In 2011, the trade journal Technische Textilien/Technical Textiles published a completely new multi-faceted book for daily reference that is filled with extensively researched facts, figures, and short-term forecasts. The Trendbook Technical Textiles containing trend articles, company profiles and European market data is aimed at the management of producers and suppliers as well as users of technical textiles. In the first part of the Trendbook, recognized experts report on future perspectives and offer their market prognoses for the next 1-2 years. With comprehensive reports, the Trendbook presents new applications in the areas of fibers, nonwovens and finishing as well as the application areas smart textiles, Med-, Home- and Buildtec. . A feature on the export market India completes the first section in the book. The company profiles in the 2nd section of the Trendbook display product ranges and company services of businesses in all sectors of the textile industry. In the third part the company data gathered by the editorial department are listed in clearly laid out tables and offer a treasure trove of market information for reference.