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Cotton. Massive fields of the stuff grown and processed.
Silk. The chrysalis of a silk worm is literally unwound and the woven together.
All materials take a massive amount if processing in the end via one form or another. In Australia cotton growing is a big industry. It does require very large areas of land (hence why oz is good for it) but also requires a fair amount of irrigation I think. Lots of Oz farmers having been having trouble of late due to no rain for years in some regions. Cotton is not gown anywhere local in Europe to my knowledge.