The textile industry can be defined as fibers, spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing, and finished products according to its process technology, which also include the related application technologies, such as materials, textile machinery, production management, pollution prevention, industry information, analytical identification, textile chemicals and other related application technologies so that a complete textile industry is formed.
The fibers process can be divided into man-made fibers and natural fibers. The man-made fibers are made from upstream raw material particles with chemical synthesis methods to manufacture polyester fibers, nylon fibers, rayon fibers, acetate fibers, acrylic fibers, etc. Natural fibers are mainly cotton, silk, wool, linen, etc. In the spinning industry, the fibers are used as the main raw material for processing. The fibers are blown, combined, and drafted, or the gill bars are used for carding during drafting. The fibers are further straightened and then gradually attenuated, for spinning into roving first and then into yarns. The industry engaged in the manufacture of woven, knitted or plaits is the weaving industry, and non-woven industry does not go through the weaving process. As for the main processes of the dyeing and finishing industry, they can be roughly divided into three parts: pre-dyeing treatment, printing and dyeing process, and post-dyeing treatment. The finished products cover 3 major categories of textiles: apparel, home decoration and industrial use. Based on the above-mentioned diverse processing processes, we can see the complexity of the textile industry and the richness of the technology and human resources involved.
Therefore the textile industry category can be divided into six major industries: (1) textile raw material industry, (2) spinning industry, (3) weaving industry, (4) dyeing and finishing industry, (5) final product manufacturing industry and related electromechanical product, (6) chemical and instrument industry. In the future textile industry, apart from apparel and home decoration textiles, many textiles will be used in industry, agriculture, construction, filtration, medical treatment, military defense, security protection, textile composite materials, transportation, sports and entertainment, etc. All these are the focuses of future development.