Feedback Here

fbook  tweeter  linkin YouTube
Global contents also translated in Chinese

Lenzing develops new Tencel fiber -- Refibra

Lenzing has launched Refibra, a cellulosic fiber made from chemically recycled material that includes post-industrial cotton scraps and wood. Dubbed as the new generation of Tencel, Refibra is Recycled Claim Standard–certified and is made using a process that allows companies to identify the Refibra fiber in a finished garment. This guarantees transparency in the overall processing chain. For customers it is important to know whether the fiber made from recycled material is really in the textiles they have purchased.

At the October Kingpins Amsterdam, denim designer Adriano Goldschmied introduced a denim capsule collection made with Refibra. The capsule collection features 15 women’s and men’s styles.

Goldschmied has been designing denim since 1972, and he has been working with Tencel since the 1990s. He has long been an advocate for product development in the denim industry with less impact on the environment without compromising consumer demand for comfort and fashion.

Refibra fibers are made from pulp that contains cotton scraps left over from cutting operations and wood. The fibers are produced in the lyocell production process. Worldwide, Lenzing is the first manufacturer to offer cellulose fibers featuring recycled material on a commercial scale and is a pioneer with this technology. Reducing the need to extract additional raw materials from nature lowers the impact on natural resources. Thus Refibra fibers have initiated an important step towards circular economy for textiles.

 
LATEST TOP NEWS
 


 
MOST POPULAR NEWS
VF Logo