SIC 2211 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in the production of woven fabrics more than 12 inches (30.48 centimeters) in width, wholly or chiefly by weight of cotton. Broadwoven fabrics primarily of cotton are utilized in three general end-product categories: apparel, home furnishings, and industrial products.
SIC 2221 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Manmade Fiber and Silk - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in the production of woven fabrics more than 12 inches (30.48 centimeters) in width, wholly or chiefly by weight of manmade fiber and/or silk. Broadwoven fabrics primarily of manmade fiber are used in three general end-product categories: apparel, home furnishings, and industrials.
SIC 2231 Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (Including Dyeing and Finishing) - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in the production of woven fabrics more than 12 inches (30.48 centimeters) in width, wholly or chiefly by weight of wool, mohair, or similar animal fibers; dyeing and finishing of woven wool fabrics; and those shrinking and sponging wool goods for the trade. These fabrics are used primarily for production of apparel (especially outerwear), home furnishings (especially blankets), and specialty items, such as billiard-tablecloth.
SIC 2241 Narrow Fabric and Other Smallwares Mills: Cotton, Wool, Silk and Manmade Fiber - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in weaving or braiding narrow fabrics of cotton, wool, silk, and manmade fibers, including glass fibers. These fabrics are generally 12 inches or less in width in their final form but may be made initially in wider widths that are specially constructed for cutting to narrower widths.
SIC 2251 Women's Full-Length and Knee-Length Hosiery, Except Socks - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This industry category includes establishments primarily engaged in knitting, dyeing, or finishing women's and misses' full-length and knee-length hosiery (except socks), both seamless and full-fashion, and pantyhose. Those establishments primarily engaged in knitting, dyeing, or finishing women's and misses' knee-length socks and anklets can be found in SIC 2252: Hosiery, Not Elsewhere Classified.
SIC 2252 Hosiery, Not Elsewhere Classified - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in knitting, dyeing, or finishing hosiery, not elsewhere classified. Establishments engaged in the knitting, dyeing, or finishing of anklets, boys' hosiery, children's hosiery, leg warmers, men's hosiery, socks, slipper socks, and men's and children's tights are included in this category.
SIC 2253 Knit Outerwear Mills - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Manufacturers in this category are primarily engaged in knitting outerwear from yarn or in the production of outerwear from knit fabrics produced in the same establishment. Establishments that are primarily engaged in hand knitting outerwear for the trade are included in this industry.
SIC 2254 Knit Underwear and Nightwear Mills - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers those establishments primarily engaged in knitting underwear and nightwear from yarn or in manufacturing underwear and nightwear from knit fabrics produced in the same establishment. Companies primarily engaged in manufacturing underwear and nightwear from purchased knit fabrics are classified in the Major Industry Group 23 (apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials).
SIC 2257 Weft Knit Fabric Mills - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Establishments in this classification are primarily engaged in knitting weft, or circular, fabrics or in the dyeing or finishing of weft, or circular, fabrics. These companies may sell their fabrics to manufacturers of outerwear, underwear, or other products in the apparel or home furnishings industries.
SIC 2258 Lace and Warp Knit Fabric Mills - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Establishments in this category are primarily engaged in knitting, dyeing, or finishing warp (flat) knit fabrics; or in manufacturing, dyeing, or finishing lace goods. Products in this category include lace bed sets; lace covers for chairs, dressers, pianos, and tables; curtains and lace curtain fabrics; lace edgings; knit netting; warp knit pile fabrics; and tricot fabrics.
SIC 2259 Knitting Mills, Not Elsewhere Classified - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Companies in this classification are primarily engaged in knitting gloves and other articles not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily making woven or knit fabric gloves and mittens from purchased fabrics are classified in SIC 2381: Yarn Spinning Mills.
SIC 2261 Finishers of Broadwoven Fabrics of Cotton - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in finishing purchased broadwoven cotton fabrics or finishing such fabrics on a commission basis. These finishing operations include bleaching, dyeing, printing (roller, screen, flock, plisse), and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, calendering, and napping.
