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Naia Renew cellulosic staple fiber from Eastman is sourced from 60% wood pulp and 40% recycled waste plastics. It can be blended with eco-friendly materials such as lyocell, modal and recycled polyester to produce sustainable fabrics and garments. Naia Renew staple fiber is produced with a low carbon footprint in a closed-loop process where solvents …

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Lenzing’s Veocel brand introduced its carbon-neutral lyocell fibers for the nonwoven industry. Partnered with the Natural Capital Partners, Lenzing produces the lyocell fiber using high production efficiencies, renewable energy sources, low-carbon materials and an external nature-based carbon removal project. The fibers will be certified CarbonNeutral with a net-zero carbon footprint according to the CarbonNeutral Protocol, …

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The Lycra Company announced its first performance offerings in collaboration with Itochu Corporation, the Coolmax and Thermolite EcoMade fibers, made from 100% textile waste. This is the first of several projects that The Lycra Company is working on in textile and garment recycling. Laying the groundwork for a more circular future is one of the …

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Deja Carbon Neutral Pellet

Indorama Ventures PCL is expanding its portfolio of sustainable solutions under its Deja brand with its new Deja Carbon Neutral PET pellet. The latest innovation under IVL’s Deja global brand, this offering is the world’s first certified carbon neutral PET pellet solution, according to the company. The Deja portfolio includes sustainable PET, rPET, polymer and fiber range …

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ANDRITZ ProWin Nonwovens

The weight profiling product range of ANDRITZ – consisting of ProDyn and ProWid – has been extended by ProWin, a combination of the two existing systems that allows nonwovens producers to achieve optimum weight profiling at the crosslapper delivery and increase their process speed by up to 15% at the same time, according to the company. ProWin …

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