纺织业景气一片低迷，但医护机能型纺织品却大放异彩� Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs, Director General of the French Textile Industry Federation, said: “The application of functional textiles has seen significant growth in different industries such as aerospace, personal safety equipment and medical care functions.” There are about 200 medical textile companies in France, absolutely Most are small and medium-sized enterprises, of which 83 companies specialize in the production of medical supplies. �</p
2013年医护机能型纺织品市场呈现2%的成长，佔9亿6000万欧元纺织市场营收总额的16%。带来市场成长的主因有二：现代医疗的进步及老年人口的成长。另外，开架式新型医护产品的销售也带给消费者便利，一般静脉曲张舒缓弹力袜、护腰等都可在药房里直接购得。
法国每年可卖出7百万双静脉曲张舒缓弹力袜，销售额达2亿9千6百万欧元。运动人口的增加，也提升了医护产品购买率。
产业创新也相当重要，针对消费者新的、不同的需求，提供选择。近来运动人口增加，刺激更多运动伤害相关产品的消费；或是可调式的胃环、外置型义乳等等，都是例子。Thuasne、Gibaud、Urgo、CousinBiotech等多家法国企业，都对研发创新不遗余力，也因此在全球市场上占有一席之地。
Thuasne, a French medical protective gear group well-known for its production of lumbar braces, has its main markets in France, Germany and the United States. After acquiring Townsend Design, a California brand that produces knee braces, ankle braces and orthotic braces, in 2011, it also acquired the Swedish company Medibank. The Nordic market brought in sales of 4 million euros, doubling growth �</p
目前在全球一共有10处工厂，其中5家位于法国境内，2家各位于德国及东欧，1家在美国� �近期才与一些创投公司簽约展开合作关系，期待创投公司开发新产品，致力研发出智慧型医护产品，估计於2到3年后发表第一批智慧型新产品� (Asian Textile Alliance)
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