This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in dyeing, bleaching, printing, and other finishing of textiles, apparel, and fabrics (except broadwoven) and (2) establishments of converters who buy fabrics (except broadwoven) in the grey, have them finished on contract, and sell at wholesale. Finishing operations include bleaching, dyeing, printing (e.g., roller, screen, flock, plisse), stonewashing, and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, shrinking, sponging, calendering, mercerizing and napping; as well as cleaning, scouring, and the preparation of natural fibers and raw stock.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
| Go to: | No change 2002 to 2007 | No change 1997 to 2002 | 2002 Economic Census and other data sources |
| 2007 NAICS | 2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS |
Corresponding Index Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Bleaching textile products, apparel, and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Burling and mending fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Calendering textile products, apparel, and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Carbonizing textile fibers |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Carding textile fibers |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Chemical finishing (e.g., fire, mildew, water resistance) fabrics (except broadwoven and textile products) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Combing and converting top |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Combing textile fibers |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Converting textiles, narrow woven |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Convertors, narrow woven piece goods |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Crease resistant finishing of fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Dyeing gloves, woven or knit, for the trade |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Dyeing textile products and fabrics (except broadwoven fabrics) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Embossing textile products and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Fabric (except broadwoven) finishing |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Gassing yarn (i.e., singeing) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Mercerizing narrow woven textile products and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Napping textile products and fabrics (except broadwoven fabrics) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Preshrinking textile products and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Printing fabric grey goods (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Printing textile products (except apparel) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Scouring and combing textile fibers |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Screenprinting fabric grey goods (except broadwoven) and textile products (except apparel) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Shrinking textile products and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Sizing of fabric (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Sponging textile products and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Stone washing textile products, apparel, and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Sueding textile products and fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Teaseling fabrics (except broadwoven) |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Textile products finishing |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Thread finishing |
| 313312 | 313312 | 313312 | Wool tops and noils manufacturing |
