Strong growth for man-made fibres
05/01/2015
The 50th edition of the report includes data on the global production of acrylic, cellulosic, polyamide, polyester, polypropylene, wool and cotton.
CIRFS director-general Frédéric Van Houte said: “This CIRFS report shows continued and solid growth of the world’s man-made fibres industry while cotton decreased and wool only slightly grew in 2013. It confirms the strength of global production of man-made fibres, and their dominant share in world demand for fibres. In 2013, MMF represented 70% of all textile fibres produced worldwide, this percentage going up to 83% in Europe.”
The share of man-made fibres has grown from 26% in 1963 (4.4 KT) to 70% (63.2 KT) in 2013.
“Europe is the world’s second largest producer of man-made fibres, after China. It is the world’s largest exporter of acrylic and cellulosic fibres, and the biggest producer of ultra-high strength fibres and of polypropylene fibres,” added Mr Van Houte. “It is one of the global leaders in man-made fibres innovation and quality. Its output is used in a huge variety of applications, including not only fashion, but also home textiles and a rising number of many different technical uses.
“Europe is the leader in sustainable production of man-made fibres, using clean energy sources, with many raw materials based on renewable or recycled resources.”
The report is available via the CIRFS statistics department.
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