Released on = May 26, 2007, 4:20 am

Press Release Author = Bharat Book Bureau

Industry = Marketing

Press Release Summary = The 2006 World Cup served as a showcase for the extensive
use of architectural textiles in Germany. Many of the stadiums which hosted world
cup matches

Press Release Body = Architectural Textiles : World Cup Showcase in 2006 and Beyond

The 2006 World Cup served as a showcase for the extensive use of architectural
textiles in Germany. Many of the stadiums which hosted world cup matches feature
roofing and support structures made from high performance textiles. Furthermore, two
of the world's largest companies which design and construct buildings using
architectural textiles, Hightex and Covertex, have their headquarters in Germany.

Textiles have a number of advantages over conventional roofing materials-such as
prefabricated hard panels of metal or plastic. The advantages include flexibility,
light weight, low cost and high coverage. These properties enable architects to
incorporate wider and longer panels into their designs.

Today, the use of textiles in architecture is commonplace throughout the world in a
number of structures, including public buildings, auditoria, open-air theatres,
railway stations, airports, shopping centres, parks and landscaped spaces, entrances
and walkway areas.

Architectural textiles are usually made from woven polyester fabric coated with
polyvinyl chloride (PVC), although other synthetics and coatings can be used. For
special properties and enhanced durability, fibreglass fabric coated with
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) can be employed. In addition, pneumatically
pre-tensioned ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) film or sheeting offers a number
of design possibilities at relatively low cost.

Key fabric manufacturers supplying the architectural textile sector include Ferrari
in France, Sattler in Austria and Verseidag-Indutex in Germany.

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