Cotton is Biodegradable
(Update: 11. October 2020) The worldwide Cotton consumption is currently estimated at about 26 million tons. Altogether, the need for all fibres on the part of the textile industry is …
Wool makes major inroads into performance apparel
The global activewear market is growing rapidly and forecast to reach 564 billion USD by 2024. For cotton and other natural fibers, this market represents the single biggest opportunity to …
Making Wool Cool Again
The Wool industry is innovating, and a host of new products have been introduced, making wool cool again. Australian Wool Innovation Ltd. (AWI) and its sister company, Woolmark, are responsible …
Debasish Das and Subhas Ghosh Win 2019 Award
Dr. Debasish Das, Professor, University of Calcutta, Department of Jute and Fibre Technology, and Dr. Subhas Ghosh, Professor, Eastern Michigan University, School of Visual Built Environments, College of Engineering and …
Natural Fibres and the World Economy July 2019
World natural fibre production in 2018 is estimated at 32 million metric tons. DNFI, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …
DNFI Steering Committee Meeting 2019
The members of DNFI met on January 9 for their annual steering committee meeting in Frankfurt a.M./Germany. The chair Dr. Terry Townsend reported that preliminary estimates indicate that world production …
