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Birla Cellulose Launches VSF Fibre with 50% Recycled Content

Textile Insights October 12, 2023

Indian producer of cellulose fibres, Birla Cellulose has launched ‘Circular Fiber Blend’ which has significantly enhanced the proportion of mechanically recycled fibre to 50 percent. “This has been down even while maintaining high-strength yarn, making it ideal for fabric and garment production

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Chinese PSF Exports Surge 16% In August

Textile Insights September 29, 2023

Chinese polyester staple fibre (PSF) exports surged 16 percent year on year and 4.2 percent month on month in August 2023 to reach 101.6 kilo tons. Although the volume of PSF imports was very less when compared to exports, they expanded by 35 percent from a year ago period and 13.5 percent month on month […]

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Lenzing To Hike Output Of Responsible VSF For APAC Region

Textile Insights September 27, 2023

Lenzing will increase production of its responsible viscose fibres of its textile Lenzing Ecovero and nonwoven Veocel brands, for the Asia-Pacific region. The viscose fibres, which are EU Ecolabel 1 certified and produced in Indonesia, will help Lenzing meet the growing demand among environmentally conscious consumers for textile and nonwoven products. Lenzing has

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Lenzing Indonesian Unit’s Fibre Bags Ecolabel Certificate

Textile Insights September 22, 2023

The Lenzing Group has received certification from the internationally recognised EU Ecolabel for its cellulose fibres produced at the Indonesian site. “This means that Lenzing fibres produced in the PT. South Pacific Viscose plant meets high environmental standards,” the Austrian company said in a press release. This will enable the plant to produce Lenzing Ecovero […]

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Spinnova & Renewcell Develop Textile Waste-Based Fibre

Textile Insights September 15, 2023

Sustainable textile material company, Spinnova has partnered textile recycling company Renewcell, to develop and promote a concept to commercialise and scale textile waste-based fibre. The collaboration is the first of its kind, where textile waste-based fibre can be spun into new fibre without harmful chemicals and the first consumer products will be available around

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Wordly Portal Publishes MSI Scores For Thai Acrylic’s Regel Fibre

Textile Insights September 9, 2023

Wordly Portal, which was earlier known as Higg has published the Material Sustainability Index (MSI) Scores for Regel fibre, a recycled acrylic fibre. “Regel is a recycled acrylic fibre that offers a sustainable solution to the textile industry’s waste management challenges through an authentic chemical recycling process that delivers warmth, comfort and vibrant shades,”

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Birla Cellulose Launches Ecosoft Fibre Made From Bamboo Pulp

Textile Insights September 8, 2023

Birla Cellulose, a producer of sustainably focused cellulose fibres, has launched Birla Viscose Ecosoft, a new variant of viscose, made exclusively from bamboo pulp. “Bamboo is amongst the fastest growing species, with some varieties reaching maturity in 4-6 months. It is widely considered less resource intensive to cultivate versus other natural fibres and hence

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Kelheim Fibres Collaborates With Magnolab To Drive Innovation

Textile Insights September 5, 2023

Viscose specialty fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres has collaborated with MagnoLab, an international network of companies in the textile industry based in Biella, Italy. “This partnership will highlight importance of collaboration between different companies to drive innovation and sustainability in the textile industry,” Kelheim Fibres said in a press release. The German

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Lenzing Invests €100mn In Indonesian Plant To Produce VSF

Textile Insights September 2, 2023

Austrian manufacturer of cellulose fibres, Lenzing has made significant technical improvements to its PT. South Pacific Viscose, Purwakarta plant. Lenzing has invested more than €100 million since 2021 to convert existing production capacity to specialty viscose. “With the imminent completion of the investment, Lenzing is in a better position to serve the strongly growing

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Lenzing Shows New Sustainable Fibre At Intertextile Shanghai

Textile Insights August 29, 2023

Lenzing, a producer of cellulose fibres has unveiled Lenzing Ecovero with Refibra technology at this Intertextile Shanghai Apparel being held in Shanghai. Building on the success of Tencel Lyocell fibres with Refibra technology, the expansion of the Refibra technology to Lenzing Ecovero will help the company increase the overall post-consumer content in its products. “The