Specialty Fabrics Review published its annual State of the Industry report in the June 2025 issue.

The magazine conducts an annual survey that asks industry professionals’ opinions about 21 different issues. The questions concern business demographics, revenue forecasts, issues affecting companies and their plans for the future.

Roy Chism, board chairman of the Chism Co., San Antonio, Texas, and Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) board chairman, noted that the survey responses overall show how the industry’s businesses fit into the larger economy: “ATA’s diverse membership, end products and markets served mirror the economy—up overall, some markets more than others, with some segments flat, all facing both labor and inflation/expense challenges while remaining guarded about the potential of uncontrollable events.”

As a follow up to this report, ATA will host its annual “State of the Industrial Textile Industry” webinar July 16 at 1pm ET.