The following guidance aligns FEM/FDM/MSI facility types with their corresponding tier types. This aligns with the public guidance from Textile Exchange.
Tier 1
- Finished Product Assembler
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Finished Product Processing
- Product Printing
- Product Painting
- Product Dyeing
- Product Laundering and Product Finishing
- Embroidery & Embellishments
Tier 2
-
Material Production - Raw and intermediate materials are transformed into their final state before assembly
- Fabric dye-house
- Fabric manufacturer
- Yarn Dyeing
- PCB manufacturer, etc.
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Component / Sub-Assembly Manufacturing, including Packaging
- Label
- Zipper
- Snap
- Button
- Elastic Bungee
- Cardboard, etc.
Tier 3
-
Raw Material Processing - Raw Materials are processed into intermediate material products
- Yarn Spinning
Tier 4
-
Raw Material Collection & Bulk Refining - Materials are collected/extracted/farmed and refined to bulk commodity state
- Cotton Farming and Ginning, Processing of bottles, fabric scrap, etc. into new recycled material, Manufacture and/or formulation of Chemicals
Active and Historic Facility Types
The following table contains both Active and Historic facility types to use for year over year analysis.
- Active facility types - These facilities are in the current FEM version
- Historic facility types - These facilities were in previous FEM versions
|
sipfacilitytype |
tier |
Active FEM? |
|
Chemical & Raw Material Production |
Tier 4 |
Historic |
|
Component and parts manufacturing, including molding |
Tier 2 |
Historic |
|
Components, electronic and electrical |
Tier 2 |
Historic |
|
Finished Product Assembler |
Tier 1 |
Active |
|
Final Product Assembly |
Tier 1 |
Historic |
|
Component / Sub-Assembly Manufacturing (incl Packaging) (e.g. Label, Zipper, Snap, Button, Elastic Bungee, cardboard, etc) |
Tier 2 |
Active |
|
Hard Product Component & Trim Production (Plastic, Metal, Wood) |
Tier 2 |
Historic |
|
Material Production (textile, rubber, foam, insulation, pliable materials) |
Tier 2 |
Historic |
|
Material Production (Raw and intermediate materials are transformed into their final state before assembly) (e.g. Fabric dye-house, Fabric manufacturer, Yarn Dyeing, PCB manufacturer, etc) |
Tier 2 |
Active |
|
Other |
Other |
Historic |
|
Packaging manufacturer |
Packaging |
Historic |
|
Packaging Production |
Packaging |
Historic |
|
Printing, Product Dyeing and Laundering |
Tier 1 |
Historic |
|
Product Assembly |
Tier 1 |
Historic |
|
Product Assembly, sub-assemblies and final assembly |
Tier 1 |
Historic |
|
Raw Material Manufacturing |
Tier 4 |
Historic |
|
Raw Material Collection & Bulk Refining (Materials are collected/extracted/farmed and refined to bulk commodity state) (eg. Cotton Farming and Ginning, processing of bottles, fabric scrap, etc.. into new recycled material) |
Tier 4 |
Active |
|
Raw Material Collection & Bulk Refining (Materials are collected/extracted/farmed and refined to bulk commodity state) (eg. Cotton Farming and Ginning, processing of bottles, fabric scrap, etc. into new recycled material, Manufacture and/or formulation of Chemicals) |
Tier 4 |
Active |
|
Raw Material Manufacturer |
Tier 4 |
Historic |
|
Raw Material Processing (Raw Materials are processed into intermediate material products) (e.g. Yarn Spinning). |
Tier 3 |
Active |
|
Finished Product Processing (Product Printing, Product Painting, Product Dyeing, Product Laundering and Product Finishing, Embroidery & Embellishments) |
Tier 1 |
Active |