A CLOSER LOOK AT RECYCLED POLYESTER
SYNTHETIC FIBERS – MARKET OVERVIEW
• Approximately 65% of total global textile fabrication… and growing
• Polyester alone estimated at 55-60% of total fabrication… and growing
• 2018 global polyester production forecast to be 59 Billion kilograms
• Approximately 5% of total currently in recycled polyester
SYNTHETIC FIBERS – PROCESS OVERVIEW
Crude oil – Refinery – Chemical extraction – Polymerization – Spinning - Synthetic Fiber (PET, nylon)