Research and Markets : One of Austria's Largest Textile Company Eybl Group Takes the Lead for Manufacturing Automotive Interiors.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c19762) has announced the addition of Profile of Eybl International: A Leading Supplier of Automotive Interior Fabrics to their offering. E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]Eybl Group, headquartered in Krems, Austria, is Austria's largest textile company and one of Europe's leading manufacturers of automotive interiors. Its customers include nine of the world's ten largest automotive groups. E[acute accent]In recent years Eybl has streamlined its product range and eliminated many previously low margin contracts. As a result, its performance has greatly improved. In its 2003/04 financial year, despite a harsh trading environment, earnings grew significantly and the company moved back into the black with a net profit of Euro9 mn (US$11 mn) based on a turnover of Euro342.2 mn. This marked a successful turnaround for a company which in 2001 recorded a loss of Euro24.7 mn on sales of Euro425.7 mn. E[acute accent]The thrust of Eybl's strategy over the last few years has been to retain its core logistics and textile operations of weaving weaving, the art of forming a fabric by interlacing at right angles two or more sets of yarn or other material. It is one of the most ancient fundamental arts, as indicated by archaeological evidence. , knitting knitting, construction of a fabric made of interlocking loops of yarn by means of needles. Knitting, allied in origin to weaving and to the netting and knotting of fishnets and snares, was apparently unknown in Europe before the 15th cent. and fabric finishing primarily in Austria and neighbouring Germany, while building on the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of finished car interior components in lower cost countries, mainly in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. . At the same time, it has largely withdrawn from activities outside Europe, notably in the USA and Brazil, where it had less control. E[acute accent]The company now has about 4,300 employees. It produces at ten European locations and one in Morocco Morocco, country, Africa Morocco (mərŏk`ō), officially Kingdom of Morocco, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 32,726,000), 171,834 sq mi (445,050 sq km), NW Africa. , supplying seat covers or seat cover fabrics to around 3.6 mn vehicles a year. E[acute accent]Contents inside this report are entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: as follows:- E[acute accent]Summary E[acute accent]Introduction E[acute accent]Company development E[acute accent]Main divisions E[acute accent]Textile manufacturing E[acute accent]Circular knitting Circular knitting or knitting in the round is a form of knitting that creates a seamless tube. When knitting circularly, the knitting is cast on and the circle of stitches is joined. Knitting is worked in rounds (the equivalent of rows in flat knitting) in a spiral. E[acute accent]Woven fabrics E[acute accent]Warp knitted fabrics Knitted fabrics are the third major class of fabric, after woven and nonwoven fabrics. Elasticity, thickness and warmth Compared to the other two classes, knitted fabrics are much more elastic, which accounts for their historical use in stockings and other clothing that requires E[acute accent]Fabrication division E[acute accent]Research and development E[acute accent]Eybl's markets E[acute accent]Financial performance E[acute accent]Outlook E[acute accent]List of tables
Table 1: Eybl International: turnover by business division, 2003/04
Table 2: Eybl Textile Division: manufacturing operations, 2005
Table 3: Eybl International: textile manufacturing business sales by
operation, 2003/04
Table 4: Eybl Fabrication Division: manufacturing operations, 2005
Table 5: Eybl: OEM customers, 2005
Table 6: Eybl: Tier One customers, 2005
Table 7: Eybl International: financial performance, 2001-2003/04
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Joint ventures
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Markets
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Events
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