Plastics into the industry and cotton showdown

Plastics may be the most controversial invention of the past 100 years. But now it seems that the fate of its infighting sector cannot be reversed. More or less of our clothes contain polyester, a material commonly known as "dare", but many people still do not know that it is actually a raw material with plastic bottles, and it is possible to completely capture our wardrobe in the future. Over the past few years, due to the constant shortage of cotton fabrics, polyester has replaced cotton and become the world's largest fiber output, with an annual growth rate of 5.3 million metric tons such as this year's output of more than 30 million metric tons. This figure may reach more than 90 million metric tons in 2025.

The most common type of polyester is polyester fiber, which is a plastic extracted from crude oil and commonly used to make cola and ketchup bottles. When the polyester fiber melts, it creates a cold honey texture. After passing through the fine holes in the spinning tube, a long monofilamentary filament is formed. By winding them together to form fine fibers, the cloth can be produced. Now.

The enthusiasm for man-made fibers is primarily due to the fact that it is not enough to increase the production of cotton. What's more, our demand for new clothes is also growing. I will once again talk about "fast fashion." For many “fast fashion” manufacturers such as H&M, the choice of polyester instead of nylon or rayon is because polyester is the cheapest. As demand increases, we will see more and more hybrid clothing - in the future more than 98% of fiber production will be synthetic, and 95% of synthetic fiber will be polyester.

Although materials are cheap, people don't have to worry about polyester being hot and hot, airtight, and too low-grade. Nowadays polyesters have been remodeled with decent technology. Those polyester fibers can already be made thinner than human hair. Now. No wonder some big brands also occasionally pick a clever. It seems that the future of Polyester has been set. It is even used by one of the most popular fashion brands, Sacai and Commedes Garçons. Due to its easy drying properties, polyester is more common in sporting and casual sports clothing.

Of course, environmentalists will come out and accuse the polyester of this non-degradable material will cause a greater burden on the earth, but on the other hand, in fact, cotton consumes water more than polyester, and the pile of cotton is like this, It is also doubtful whether it can be degraded immediately. Plastics into the fashion industry, it seems overwhelming!