The Indian market experienced a declining trend in polyester yarn due to slow demand and easing conditions in the upstream value chain. Some varieties of polyester yarn decreased by ₹2 per kg in the ...

Viscose is a semi-synthetic fabric commonly used as a substitute for silk. It was developed in the late 19th century after a silkworm blight made natural silk—which was already very expensive—almost ...

Those bamboo sheets you splurged on may not be as environmentally sound as their label claims. A recent study finds that microplastics from biobased fibers like viscose and lyocell are more toxic to ...

Pie chart showing that polyester accounts for 75.7% of the textiles used in Shein clothes, with cotton at 9.9% and viscose at ...