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Textile Exchange's Materials Market Report 2025 remains the organization's latest annual global fiber report. Its data shows continued growth in fiber production, strong polyester dependence, and limited textile-to-textile recycling. For curtain importers and private-label buyers, the useful response is better material documentation鈥攏ot a vague sustainability claim.
The report says global fiber production rose from about 125 million tonnes in 2023 to 132 million tonnes in 2024. Polyester represented 59% of total fiber output, and Textile Exchange reported that 88% of polyester was fossil-based. Recycled polyester volume increased, but its market share slipped to 12%.
Textile Exchange published the report on September 18, 2025. It covers fibers used across apparel, home textiles, footwear, and other applications. The organization says less than 1% of the global fiber market came from pre- and post-consumer recycled textiles, while most recycled polyester was still made from plastic bottles.
The report also recorded progress in certified sources: 34% of global cotton production came from certified sources, and two-thirds of manmade cellulosic fibers were produced using certified or controlled feedstock. These figures describe the global market; they do not prove that a particular curtain fabric or supplier is certified.
Polyester remains central to blackout curtains, sheers, outdoor curtains, linings, and many private-label curtain programs because it offers stable production, color options, and practical performance. The market data does not mean buyers must avoid polyester. It means recycled, certified, or lower-impact claims need a traceable evidence route.
When comparing private-label curtain manufacturing, buyers should distinguish the approved fabric composition from the marketing wording printed on labels, packaging, or online listings. A supplier sample, fiber-content declaration, certificate, transaction document, and bulk lot should refer to the same material route.
The practical sourcing goal is consistency. A buyer should be able to connect the physical swatch, finished curtain sample, specification sheet, label wording, packaging artwork, and repeat-order fabric code. This is more useful than adding a broad sustainability phrase that cannot be checked.
Source checked June 19, 2026. The percentages above describe global fiber production and do not establish the composition or certification of any individual BEYOND-CURTAIN product.