Establishments described in this report are primarily participating in the technical textile market. A technical textile is a textile product manufactured for non-aesthetic purposes, where function is the primary criterion. Technical textiles include textiles for automotive applications, medical textiles, geotextiles, agrotextiles, and protective clothing.

Establishments described in this report are primarily participating in the soundproof curtains market. Soundproof curtains work just like the clothes in the closet in the example. They don't actually quiet the volume of the sound source, but they make the sound die out much more quickly within the room. This makes the room more pleasing from a sound standpoint.

Establishments described in this report are primarily participating in the spunbond nonwovens market. Spunbond nonwovens are made by spinning continuous filament fibers onto a moving belt. The continuous fibers come from polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene raw materials that has been dried, melted and extruded into a flowing polymer melt. After the spinning process, the polyester emerges as numerous thin, continuous filaments.