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Visit to the sustainable Lyocell factory of fiber manufacturer Altri in Portugal

On the outskirts of Porto, in the Portuguese town of Vila Nova de Famalicão, the Centre for Nanotechnology and Engineering Materials (CENTI) and the Textile Technology Centre of Portugal (CITEVE) are located side by side. These centres work together to promote Portuguese textiles as a benchmark for a new sustainable and circular European textile...

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Survey finds consumers want fashion from sustainably managed forests but find brands lacking

The PEFC or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification has revealed the results of a new consumer survey today that explored consumer awareness, attitudes and expectations towards forest fibre use in fashion collections such as viscose and lyocell. “Fashion from Sustainable Forests” was conducted in four key markets across Europe —...

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Lyocell fiber to make an increasing presence in the fashion industry

The Lyocell market is expected to grow globally at a substantial rate of over 7 percent by 2023. According to an announcement by Radiant Insights Inc., sustainable fiber, which is made from bleached wood pulp, will be used in more products including rope, bandages, and more—including clothing. According to the report, factors like the rapid and...

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Lenzing to invest one billion euros in new production facilities

Austrian fibre production company Lenzing has announced plans to invest more than one billion euros in new lyocell production facilities, with the first expansion phase seeing the company build the world’s largest lyocell fiber plant in Thailand. Construction on the state-of-the art production plant in Prachinburi, Thailand, will start in...

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Lenzing VP Florian Heubrandner on new fabric combining Tencel and Amni Soul Eco

Austrian fiber company Lenzing Group, best known for its brands Tencel, Veocel and EcoVero, joined forces with Belgian chemical group Solvay to create a new sustainable fabric combining Tencel-branded lyocell fibers and Solvay’s Amni Soul Eco, the first polyamide 6.6 yarn designed to decompose within 5 years (other fibers can take decades to...