Textiles
A slow and only partial recovery in 2022
Last update – December 2021
Sector rating

SENSITIVE RISK FOR ENTERPRISES
Fragmentation
Internationalization
Capital Intensity
Profitability
Strengths & weaknesses

- Strong demand for personal protection equipment
- Segments enjoying favorable structural trends (sportswear, luxury)

- Global supply chains vulnerable to external shocks (pandemics, trade tensions)
- Very strong pressure from large clients (clothing retailers)
- Competition from the fast-growing second-hand market in mature economies
- Challenging relocation of manufacturing from China to other countries (Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia etc.)
- Adaption of new ESG standards could inflate operating costs
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Contact
Aurelien Duthoit
Allianz Trade
Allianz Trade