Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in Oct. 2013
The industry textile is that area of the economy which is doomed to production of fabrics, fibers, threads and also includes products derived from these.
It should be noted that the production of the textile industry is widely consumed and for example all the products that come from it are sold in significant quantities throughout the world. In addition, due to this situation, it is one of the industries that employs the most workers, both in the direct production of products and in related businesses.
It is important clarify that in the past the term textile was used exclusively to refer to fabrics that were woven, although, with the development of the industry the word is also used to designate the fabrics that are obtained from other processes.
Fibers are the most important and basic raw materials produced by the textile industry, being its originchemical, petrochemical, which provide synthetic fibers, or livestock agriculture, which generate natural fibers.
Until the 20th century, natural fibers such as cotton, wool, linen, and silk have been the most widely used, but from this moment on, the appearance of synthetic fibers, such as polyester and nylon, began to be used beyond for the production of fibers for the production of sewing threads and stockings.
Now, once the raw material has been achieved or produced naturally, from animals and plants, or through industry chemistry or petrochemical, the spinning process to transform them into threads and then the finishing will follow, where they are dyed, bleached, for example and the process of making the clothesa, so demanded by end consumers. The latter is in charge of transforming the fabric into a garment or any other type of product used in the home as can be a tablecloth.
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