Textiles combined with other materials of different physical or chemical properties, creating a superior and unique material for specific end uses.

Goods that are difficult to predict the demand for, and sales of, due to their ever-changing nature.

Permeable fabrics that can separate, filter, reinforce, protect, or drain when used with soil.

Goods that change in popularity or demand with the seasons of the year.

Magazines, newspapers, and books that deal specifically with a certain industry or segment of an industry.

A nonprofit, voluntary organization made up of businesses that have common interests.

Textiles for industrial uses rather than for fashion.

Goods produced only for one specific retailer and bearing the retailer’s special trademark or brand name.

Requiring many workers to make the products, rather than relying heavily on machines and technology.

The exchange of ideas, information, or services, forming an interconnected or interrelated chain of communication.