CONCERNS GROW OVER FIBRE SOURCING FROM ENDANGERED FORESTS
December 5th, 2013
BRANDS and environmental groups are calling on the apparel and textile industry to use alternatives to wood pulp-based fibres such as rayon and viscose sourced from endangered forests as demand for these fibres is expected to explode.Forest-based fabrics make up about 5% of total textile industry inputs, but demand is expected to increase by 112% in the next 40 years, said Nicole Rycroft, executive director of Canada-based non-profit organisation, Canopy. Globally, there is "a very rapid ramp up in the pulping infrastructure that's looking to produce pulp ...
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