Textiles & Fibers

Cotton is a comfortable and extremely versatile fabric. Around two thirds of the world’s annual production of cotton is used to make clothing, from overcoats and jackets to underwear and jeans.
Industrial products containing cotton are as diverse as coffee filters, medical supplies, industrial thread and tarpaulins.

The fiber from just one 227kg cotton bale can produce 215 pairs of jeans, 250 single bed sheets, 1,200 t-shirts, 2,100 pairs of boxer shorts, 3,000 nappies, 4,300 pairs of socks or 680,000 cotton balls.