Title：2004-2005 Annual Report on China’s Linen¹ Textile Market
[Key Words] China’s Linen Textile Market

Report Summary
The report sums up the development of the global and Chinese linen textile markets in 2004. Through accurate data and full elaboration, it describes the structure of China’s linen textile market and features of the demand-supply relationship from various angles. Meanwhile, it examines competition between enterprises in different market segments, presenting comprehensive assessment² of leading players’ competitiveness.

The report especially points out the following: There was stable supply and demand in the overall linen textile market in 2004. Linen fiber³ production in the country grew slowly, restricting the development of the linen textile industry to a great extent. There was a continuous shortage of linen fiber raw material supply. There was a balance between ramie supply and demand, with price remained high. There was a rising demand in the jute market and the domestic linen textile consumer market expanded further. There was a notable stimulation⁴ of consumption by domestic demand. Fluctuations⁵ of the price of linen textile raw materials in the international market have a major influence on the domestic market. The lift of quotas⁶ in 2005 will result in notable changes in the demand in regions with restricted imports.

After analyzing⁷ major factors affecting the development of China’s linen textile market from 2005-2009, the report presents qualitative⁸ and quantitative⁹ forecast of the development trend of the market. Finally, it provides development strategy and recommendations for leading enterprises and growing enterprises respectively.

Report Outline
I. Overview¹⁰ of the Global Linen Textile Market in 2004
(I) Development Status
(II) Basic Characteristics
(III) Overview of Development in Major Countries and Regions
1. U.S.
2. Western Europe
3. Russia
4. Asia

II. Size and Structure of China’s Linen Textile Market in 2004
(I) Market Size
(II) Product Structure
(III) Regional Structure
(IV) Brand Structure
(V) Marketing¹¹ Channel Structure

III. Supply and Demand in China’s Linen Textile Market in 2004
(I) Demand Analysis
(II) Supply Analysis
(III) Analysis of Market Characteristics

IV. Competition Situation in China’s Linen Textile Market in 2004 & Assessment of Leading Players’ Competitiveness
(I) Analysis of Competition Situation
(II) Assessment of Leading Player’s Competitiveness

V. Factors Affecting the Development of China’s Linen Textile Market from 2005 to 2009
(I) Favorable Factors
(II) Unfavorable Factors

VI. Analysis of Development Trend of China’s Linen Textile Market from 2005 to 2009
(I) Raw Material Plantation¹²
(II) Market Demand
(III) Competitive Elements
(IV) Market Structure
(V) Direction of Investment
(VI) Technological¹³ Progress

VII. Forecast of China’s Linen Textile Market from 2005 to 2009
(I) Forecast of Market Size
(II) Forecast of Market Structure

VIII. Recommendations
(I) Sustainable Development
(II) Technological Innovation
(III) Adjustment of Industry Structure
(IV) Recommendations for the Government

Report Specifications
(I) Objective of Report
(II) Research Scope
(III) Survey Region
(IV) Data Source
(V) Research Approaches
(VI) General Definition
(VII) Market Definition
(VIII) Evaluation Index System of Competitiveness
(IX) Forecasting Model
(X) Special Specifications
(XI) Research Object