Demands and Restraints for Sustainable Fibres

Sustainability is a characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely. The term, in its environmental usage, refers to the potential longevity of vital human ecological support systems, such as the planet s climatic system, systems of agriculture, industry, forestry and fisheries, systems on which they depend in balance with the impacts of our unsustainable or sustainable design. 

We are now witnessing a growing movement away from petrochemical-based fibres back to natural fibres. There are some reasons for this, e.g.  

Legend PLA polylactic acid, PE polyethylene, PP polypropylene, PVC polyvinyl chloride, PUR polyurethane, PA polyamide, PET polyethyleneterephthalat 

Although environmentally and health conscious consumers have traditionally favoured natural fibres over synthetic clothing, there are several factors which pledge against their use, such as  

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