Approximately 60% of clothing materials are derived from synthetic fibres such as polyester, acrylic, and nylon. Polyester alone produces two to three times the carbon emissions of cotton during ...

World Oceans Day, celebrated annually on June 8, aims to raise awareness about the ocean’s health and the challenges it faces ...

Synthetic fibres dominated global fibre production in 2023, accounting for approximately 67% (84 million tonnes). Polyester led the market with a 57% share, followed by polyamide (nylon ...

The production of virgin fossil-based synthetic fibres increased from 67m tonnes in 2022 to 75m tonnes in 2023. Polyester remained the most produced fibre globally, accounting for 57% of total fibre ...

In the 1970s and 80s, fashion favoured velour, velvet, sequins, spandex and the ubiquitous polyester: all synthetic fibres. And as the fast fashion industry took off in the 1990s, synthetic ...