"The Fiber Year 2007/08" is the eighth issue to describe indetail developments in the world manmade fiber, spun yarn and nonwovensindustry. Its target is to provide a comprehensive picture on the textileindustry. Statistical information is instrumental in achieving an overall impression and inevitable to disclose the story behind the figures.
However, it cannot explain the fundamental changes that havebeen taking place, as politics explain much activity in this industry today andhave consequences far beyond the boundaries of the industry. Last year, we haveintroduced the travels of a T-shirt in the global economy with trade flowsaround the globe from cotton cultivation in the United States to yarn spinnersand garments factories in PR China, and ultimately to a used clothing market inAfrica. This exciting book from Professor Pietra Rivoli did not treat theenvironmental aspects of a T-shirt's life. This year, initial point is aT-shirt again, but this time under the aspect of the carbon footprint of clothing production.
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