World production and value

The synthetic colorants industry is basically a supplier of dyes and pigments and provider of technical services to user industries. The chief consumer of 

The latest figures relating to world production of dyes available at the time of writing are those for 1979. Table 2.3 gives the total output for Japan, the USA, and the major manufacturing countries of Europe. Corresponding figures for 1973 are included for comparison. 

The number of individual dyestuffs manufacturers throughout the world runs into many hundreds. Nevertheless it has been estimated that over 50% of world manufacture is produced by the six major European manufacturers, BASF, Bayer, Ciba-Geigy, Hoechst, ICI and Sandoz. 

Year Cotton Wool Man-made and man-modified fibres Total 

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