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Interior textiles
Interior textiles
The "Indoor textile" product group includes:
- carpets (woven, tufted, needle felt, bath sets, etc.)?
- furniture fabrics (flat, velvet, single-coloured, jacquard, printed, etc.),
- decorative fabrics,
- curtains,
- wall coverings,
- household linen (kitchen, table, bed and bath linen),
- mattress cover fabrics,
- trimmings,
- ...
De Witte Lietaer International Textiles nv
Group activities
Trade :
- organisation of collective booths;
- acting as advisor at various international trade fairs such as Decosit, Domotex, Heimtextil and Proposte;
- agency contracts;
- distribution of commercial proposals;
- information on customs regulations (import duties, rules of origin, etc.);
- commercial statistics;
- ...
Product development:
- TrendVision ( previously Textivision);
- organisation of various technical committees in collaboration with Centexbel;
- writing and follow-up of the European norms for carpets and other interior textile products;
- information and concrete actions concerning intellectual property rights;
- information on CE marking for building materials (floor and wall coverings);
- ...
Economy :
- writing and publishing relevant statistical data, such as export figures;
- promotional campaigns for linen fabrics (Belgian Linen, Masters of Linen), for interiors;
- follow-up of www.textielforum.be;
- daily contacts with member companies;
- ...
Interior textiles produced in Belgium have an excellent reputation and therefore have customers worldwide.
| Key figures | |
|---|---|
| Number of companies (business groups are regarded as one company) | 101 |
| Number of employees | 7.600 |
| Exported quota | 94 % |
| Activity evolution in 2023 (in value) | -9 % |
| Share in the total added value of the Belgian textile sector | 38 % |
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