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World Cotton Demand and Supply Estimates

Leading Cotton Producing Coutries

Major Cotton Consuming Countries

Raw Cotton

Textile process start from the cotton field from sowing the cotton seeds to ginning. Ginning is a sector where cotton lint is separated from cotton seeds.
Following is the list of leading cotton growing countries.

China
India
United States of America
Pakistan
Egypt
West Africa
Brazil
Australia
Turkey
Mexico
Argentine

Man made Fibers

Synthetic and wood pulp fibers are now playing vital role as with the growing population it is now impossible to fill all the requirements with cotton. Therefore technology has provided several other fibers to cover these short falls.
Following are some leading man made fibers.

Polyester staple Fiber
Viscose Fiber
Tencel Fiber
Wool
Bamboo Fiber
Hemp Fiber
Flex

Spinning

Spinning is a process where Cotton is converted into yarns and threads forms. During the last few years spinning sector has made great progress and spinning technology has improved with unbelievable and rapid speed. Now this sector is turning into fully automated processes. Following is the list of leading countries in spinning sector.

China
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
Vietnam
Bangladesh
Turkey
Taiwan
Thailand

Weaving

Weaving is another most important sector in textiles. It is a fabric manufacturing process. In this sector fabrics or produced for consumers usage. This sector has also made great progress during the last few years. Numerous of latest machines have been added to this sector for technical fabrics, plain fabrics and towel weaving. Following are the leading countries for this process

China
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
Vietnam
Korea
Bangladesh
Turkey
Taiwan
Thailand

Dyeing, Finishing and Printing

This is a process where fabric is prepared and finished for its end use like Home textile, Garments, Towels and Industrial usage.

China
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
Vietnam
Korea
Bangladesh
Turkey
Taiwan
Thailand