The phrase "alteration industry" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the sector or market that focuses on altering or modifying clothing and textiles.
Example: "The alteration industry has seen significant growth as more people seek tailored clothing options."
Alternatives: "tailoring sector" or "clothing modification industry".
But I would definitely put the state of the alterations and tailoring industry on the list of leading indicators — along with the usual suspects like interest rates and unemployment claims and construction starts — that gauge the national mood.
Since the discovery of Purdom et al. (1994) that estrogenic chemicals in effluents of sewage treatment plants can cause significant alterations in fish, the industry and policy organizations of many countries have significantly invested into the treatment of wastewater to better remove estrogenic chemicals (e.g., Burkhardt-Holm et al. 2008; Sumpter and Jobling 2013).
The risks of pollution are relatively smaller at the initial stages of preservation and transformation, but they may increase with the level of physical and chemical alteration, particularly in the industries using dated equipment and technology (new technologies are less polluting than old ones in terms of wastes and emissions per unit of output).
Yet a 2005 alteration spurred by the financial industry made it harder for Americans to discharge credit card debts through bankruptcy, generating demand for alternatives like debt settlement.
In fact, Microsoft's alteration or proprietary extension of industry standards more closely resembles conduct for which Microsoft was absolved of liability; the appellate court absolved Microsoft of liability for its development of a Java implementation incompatible with Sun's Java Implementation.
In the oil industry, the term wettability alteration usually refers to the process of making the reservoir rock more water-wet.
The citizens' council insisted on performance tests and sure enough, the industry package required major alterations - and crew training - to be effective and used safely.
Mr. Wise, who has a slight edge in polls, told the broadcast audience he had worked in Congress for an "alteration" in the court decision, which found the industry in systematic violation of environmental and mining laws.
Scientists who choose to do their postdoctoral work in industry must deal with another significant alteration in mindset.
For an industry that pretends to embrace change, fashion is notably resistant to alteration.
