313310 Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills
Overview
This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in finishing textiles, fabrics, and apparel and (2) establishments of converters who buy fabric goods 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.
Top Organizations
Cross-References
- Coating or impregnating fabrics--are classified in Industry 313320, Fabric Coating Mills;
- Knitting or knitting and finishing fabric--are classified in Industry 313240, Knit Fabric Mills;
- Manufacturing and finishing apparel--are classified in Subsector 315, Apparel Manufacturing;
- Weaving and finishing fabrics--are classified in Industry Group 3132, Fabric Mills;
- Manufacturing and finishing rugs and carpets--are classified in Industry 314110, Carpet and Rug Mills; and
- Printing on apparel--are classified in Industry 32311, Printing.
Index Entries
| Bleaching textile products, apparel, and fabrics |
| Broadwoven fabrics finishing |
| Burling and mending fabrics |
| Calendering textile products, apparel, and fabrics |
| Carbonizing textile fibers |
| Carding textile fibers |
| Chemical finishing (e.g., fire, mildew, water resistance) fabrics |
| Combing and converting top |
| Combing textile fibers |
| Converters, piece goods |
| Converting textiles |
| Crease resistant finishing of fabrics |
| Dyeing gloves, woven or knit, for the trade |
| Dyeing textile products and fabrics |
| Embossing textile products and fabrics |
| Fabric finishing |
| Fabric mercerizing |
| Gassing yarn (i.e., singeing) |
| Mechanical finishing of fabrics |
| Mercerizing textile products and fabrics |
| Napping textile products and fabrics |
| Preshrinking textile products and fabrics |
| Printing fabric grey goods |
| Printing textile banners (except screen printing) |
| Printing textile products (except screen and apparel printing) |
| Scouring and combing textile fibers |
| Screen printing fabric grey goods |
| Shrinking textile products and fabrics |
| Sizing of fabrics |
| Sponging textile products and fabrics |
| Stone washing textile products, apparel, and fabrics |
| Sueding textile products and fabrics |
| Teaseling fabrics |
| Textile products finishing |
| Thread finishing |
| Wool tops and noils manufacturing |