sustainability

TENCEL™ fibers help maintain environmental balance by being integrated into nature´s cycle

TENCEL™ in nature’s cycle

TENCEL™ Lyocell and Moda fibers help to maintain the environmental balance by being integrated into nature´s cycle. The fibers originate from the renewable raw material wood, created by photosynthesis. The certified biobased fibers are manufactured using an environmentally responsible production process. The fibers are certified as compostable and biodegradable, and thus can fully revert back to nature.

botanic origin

botanic origin from forest to fabric process

sustainable production of TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers

TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers have gained a commendable reputation for their environmentally responsible closed loop production process, which transforms wood pulp into cellulosic fibers with high resource efficiency and low environmental impact. This solvent-spinning process recycles process water and reuses the solvent at a recovery rate of more than 99%. Consumers can have the assurance that their fashion choices are not contributing to an adverse impact on the environment.

TENCEL™ key benefits

 

social responsibility

Inspired by the needs of the world, we always strive to maintain the delicate balance of People, Planet, and Profit. We actively contribute towards improving the ecological performance throughout entire value chains, thus enhancing the environmental benefit of the end products. We promote social wellbeing. 

sustainability certification

  • USDA certified biobased product

TENCEL™ Lyocell are produced from wood pulp from sustainably managed sources, a renewable resource. They have earned United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred® designation.

  • Biodegradable / Compostable

Derived from nature, all standard TENCEL™ Lyocell fiber types have been certified by the Belgian certification company Vinçotte as biodegradable and compostable under industrial, home, soil and marine conditions, thus they can fully revert back to nature

  • EU Ecolabel

TENCEL™ Modal fibers are certified with the internationally recognized EU Ecolabel, an environmental quality label only awarded to products and services which have a significantly lower environmental impact throughout their entire lifecycle. Products awarded the label are independently assessed for compliance with strict ecological and performance criteria.

  • European Award for the Environment

The closed loop production process, which transforms wood pulp into TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers with high resource efficiency and low ecological impact, received the European Award for the Environment from the European Commission in the category “The Technology Award for Sustainable Development”.

 

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