SIC 2262 Finishers of Broadwoven Fabrics of Manmade Fiber and Silk - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Establishments in this category are primarily engaged in finishing purchased manmade fiber and silk broadwoven fabrics or finishing such fabrics on a commission basis. Those companies engaged in the dyeing and finishing of broadwoven cotton fabrics are discussed in SIC 2261: Finishers of Broadwoven Fabrics of Cotton.
SIC 2269 Finishers of Textiles, Not Elsewhere Classified - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Companies included in this category are those that dye and finish textiles, not elsewhere classified, such as bleaching, dyeing, printing, and finishing of raw stock, yarn, braided goods, and narrow fabrics, except wool and knit fabrics. These establishments perform finishing operations on purchased textiles or on a commission basis.
SIC 2273 Carpets and Rugs - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing woven, tufted, and other carpets and rugs such as art squares, floor mattings, needle punch carpeting, and doormats and mattings from textile materials or from twisted paper, grasses, reeds, coir, sisal, jute, or rags. Coverage includes aircraft and automobile floor coverings, except rubber or plastics; bathmats and sets; dyeing and finishing of rugs and carpets; and Wilton carpets.
SIC 2281 Yarn Spinning Mills - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in spinning yarn wholly or chiefly by weight of cotton, manmade fibers, silk, wool, mohair, or similar animal fibers. Products include acetate and acrylic yarn, made from purchased staple; carded, carpet, combed, and cordage yarn (all of cotton); crochet yarn; and cotton, silk, wood, and manmade staple.
SIC 2282 Yarn Texturizing, Throwing, Twisting, and Winding Mills - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Establishments included in this classification are those that are primarily engaged in texturizing (or texturing), throwing (another name for texturizing), twisting, winding, or spooling purchased yarns or manmade fiber filaments wholly or chiefly by weight of cotton, manmade fibers, silk, or wool, mohair, or similar animal fibers, or in performing such activities on a commission basis. Establishments primarily engaged in dyeing or finishing purchased yarns or finishing yarns on a commission basis are classified in SIC 2231: Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (Including Dyeing and Finishing) if the yarns are of wool, and in SIC 2269: Finishers of Textiles, Not Elsewhere Classified if they are of other fibers.
SIC 2284 Thread Mills - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Establishments in this classification are primarily engaged in manufacturing thread from cotton, silk, manmade fibers, wool, or similar animal fibers. Important products in this category include sewing, crochet, darning, embroidery, tatting, hand knitting, and other handicraft threads.
SIC 2295 Coated Fabrics, Not Rubberized - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing coated, impregnated, or laminated textiles and in the special finishing of textiles, such as varnishing and waxing. Establishments primarily engaged in rubberizing purchase fabrics are classified in SIC 3069: Fabricated Rubber Products, Not Elsewhere Classified, and those establishments engaged in dyeing and finishing textiles are classified in various textile industries or SIC 2231: Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (Including Dyeing and Finishing).
SIC 2296 Tire Cord and Fabrics - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers establishments that produce cord and fabric of manmade fibers, cotton, glass, steel, or other materials used for reinforcing rubber tires, industrial belting, fuel cells, and similar applications. Manufacturers of coated fabrics that are not rubberized are covered under SIC 2295: Coated Fabrics, Not Rubberized.
SIC 2297 Nonwoven Fabrics - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
Included in this category are establishments that are primarily engaged in manufacturing nonwoven fabrics by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or solvent means, or by combinations thereof. Establishments that are primarily engaged in producing woven felts are classified in SIC 2231: Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Wool (Including Dyeing and Finishing).
SIC 2298 Cordage and Twine - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This classification covers businesses that make rope, cable, cordage, twine, and related products from abaca (Manila) sisal, henquen, hemp, cotton, paper, jute, flax, manmade fibers including glass, and other fibers. Products include binder and baler twine, blasting mats and rope, fiber cable, camouflage nets not made in weaving mills, cargo nets, braided cord, fish nets and seines, fishing lines, insulator pads, rope nets, rope, rope slings, and wire ropes.
SIC 2299 Textile Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified - Description, Market Prospects, Industry History
This category covers companies making textile products not included in other industry classifications. These include linen, jute, and felt goods; padding and upholstery filling; and processed waste and recovered fibers and flock.