The Korean textile and clothing industry has fallen into a positioning trap without any obvious strengths over the checks of advanced countries such as Japan, the United States and Germany and catch-up developing countries such as China and India. The domestic production base has shrunk as...

Technical textiles are rapidly creating new demand by replacing metals, ceramics and plastics with better-performing textiles featuring enhanced strength, heat resistance and elasticity through technological innovation. In particular, advanced technical textiles can augment value-added, not only...