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Fibres in Eastern Europe: Forecasts to 2000

Published in June 1996

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CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
Economic and Political Overview
Production and Productive Capacity of Man-made Fibres
Trade in Man-made Fibres
Consumption of Man-made Fibres
Production, Trade and Consumption of Natural Fibres
Trends in Shipments of Textile Machinery
Yarn and Fabric Production
The Potential for Outward Processing Trade
Future Prospects
CHAPTER 2 ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL OVERVIEW
The Legacy of the Soviet-type System
Visegrad Group: Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia
Romania, Bulgaria and Albania
Former Yugoslavia
Baltic States
CIS
Competitiveness and Investment Opportunities
CHAPTER 3 MAN-MADE FIBRES: PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
Production and Productive Capacity by Country and Fibre Type
Production Potential to the Year 2000
New Factories Planned or under Construction
Availability of Raw Materials
Production Costs
Financial Aid for Restructuring
Environmental Issues
CHAPTER 4 TRADE IN MAN-MADE FIBRES
Intra-regional Trade
Extra-regional Trade
Opportunities for Exporting to Eastern Europe
Tariffs, Duties and Other Barriers to Trade in Fibres
CHAPTER 5 CONSUMPTION OF MAN-MADE FIBRES
Mill Consumption
CHAPTER 6 PRODUCTION, TRADE AND CONSUMPTION OF NATURAL FIBRES
Regional Importance
Cotton
Wool
CHAPTER 7 TRENDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS IN SHIPMENTS OF TEXTILE MACHINERY
Spinning Machinery
Weaving Machinery
Texturing Machinery
Knitting Machinery
CHAPTER 8 PRODUCTION, TRADE AND CONSUMPTION OF YARNS
Location of the Textile Industry in Eastern Europe
Production of Yarns by Country
Trade in Yarns by Country
Tariffs, Duties and Other Barriers to Trade by Country
Consumption of Yarns by Country
CHAPTER 9 PRODUCTION, TRADE AND CONSUMPTION OF FABRICS
Production of Fabrics by Country
Trade in Fabrics by Country
Tariffs, Duties and Other Barriers to Trade in Fabrics
Consumption of Fabrics by Country
CHAPTER 10 THE POTENTIAL FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE
Importance of Outward Processing
Infrastructure
Costs of Production
Developing Existing Potential
Areas of Future Growth
CHAPTER 11 FUTURE PROSPECTS
Central Europe or the Former Soviet Union?
Opportunities for Growth and Investment in Man-made Fibre
Production
Opportunities for Cooperation and Joint Ventures
APPENDIX 1 EASTERN EUROPE: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DATA
Central Europe
Former Yugoslavia
The Baltic States
CIS
APPENDIX 2: EASTERN EUROPE: NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MAN-MADE FIBRE COMPANIES
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
APPENDIX 3: FORMER YUGOSLAVIA: NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MAN-MADE FIBRE COMPANIES
Bosnia-Hercegovina
Croatia
Macedonia
Serbia
Slovenia
APPENDIX 4: CIS AND THE BALTIC STATES: NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF MAN-MADE FIBRE COMPANIES
Armenia
Belarus
Georgia
Latvia
Lithuania
Russia
Ukraine
Uzbekistan