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Fibre Production Growth Outpaces Global Population Growth

Published date 30 December 2022
Fibre Production Growth Outpaces Global Population Growth

For most of human history, fibre production around the world grew at a similar rate to population growth. But by the turn of the 21st century, textile-production growth began to outpace world-population growth, largely driven by the rise of cheap manufacturing and fast fashion retailers.