About 230 million spindle equivalents produce daily yarn for 7 billion humans the world over. It is a fact that 300 million spindles are installed worldwide, of which around 75 per cent are permanently being used. Today, 2 per cent of yarns are produced with air-jet systems, 8 per cent with compact, 14 per cent with rotor and 76 per cent with ring spinning systems. Basis here is the information from ITMF 2012 (International Textile Manufacturers Federation) as well as Rieter internal statistics.
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