International Textile Market

Teachers in charge

prof. dr. sc. Ivana Salopek Čubrić

Study, Module

Textile Technology and Engineering - graduate, Module Engineering Design and Management of Textiles

Course summary

4 (2+0+2)

ECTS

6

Knowledge verification

oral exam

Precondition for testing

All exams of the first year of study passed

Lecture type

lectures, seminars

Exercise type

seminars

Subject content

Digital databases – data sourcing and analysis. The Croatian/European/global market with a special focus on the textile market. Index of industrial production volume. International trade flows and influential producing countries. The role of fairs in the marketing strategy of textile brands. Production and market of machines for the production of textiles and clothing on an international level.

Aim of course

The aim of the course is to equip students with the understanding of the Croatian, European, and global textile market through the research and analysis of digital databases at regional, continental, and global levels, with a special emphasis on production costs and retail prices of a selected group of products.

Literature necessary for course

• Salopek Čubrić, Ivana: International Silk Trade - Analysis of the Main Producers and Fluctiations Over the Years, Proceedings of 12th International Summit SRC, Institute of economic development and social researches publications, 2024., 1789-1793
• Salopek Čubrić, Ivana: Analysis of the International Wool Market , Proceedings of  2nd ICSIS 2024., 979-983
• Shishoo, R: The Global Textile and Clothing Industry Technological Advances and Future Challenges, Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles, 2012.

Supplement literature

• Mileta Vlatko: Gospodarska sinteza Europe, Školska knjiga, Zagreb 1993.
• Pertot Vladimir, Sabolić Duško: Međunarodna trgovinska politika, NN, Zagreb 2004.