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Conclusion To meet the demands of medical applications, a large number of structures and materials are constantly being created. However, there are still problems with embedded devices in the human body, as some textiles have been shown to cause rejective reactions and system malfunction after long-term use. A wide variety of knitted medical textiles and materials are needed to meet certain essential requirements in medical fields, due to a rise in the ageing population, a large number of accidents, and a demand for a higher quality of life.
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References 1. h t t p s : / / w w w . a c a d e m i a . edu/13612313/Medical_Textiles 2. https://www.researchgate.net/ publication/321207804_Application_of_Knitting_Structure_Textiles_in_Medical_Areas 3. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ abs/10.1002/ccd.26910
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ANALYSIS OF JAPAN’S EXPORTS IN 2016-20 RADHIKA BODDU Research Analyst, Textile Value Chain
Japan is one of the leading exporters of textile manufacturing machineries in the world. Its total export of various knitting machineries between 2016-2020 was USD 2472 Million. China was one of the leading importers from Japan. Other nations also sourced their machineries from Japan. Due to the global pandemic of Covid-19, exports from Japan witnessed a decline. Japan is one of the leading exporters of knitting machines Table 1: Knitting machine, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace Figure 1: knitting machines, stich bonding machines & machines
knitting machines, stitch bonding machines & machines for making gimped yarn tulle that were valued USD 2,471 million in the whole world. China was among the top 10 importers from Japan who purchased the above machines of total value USD 461 million. China’s highest import
between the given period was in the year 2018 when it imported those machineries worth USD 113 million. Due to the pandemic, this export to China dwindled. The total export from Japan to China was USD 47 million in the year 2020.
in the world. In between 2016-2020, Japan exported
China was followed by Bangladesh & Vietnam with the respective import of USD 341 & 262 million from Japan. India stood 8th in the list of importers of above machines from japan. Hong Kong made it to the list of top 10 importers of above knitting machines with the total import Value of USD 72 milMARCH 2021
