Synthetics to be 3/4th of fibre production in 2030

The global fashion industry has cultivated a dangerous addiction to synthetic fibres, made from climate-destroying fossil fuels like oil and gas, to power its fast fashion business model, says a new report released by a group of organisations that charts how the use of synthetic fibres, especially polyester, has doubled in textiles in the last 20 years.

Use of synthetic fibres is likely to continue growing to reach nearly three quarters of total global fibre production in 2030, with polyester accounting for 85 per cent of this share, it says.