To take "environmentally friendly textiles," one of the areas with the greatest potential for the future, as a case in point, the Japanese have more advanced technology than Taiwan for breaking down plastic bottles to make polyester chips (raw material for chemical fibers), and are far ahead of Taiwan in terms of differentiation and quality when it comes to industrial-use fibers.
紡研所產業推廣部副主任鄭凱方舉例，以未來最具潛力的「環保紡織品」為例，日本將寶特瓶「解聚」成聚酯粒（做化纖的原料）的技術比台灣優異，「產業用纖維」的差異性程度和品質也領先台灣很多。