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In the past five years, the German weaving industry has seen sales decline by an average of 3.1% per year, which was primarily due to increasing international competition on the clothing and home textiles market. 2019 and 2020 also saw an economic downturn in important customer markets. In 2020 and 2021, the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the consumer goods industry were added to this. In addition, the German weaving industry and its customer markets suffered from supply chain disruptions and availability problems with raw and auxiliary materials, which increased over the course of 2021 and 2022 and drove up procurement costs. However, these were offset by rising incoming orders, which had a positive impact on sales and earnings, particularly in 2021.In the context of weak economic momentum and subdued consumer activity due to high inflation, incoming orders fell sharply in 2023. The economic recovery is likely to be sluggish in the current year, which means that the order situation and turnover with fabrics will hardly improve. Accordingly, sales are expected to fall by 2.5% to 1.7 billion euros in 2024. High energy and raw material costs as well as escalating bureaucracy and sustainability requirements continue to worry companies in the sector, although material procurement has eased further over the course of the spring. This is another reason why a slightly higher profit margin is expected compared to the previous year.The manufacturers of clothing in particular are usually located abroad along with their supply chain, with only the end product being imported by German wholesalers and retailers. This means that fabrics from German manufacturers, which are an intermediate product, are of no interest either at home or abroad, at least for the clothing industry, which is the world's largest buyer of fabrics. Only customers for technical textiles, in particular the construction industry, but also the automotive sector, enable some industry players to increase their sales. The industry's overall situation is also expected to deteriorate in the future, with sales expected to fall by an average of 2% per year between 2024 and 2029 and industry sales totalling EUR 1.5 billion in 2029. Location conditions are increasingly jeopardising cost-covering production, making weaving mills no longer competitive against imports from Asia. Many companies in the sector are therefore likely to leave the market within the next few years.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 3.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €1.7bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to decline over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue (€m)
2024 |
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Clear Edge Germany GmbH | 44.6 | |
Vitrulan Textile Glass GmbH | 33.1 | |
Wilhelm Kneitz AG | 19.8 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Fabrics made from organic man-made fibres, Fabrics made from natural fibres and Fabrics made from high-tenacity yarns. Fabrics made from organic man-made fibres is the largest segment of the Textile Weaving in Germany.
Fabrics made from organic man-made fibres are likely to benefit from the increasing production of technical textiles
Weaving is the manufacture of fabrics, i.e. materials that are produced using weaving techniques and are mainly used in clothing. Woven fabrics are characterised by the fact that they consist of individual threads that are arranged at right angles to each other and crossed over. This distinguishes them from knitted fabrics such as jersey. The industry definition of weaving does not include the production of knitted fabrics.
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WZ 13.20 - Textile Weaving in Germany
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The market size of the Textile Weaving industry in Germany is €1.7bn in 2024.
There are 77 businesses in the Textile Weaving industry in Germany, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Textile Weaving industry in Germany has been declining at a CAGR of 3.1 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Textile Weaving industry in Germany is expected to decline.
The biggest companies operating in the Textile Weaving market in Germany are Clear Edge Germany GmbH, Vitrulan Textile Glass GmbH and Wilhelm Kneitz AG
Fabrics made from organic man-made fibres and Fabrics made from natural fibres are part of the Textile Weaving industry.
The company holding the most market share in Germany is Clear Edge Germany GmbH.
The level of competition is high and steady in the Textile Weaving industry in Germany.