the us market for technical textiles may 2002 prepared by woon chang & peter kilduff nc state university college of on behalf small business technology development center 5 west hargett st suite 600 raleigh 27601 www sbtdc org info table contents i introduction 1 ii industry definition iii size and growth 4 iv drivers trends 13 home 15 clothing components industrial transportation v structure 16 vi textile production in north carolina 19 vii discussion outlook 222 viii bibliography resources 23 a general references b statistical 233 c journal articles this material is based work supported administration sba any opinions findings conclusions or recommendations expressed are those author s do not necessarily reflect views study list tables products 2 end use applications 3 divisions according to techtextil estimated world wide consumption
