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Advanced Textiles
Matteo Carbone
Louise Guiot
Gaia Salizzoni
Agenda
History and
01 evolution
Definition and
applications
02
Ecosystem &
03 innovation process
Industry 04
characteristics
Focus:
05 MedTech
01 History and evolution
History of the industry
Ancient
Felt and linen as very first textiles used for clothing Stone Age
times and other implements
The silk Produced in ancient China, silk soon led to the Middle Ages
greatest trade network in the world
road
Labor-intensive Capital-intensive
Low automatization High automatization
Low R&D investments Massive R&D investments
Few categories of application Plenty of categories of
(low flexibility) applications (high flexibility)
02 Definition and
applications
Definition of
advanced textile
By Material
Cheap stretch fibres; synthetic polymers; regenerated fibers;
mineral metal; nano-technology
By Process
Woven; knitted; non-woven; multi-layer lamination
By Application
Plenty of applications
Applications
13% HomeTech
MobilTech 8%
Research&Markets
E-textile growth
140
130
120
42% growth of
100 European
Global market from
80 18% CAGR 2014 to 2019
Billion dollar
increase
60
from 2013 to
2018
40
20 14
4
0
2012 2018 2025
High concentration
market
High production
costs
03 Ecosystem and
innovation process
Main stakeholders
Academia and research centers Regulatory bodies Intellectual property issues
Crucial role in the process of discovery Developing standards
Evaluating safety
End-users
Most demand comes
Companies Governments from end‐use industries;
problem of
Manufacturers; Research grants; tax relief and incentives;
non-commercialization
importers and exporters; vocational education programs;
traders; distributors; network and knowledge transfer
row material suppliers;
consultants
Technical textile end-users
Lancaster Space
Individuals
B2B
Cheapness
Performance
Innovation process
Material innovation: Process innovation:
specific requirements of combination of technologies
some market segments with textiles in response to
emerging needs
Science-based R&D-based
innovation innovation
Academia, research R&D departments of
centers, etc. firms
Innovation in collaborative networks
Technological
Increasingly complex innovative dynamics
networks
Accelerated process of technological obsolescence
200
Billion dollar
158
for technical textiles 150
125
134
has increased
as a result of their 100
0
1997 2007 2012 2015 2018 2022
Europe
28%
USA +1%
13%
-5%
China
India 37%
16% -3%
-6% Share of world exports
Annual percentage change from 2015 to 2016
Source: Gherzi (2016)
Value of the leading exporters
Billion dollar, 2017
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
China 110
European Union 69
India 17
United States 14
Turkey 11
Republic of Korea 10
Chinese Taipei 9
Pakistan 8
Honk Kong 8
Vietnam 7
Source: Statista (2018)
Import-export in EU
Extra-EU imports of Textile products, Extra-EU exports of Textile products,
2017 2017
1 1
5 4 Natural fibers 5 4 4 Natural fibers
21 Man-made fibers
5 Man-made fibers
8
14 Yarns & Threads Yarns & Threads
Woven fabrics Woven fabrics
5 Knitted fabrics Knitted fabrics
Techical textiles 28 Techical textiles
20 Carpets 27 Carpets
Home textiles Home textiles
24 5 Other textile 7 Other textile
Applications
Hygienic Extra-
Material properties
products corporeal • Softness
• Lightness
• Flexibility
• Absorption
• Filtering
MedTech market value
20BN $ in
Non- 2026
implantable Implantable CAGR 4,9%
Applications
Hygienic Extra-
products corporeal
12BN $ in
2016