RT Journal Article
T1 Man-made Cellulosic Textile Fibres: Circular Bioeconomy To Reduce Impacts or Increase Supply?
A1 Durán Rubí, Elisa
A1 Vence Deza, Xavier
K1 Circular economy
K1 Bioeconomy
K1 Textile
K1 Cellulosic fibers
AB Cellulosic textile fibres are promoted as a circular and bioeconomy strategy for the textile sector. They are considered an alternative to high dependence on fossil-derived fibres and their synthesizing capacity with fibres from textile waste is promising. This article analyses the drivers of cellulosic textile fibres growth, and their potential to promote circular transformation in the textile sector. A literature review was done to establish the theoretical frame and identify the determining factors behind the increased consumption of cellulose textile fibres, based on various ARIMAX model specifications. The model results suggest that increasing use of cellulosic textile fibres is driven by cotton prices and novel explanatory factors including textile residues, forest plantations and manufacture of paper and cardboard for packaging. The results also highlight the advantages of a comprehensive approach to assessing factors linked to the development of cellulosic textile fibres. We conclude that promoting cellulosic textile fibres could lead to ‘green’ expansion in current production but would be insufficient to bring about a change towards sustainability in the textile sector. To that end, we point out the need to refine some concepts and give greater relevance to aspects such as forestry, the expansion of new facilities and fibre over-production.
PB Springer
SN 2730-597X
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45401
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/45401
LA eng
NO Durán-Rubí, E., Vence, X. Man-made Cellulosic Textile Fibres: Circular Bioeconomy To Reduce Impacts or Increase Supply?. Circ.Econ.Sust. 5, 5675–5697 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-025-00695-0
NO This is the manuscript of an article that has been accepted for publication
NO This research has been supported by the ICEDE research group, to which the authors belong, Galician Competitive Research Group ED431C 2022/15 financed by Xunta de Galicia and project “REVALEC” REFERENCE PID2022-141162NB-I00 Financed by MCIN/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033/EFRD, EU and by the project ‘the impacts of the long fast-fashion textile chain and circular strategies for sustainability’ funded by the Ministerio de Derechos Sociales, Consumo y Agenda 2030 approved within the framework of the call for subsidies for activities related to the promotion and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Spain (Exp. 2024D270).
DS Minerva
RD 22 may 2026