of economic reform on the Chinese textile industry
Impact of reforms on China’s silk industry
Effect on sericulture of China’s policy to add value through downstream production
Effect of government policies on Chinese silk production and trade
Outlook
- CHAPTER 9 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: HONG KONG
- Hong Kong’s position in the international silk industry
Dealing with China
- CHAPTER 10 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: INDIA
- Introduction
Development of the silk industry in India
Production
India’s home market
Exports
- CHAPTER 11 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: SOUTH KOREA
- Development of the silk industry in South Korea
Sericulture and production
Fabric production
Exports
- CHAPTER 12 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: BRAZIL
- Sericulture
Production
Exports
- CHAPTER 13 SILK PRODUCTION AND TRADE BY COUNTRY: THAILAND AND VIETNAM
- Thailand
Vietnam
- CHAPTER 14 COMPANY PROFILES: FRANCE
- Ateliers AS
Bianchini-Ferier
Groupe Perrin
Henri Portier
Malfroy Million
- CHAPTER 15 COMPANY PROFILES: ITALY
- Groupe Mantero Seta
Marioboselli Holding
Ratti
Sampietro Finanziaria Tessile
Successori Giuseppe Cattaneo
Walter Mieli
- CHAPTER 16 COMPANY PROFILES: SWITZERLAND
- Camenzind & Co
Fabric Frontline
Ostertag Hausamann Faes
Siber Hegner Holding
Trudel
Weisbrod Zurrer
- CHAPTER 17 COMPANY PROFILES: UK
- Henry Bertrand
H T Gaddum & Co
Landau Shamash
Liberty
Pearsalls Sutures
Pongees
Silk Industries
S R Gent
Stephen Walters & Sons
The Gainsborough Silk Weaving Co
The Humphries Weaving Company
- CHAPTER 18 COMPANY PROFILES: USA
- Go Silk
Pacific Silk & Clothing Company
Shamash & Sons
- CHAPTER 19 COMPANY PROFILES: HONG KONG
- Diane Freis
High Fashion International
Naats Worldwide
RK12
Wetter
- CHAPTER 20 COMPANY PROFILES: INDIA AND THAILAND
- Bharat Silks, India
Jim Thompson Thai Silk, Thailand
- CHAPTER 21 THE FUTURE FOR SILK: FORECASTS TO 2000
- Silk as a fashion fibre
Raw silk production and the role of China
Product development
Market demand
Scenarios
- APPENDIX 1 GLOSSARY
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- APPENDIX 2 NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SILK INDUSTRY
- Belgium
Brazil
France
India
Italy
Switzerland
UK
USA
- APPENDIX 3 NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF SELECTED COMPANIES INVOLVED IN SILK MANUFACTURING AND TRADING
- France
Hong Kong
India
Italy
Switzerland
Thailand
UK
USA
- APPENDIX 4 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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