The latest issue of the annual PCI Fibres Red Book (World Synthetic Fibers Supply/Demand Report 2012) shows global fibers demand to have reached 82.1 million tons (+4%) in 2012, with estimates at the half-year point putting the figure at 85.8 million tons for 2013. This annual survey of demand covers wool, cotton and the manufactured fibers in terms both of the final consumer and textile mill consumption. All applications are included for the so-called soft fibers: apparel, household and technical; hard fibers such as jute and polypropylene tape being excluded. Final demand and textile mill consumption are also forecast through to 2030.
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