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10 largest Chinese viscose producers to miss on responsible production promise

New York – Changing Markets Foundation’s recent report confirms China’s viscose producers’ failure to meet global expectations for sustainable production of the textile material. ‘Dirty Fashion: Spotlight on China, by the Changing Markets Foundation’ unveils that the largest Chinese producers of the most common fabric won’t be able to meet the...

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Australian company makes rayon by feeding agricultural waste to bacteria

An Australian company has come up with an innovative way to make cellulose-based fabrics such as rayon and viscose. Instead of using chemicals to extract cellulose from cotton, trees or bamboo, Nanollose lets a bacteria called Acetobacter Xylinum eat agricultural waste (their initial run used coconut byproducts) and convert its sugars into...

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Lenzing starts production of its EcoVero fibres in China

Austrian cellulose fibre producer Lenzing Group announced in a press release on Tuesday that it is introducing the eco-responsible process for the production of its Lenzing branded viscose fibers also at its Chinese location Lenzing Nanjing Fibers (LNF). “Thanks to this special manufacturing system, we are supporting the trend in the fashion...

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Sustainable Textile Innovations: EcoVero, an alternative to viscose

London - As the fashion industry heads towards a future where textile resources are scarce, natural fibers such as cotton, which remains a resource-intensive material, and petroleum-based fibers like acrylic, polyester, nylon, and spandex remain high in demand. But as the production of these fibers continues to cause irreversible damage to our...