LONDON – Textile Exchange’s 10th annual Materials Market Report, formerly the Preferred Fiber and Materials Market Report, paints something of a bleak picture of the industry’s sustainability efforts.
It found that global fibre production increased to a new record level – 116 million tonnes – last year while the amount of textiles being recycled actually fell back, after years of growth, from 8.5% in 2021 to 7.9% in 2022.
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