Once again China was receiving by far the largest part (6.7 million), followed by India (2.8 million), Pakistan (670,000), Bangladesh (434,000), Turkey (188,000) and Vietnam (172,000).
Global shipment of long-staple (wool-) spindles rose in 2006 to 193,096 (+6%). With a share of 52% or 101,100 China remained the primary destination (+22%), followed by Iran with 29,000 (+164%), Turkey with 14,000 (-67%), India with 11,000 (none in 2005) and Italy with 9,000 (-37%).
Global investments in open-end rotors declined by 6% compared with 2005, totalling 352,000 positions, but still above the level of 2003 with 346,000 positions. China alone absorbed 195,000 open-end rotors in 2006, reaching a market share of 45%.
The next biggest investors in open-end rotors were Turkey with 34,000 (10%), India with 33,000 (9%), Brazil and Russia with 10,000 each (3%), Bangladesh with 9,000 (2.5%) and Thailand with 8,000 (2%).
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