Gabriel_Annual_Report_2024-25 - Flipbook - Page 28
CONTENTS // SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT // GENERAL INFORMATION
Gabriel’s value chain
FABRICS
Own operations
FURNMASTER
Own operations
Product development
Product development
SAMPLEMASTER
Own operations
Product development
Upstream
Raw materials and
purchased components
WOOL
POLYESTER
Wool production
Plastic bottles, textiles or crude oil
Wool shearing
Shreded into chips
Woodworking
Materials receipt and inspection
Wool washing
Spinning
Foam cutting
Pre-production preparation
Possibly wool tops production
Texturisation
Fabric and leather cutting
Upstream
Wood, foam, metal, plastic,
fabrics and leather
Upstream
Component manufacturing
Own operations
Glueing
Assembly and finishing
Possibly yarn dyeing
Sewing
Final inspection and packing
Weaving or knitting
Upholstering
Dispatch
Washing
Assembly
Use
Piece-dyeing as necessary
Dispatch
Spinning and twining
Own operations
Own operations
Downstream
Drying and possibly heat setting
Disposal
Reuse
Use
Downstream
Downstream
Final inspection, rolling-up and dispatch
Disposal
Reuse
Use of fabrics
Disposal
Reuse
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