1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Study Deliverables 1.2 Study Assumptions 1.3 Scope of the Study 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 MARKET DYNAMICS 4.1 Drivers 4.1.1 Stringent Industrial Standards for Fabrics 4.1.2 Increasing Demand for Fire-resistant Fabrics in Home and Commercial Furnishing 4.1.3 Growing Demand from the Mining Industry in South America 4.2 Restraints 4.2.1 High Price of Raw Materials used to Make Fire-resistant Fabrics 4.2.2 Lack of Safety Compliance 4.2.3 Other Restraints 4.3 Industry Value-Chain Analysis 4.4 Porters 5 Force Analysis 4.4.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers 4.4.3 Threat of New Entrants 4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products and Services 4.4.5 Degree of Competition 5 MARKET SEGMENTATION 5.1 Type 5.1.1 Apparel 5.1.2 Non-apparel 5.2 End-use Application 5.2.1 Industrial Protective & Mining Clothing 5.2.2 Transport 5.2.2.1 Railway 5.2.2.2 Aircraft 5.2.2.3 Automotive (Roadway) 5.2.2.4 Marine 5.2.3 Defense & Firefighting Service 5.2.4 Others 5.3 Geography 5.3.1 Asia-Pacific 5.3.1.1 China 5.3.1.2 India 5.3.1.3 Japan 5.3.1.4 South Korea 5.3.1.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific 5.3.2 North America 5.3.2.1 United States 5.3.2.2 Canada 5.3.2.3 Mexico 5.3.3 Europe 5.3.3.1 Germany 5.3.3.2 United Kingdom 5.3.3.3 Italy 5.3.3.4 France 5.3.3.5 Rest of Europe 5.3.4 South America 5.3.4.1 Brazil 5.3.4.2 Argentina 5.3.4.3 Rest of South America 5.3.5 Middle East & Africa 5.3.5.1 Saudi Arabia 5.3.5.2 South Africa 5.3.5.3 Rest of Middle East & Africa 6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 6.1 Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements 6.2 Market Share Analysis** 6.3 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players 6.4 Company Profiles 6.4.1 DowDuPont 6.4.2 Glen Raven, Inc. 6.4.3 Huntsman International LLC 6.4.4 KANEKA CORPORATION 6.4.5 LENZING AG 6.4.6 Newtex Industries, Inc. 6.4.7 PBI Fibers International 6.4.8 Solvay 6.4.9 Teijin Carbon Europe GmbH. 6.4.10 TenCate Fabrics - EU. 6.4.11 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 6.4.12 Westex by Milliken 7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS 7.1 Rapid Industrialization in BRICS Countries 7.2 Other Opportunities

- DowDuPont - Glen Raven, Inc. - Huntsman International LLC - KANEKA CORPORATION - LENZING AG - Newtex Industries, Inc. - PBI Fibers International - Solvay - Teijin Carbon Europe GmbH. - TenCate Fabrics - EU. - W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. - Westex by Milliken