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Fibres and fabrics: Cotton still king but alternatives abound
2013-11-05 13:50:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
World fibre production, especially for cotton, remains strong, with cotton prices stabilising after a few years of high prices. Yet the apparel and textile trade landscape is shifting, and as production moves away from China and domestic demand in Asia booms, there will be more pressure on fibre and fabric production worldwide.
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