After may only wear the clothes made of plastic1

Plastic is probably the most controversial in the past one hundred years of invention. But now it seems that it into the fate of the garment industry cannot be reversed.

our clothes with polyester (more or less 聚酯) , commonly known as the 'arcade' material ( Children born in the 1980 s about to have feelings for the word) , but many people still don't know, it goes with plastic hose is a raw material, and the future may completely conquered our wardrobe.

in recent years, due to the constant shortage of cotton fabrics, polyester cotton has replaced, to become the world's largest output of the fiber, 5. 3 million metric tons per year growth to now the annual output of more than 3000 metric tons. The figure in 2025

could reach more than 9000 metric tons.

is one of the most common dacron polyester fiber, this is a kind of from the crude extract of plastic, widely used in producing coke and ketchup, soft tube. When polyester melt, generates a cold honey quality, through the pores of spinneret, can form a long monofilament, put them together to form thin fiber winding, can produce the fabric.

'enthusiasm for synthetic fiber, mainly first, because it is not enough place to cotton to increase production. More importantly, we also growing demand for new clothes. I need again about 'fast fashion' again. Such as H& M

and many other manufacturers 'fast fashion', choose the polyester instead of nylon or rayon, because polyester is the cheapest. With the increase of demand, we will see more and more hybrid clothing & ndash; — The future will be more than 98% of

fiber production synthetic, while 95% of synthetic fiber is polyester.

although material is cheap, but people don't have to worry about polyester and hot to wear, again not breathe freely, also seem to be too low, now polyester has been technology reformation has very decent, the polyester fiber, can be done is thinner than a human hair.

it is no wonder that some big brand also occasionally take a coincidence.

it seems polyester general situation is set for the future, it is even now one of the most popular fashion brand Sacai with Comme des Gar& ccedil; Ons

are often used. Because of its features, easy to dry polyester in sports, and leisure sports ( athleisure) Clothing is more common.

the environmentalists will come out, of course, accused the non-biodegradable polyester material may cause greater burden on the earth, but on the other hand, in fact than polyester cotton water consumption, and piled up cotton ( The figure below) Is like this, should also not immediately degradation.