A four-year study by the Renewal Workshop revealed 82 per cent of what is considered apparel and textile waste can actually be renewed and resold, effectively meaning brands are ‘sitting on their next supply chain’, it said.
Over the next decade, global demand for viscose fibre is projected to grow faster at seven to eight per cent, while specialty fibres like modal/micro modal, dyed, excel (Lyocell) expected to grow even faster, says Ajay Sardana.