TENCEL™ Modal fibers are mainly manufactured from the renewable raw material beech wood, sourced from sustainable forests in Austria and neighboring countries.
All TENCEL™ standard Modal fibers are biodegradable and compostable under industrial, home, soil, fresh water and marine conditions, thus they can fully revert back to nature.
Numerous innovations have been integrated in the production of TENCEL™ Modal fibers, to make the process environmentally sound, with efficient use of natural resources and low emissions.