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> 75% of the world production of linen is done in France That's interesting, why is it so concentrated? Is it subsidized heavily?
by gizmondo 5y ago
> 75% of the world production of linen is done in France
That's interesting, why is it so concentrated? Is it subsidized heavily?
- forty 5y agoI have no idea. Probably a mix of factors like tradition, know-how, proper soils and climate, subsidies and/or big local demand
- rmah 5y agoThat stat is probably only true if you look at things in a certain way -- for example, a highly restrictive definition of "linen". Pretty much every source I've seen says that the top five producers of linen fabrics are China, Italy, Ireland, Belgium and the USA -- with China dominating by far.
- forty 5y agoThat makes sense. Reading a bit more about it, it seems that currently, 80% of the French (raw) linen production goes to China to become fabric (sorry I'm missing some vocabulary here) :/ https://www.peclersparis.com/en/blog/will-linen-spun-in-france-become-the-new-cotton/ https://www.peclersparis.com/en/blog/will-linen-spun-in-fran...