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The global silk market is estimated at between $25 and $30 billion. Silk accounts for just 0.2% of the global textile fiber market,
There is a strong demand for sustainable, responsible fashion that favors natural materials such as silk, perceived as having less impact on the environment.
Silk demand trends and market overview in France
Market dynamics reflect a clear penchant for products that combine traditional elegance with contemporary ethical standards.
France has specialized in the production of luxury silk items such as the iconic Hermès carré.
Much silk manufacturing has moved to China, India and Brazil.
The value of silk fabric production is between 50 and 70 million euros. It accounts for almost 20% of European production, making it a key player alongside giants such as Italy.
Demand for silk products from luxury brands is considerable.
Trends indicate a growing awareness of sustainable and responsible fashion, with natural materials such as silk favored over synthetics.
Key players in the silk industry
Luxury brands
- Among the giants of luxury, Chanel and Hermès occupy pride of place.
Top-of-the-range household linen brands
- Fremaux-Delorme (Yves Delorme, Olivier Desforges) and Linvosges are revitalizing the high-end household linen sector by integrating silk into their product lines
publishers and suppliers of fabrics
- Pierre Frey
- Perrin Weaving
- Denis et Fils,
Innovative young companies
- Sericyne is at the cutting edge of silk technology.
Supporting regional expertise
- Weavers Perrins
- Sfate
- Proverbio
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1.1 Definition and scope of study
Silk is a natural fiber of animal origin used in the manufacture of textiles, and is thought to have been discovered more than 2,000 years before the present era. Silk comes from arthropods, including spiders and the caterpillars of certain butterflies. The best silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the silkworm Bombyx mori, the process of rearing silkworms to obtain and produce silk being called sericulture.
The main outlets for silk-based products are the textile industry, but also the household linen and high-end furniture industries. Applications in the health and cosmetics sectors are also possible.
However, silk only accounts for 0.2% of the global textile fiber market, although it competes strongly with cotton, wool and linen in the natural fiber category, and with acrylic, polyester and polyamide in the chemical fiber category. It is nevertheless more expensive and more refined, and is therefore much appreciated by luxury players such as Hermès and Chanel , as it offers comfort, is extremely soft and adds elegance. In 2019, sales of the Hermès Group's "Silk and Textile" business reached €592 million.
Silk production can be thought of in several stages: from silkworm rearing, to cocoon preparation, spinning, milling, weaving and finishing.traditionally, silk processing in France has been carried out in the Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne region, with a particular focus on the Lyon area. Here, Hermès has internalized a production chain from milling to finishing (notably for its famous silk scarves or carrés), alongside other players such as Tissages Perrins or Denis & Fils, who perpetuate a long-standing know-how. However, sericulture has all but disappeared in France, and silk yarns are mainly imported from the world's biggest producers, China, India and Brazil.
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- Size of the global silk market
- Evolution of the production value of silk fabrics or silk waste
- Sales for the Hermès Group's Silk and Textiles activity
- Change in sales index for household linen companies
- Which of these materials has the worst impact on the environment?
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Chanel seeks new impetus with the departure of its artistic director - 06/06/2024
- - The Chanel group employs over 36,500 people worldwide.
- - Chanel sales 19.7 billion dollars in 2023
- - Chanel sales rose by +15.8%.
- - In the United States, Chanel sales rose by less than 3% to $3.9 billion.
- - In Asia, Chanel sales rose strongly by 17.7% to $8.4 billion.
- - Chanel's distribution network has doubled over the last five years.
Luxury: Chanel on the right track - 22/05/2024
- - Chanel 2023 annual sales: $19.7 billion (approx. €18.2 billion), an increase of 14.6%.
- - Workforce: 36,500 employees.
- - Number of Chanel boutiques worldwide: over 600.
- - Sales in Asia: $8.4 billion, up 17.7%.
- - Sales in Europe: $4.7 billion.
- - Sales in the United States: $3.9 billion, with growth of less than 3%.
- - Number of Chanel stores in mainland China: 18.
Chanel investe ancora in Italia: nuova giunteria per Gensi Group - 29/02/2024
1. **Investimento Chanel nel Calzaturificio Gensi Group**: - Inaugurazione di un nuovo reparto di giunteria di 3.000 metri quadrati nel sito produttivo di Mosciano Sant'Angelo (Teramo). - Attivazione di 4 nuove linee di produzione da 70 metri ciascuna. - Attualmente, 6 linee di produzione sono in funzione, con un piano di raddoppio nei prossimi 3 anni attraverso l'inserimento di nuove risorse professionali. 2. **Iniziative Aziendali per la Sostenibilità**: - Formazione di 3 gruppi di lavoro dedicati alla sostenibilità ambientale dell'azienda un anno fa. - Riduzione dei consumi energetici e degli scarti di lavorazione. - Avanzamenti nel riciclo e riuso. - Avvio dell'istituto interno di formazione "M'Astri Nascenti" in collaborazione con Arsutoria School, con 60 persone formate fino ad oggi. 3. **Forza Lavoro e Piani di Assunzione**: - Attualmente, l'azienda ha oltre 660 collaboratori, dei quali oltre 120 sono orlatrici. - Sono previste nuove assunzioni per aumentare ulteriormente la forza lavoro. 4. **Produzione Chanel e Supply Chain Italiana**: - Le calzature Chanel sono progettate in Francia ma prodotte in Italia. - Aziende italiane controllate da Chanel implicate nella produzione: Roveda di Parabiago (acquisita nel 1999), Gensi di Giulianova (acquisita nel 2015), e Ballin Shoes (acquisita nel 2020).
How the Fremaux Delorme group hopes to revive Maison de la Literie - 27/02/2024
- The Fremaux Delorme Group is to invest 10 million euros in the relaunch of Maison de la Literie, France's leading bed manufacturer
- the production facilities include a factory in Autun (Saône-et-Loire), which manufactures 45,000 mattresses a year with 66 employees, and an upholstery unit in Confolens (Charente), which assembles bed bases with around 20 employees.
- The Maison de la Literie network comprises 11 branches (17 were not taken over) and 137 franchisees (some 60 were not taken over).
Maison de la Literie sold to Delorme household linen - 13/10/2023
- Luxury goods and household linen group Fremaux-Delorme chosen as buyer
- 84 of the 85 production site employees will be retained, including 66 at Saint-Forgeot and 18 at Confolens
- La Maison de la Literie was placed in receivership on July 6
- Sales of 20 million euros in 2020
- The distribution division comprises 301 stores, 35 of which are directly owned
- The Fremaux-Delorme group has 450 stores worldwide
- The group took over Olivier Desforges in 1997, which has 121 outlets and 115 employees.
Chanel creates "La Parcelle", a new green and artistic space - 14/09/2023
- Le 19M, the space dedicated to Chanel's métiers d'arts, was inaugurated in 2021.
- Le 19M brings together 600 craftsmen and experts in eleven Maisons d'arts.
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