The 2nd Trendbook Technical Textiles is a 3-part compendium on technical textiles in applications. In the first part of the Trendbook, recognized experts report on future perspectives and offer their market prognoses for the next 1-2 years. With comprehensive reports, the Trendbook presents new applications in the areas of fibers, nonwovens and finishing. Covered in the current edition are the application areas Mobiltech, Agrotech, Protech, Indutech and Bionics. The principle "sustainability" is reflected throughout the Trendbook's content. A feature on China - export market or competitor -completes the first section in the book. The company profiles in the 2nd section of the Trendbook display product ranges and company services of businesses in all sectors of the textile industry. The 3rd part of the Trendbook Technical Textiles 2012/13 illustrates the European market with facts and figures. Results from a comprehensive business survey in the areas of fibers/chemicals/textile auxiliaries, textiles machines and technical textiles are presented over 110 pages.