Fibre2Fashion Toggle navigation 10 Pic: Shutterstock Worldwide shipments of spinning, texturing, weaving, knitting, and finishing machines decreased in 2020 on average compared to 2019, as per the 43 rd annual International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics (ITMSS) compiled in cooperation with over 200 textile machinery manufacturers, and released by Deliveries of new short-staple spindles, open-end rotors, and long-staple spindles dropped by 48 per cent, 27 per cent, and 46 per cent, respectively. The number of shipped draw-texturing spindles declined by 30 per cent and deliveries of shuttle-less looms shrunk by 16 per cent. Shipments of flat knitting machines contracted by 53 per cent, while shipped large circular machines marked the exception with a 13 per cent growth. The sum of all deliveries in the finishing segment also dropped by 17 per cent on average, the Switzerland-based organisation said in its report.