Excerpt from Cotton, Rayon, Synthetic Fibers: Competition in Western Europe
Before World War II, the development of the industry in Germany, Italy, and Japan put these countries faf’out in front of the United States and the rest of the world. It is not surprising, therefore, that the early postwar growth of the industry in the United States and the rest of the world was relatively greater than in these three countries. Dur ing the last 2 or 3 years, however, accelerated expansion has occurred in Japan, the Iron Curtain countries, and the minor producing countries. Projected growth of the indus try over the next year and a half is also greatest in these areas. Japan’s capacity by the end of 1957 is expected to exceed 1951 capacity by 195 percent. Capacity in the Iron Curtain countries by the end of 1957 is expected to reach 113 percent above the 1951 level, while the minor producing countries are expected to develop capacity 151 percent above the 1951 level.
Growth of the total industry from 1951 to the end of 1957 is projected at 49 percent for Western Europe and 46 per cent for the United States. The growth for the world as a whole over this 6-year period is projected at 71 percent.
The chemical fiber industry is comprised of individual firms manufacturing a particular fiber or several different fibers of varying characteristics and from numerous source materials. The major groupings of chemical fibers from the standpoint of use characteristics and origin are (l) rayon and acetate staple fibers (cellulosic origin.
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