The 3D printing community might be interested in the effect of 3D printers on the textile polymer industry:
http://www.innovationintextiles.com/dryeing-finishing-printing/nobody-saw-it-coming-let-alone-in-3d/
700 ton of PLA last year (in Europe I think)
http://www.innovationintextiles.com/dryeing-finishing-printing/nobody-saw-it-coming-let-alone-in-3d
