India's Discarded Hair Fuels a Multi-Million Dollar Global Wig Industry
Hair that Indians once threw away has become a valuable raw material driving a multi-million dollar global trade. The Chinese city of Xuchang, known as the world's wig capital, imports large volumes of Indian hair for processing. Low-wage workers in Xuchang transform this raw hair into wigs and extensions sold across the world. Brazil stands out as one of the largest markets consuming these finished hair products. The trade highlights the complex and largely invisible global supply chains underpinning the beauty and fashion industries.
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