This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in finishing broadwoven fabrics, and (2) establishments of converters who buy broadwoven fabrics in the grey, have them finished on contract, and sell at wholesale. Finishing operations include bleaching, dyeing, printing (roller, screen, flock, plisse), and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, shrinking, sponging, calendering, mercerizing and napping.
The NAICS industry code for Broadwoven Fabric Finishing Mills is 313311. Included in this industry are:
Bleaching broadwoven fabrics
Broadwoven fabrics finishing
Burling and mending broadwoven fabrics
Calendering broadwoven fabrics
Chemical finishing (e.g., fire, mildew, water resistance) broadwoven fabrics
Converters, broadwoven piece goods
Converting textiles, broadwoven
Crease resistant finishing of broadwoven fabric
Dyeing broadwoven fabrics
Embossing broadwoven fabrics
Fabrics, broadwoven, finishing
Fabrics, broadwoven, mercerizing
Finishing plants, broadwoven fabric
Mechanical finishing of broadwoven fabrics
Mercerizing broadwoven fabrics
Napping broadwoven fabrics
Preshrinking broadwoven fabrics
Printing broadwoven fabrics grey goods
Screen printing broadwoven fabric grey goods
Shrinking broadwoven fabrics
Sizing of broadwoven fabrics
Sponging broadwoven fabrics
Stone washing broadwoven fabrics
Sueding broadwoven fabrics
Teaseling broadwoven fabrics
Cross-References.
Coating or impregnating fabrics - classified in Industry 313320, Fabric Coating Mills; and
Weaving and finishing broadwoven fabrics - classified in Industry 313210, Broadwoven Fabric Mills.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
