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Our 2020 TENCEL™ x Earth Month campaign celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
With the support of over 20 brand partners, we will begin highlighting each brand's environmental initiatives starting on April 1st. Over the years, these brands have focused on working towards reducing their environmental impact and using TENCEL™ fibers is just one of the many reasons that makes them stand out.
From water reduction during the textile production process, to sourcing sustainable ingredients, fibers and materials – we want to commend these brands for their ingenuity and reverence for our natural resources.
Scroll below to view our brand partners and TENCEL™’s sustainable initiatives.
Our 2020 TENCEL™ x Earth Month campaign celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
With the support of over 20 brand partners, we will begin highlighting each brand's environmental initiatives starting on April 1st. Over the years, these brands have focused on working towards reducing their environmental impact and using TENCEL™ fibers is just one of the many reasons that makes them stand out.
From water reduction during the textile production process, to sourcing sustainable ingredients, fibers and materials – we want to commend these brands for their ingenuity and reverence for our natural resources.
Scroll below to view our brand partners and TENCEL™’s sustainable initiatives.
We’re incredibly proud to have these brand partners on board for this campaign, and we hope that you’ll follow along with us this Earth Month at @tencel_usa to learn more about how each brand is doing their part to support our planet.
When TENCEL™ Lyocell came into the market it was immediately recognized as revolutionary textile fiber. The "Lyocell process", which was based on a solvent spinning production method, represented the greatest ever achievement in cellulose fiber technology. More than 100 Lenzing patents were granted at the international level for the invention of TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers and it was the uniqueness of the closed-loop production process that has made TENCEL™ products future-proof. Now TENCEL™ has gone to the next level - the future is here in the form of TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ – all the properties and characteristics of the original TENCEL™ but with recycled content built-in.
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Transparency requires that the origin of the textile can be proven unequivocally. In order to assure customers that the fiber contains recycled material, Lenzing has developed a special manufacturing process. This makes it possible to identify the TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ Lyocell fiber in the finished textile. This guarantees transparency throughout the processing chain.
Cellulose is the most abundant natural polymer on Earth. Forests convert CO2 into organic material with the help of sunlight (photosynthesis). Wood is therefore recognized as a renewable raw material. In addition, sustainably managed forests provide clean water, fresh air and are home to thousands of animal and plant species.
'Compostable' products are biodegradable, but with an added benefit that when they break down, they release valuable nutrients into the soil, aiding the growth of trees and plants. TENCEL™ Lyocell is certified as a compostable material. The compostability of Lenzing’s wood-based cellulose fibers has been certified by TUV Austria (formerly Vincotte).
The cellulose fiber yield from trees grown in managed forests is 50% higher compared to other crops used for textiles, with fast-growing eucalyptus being four times higher. Moreover, land employed for forestry acreage is unsuitable for food production, growing as it does in natural plantations on marginal land. No irrigation or agrochemicals are required for managed forests.
The Lenzing Group operates two commercial-scale pulp bio-refineries achieving 100% wood utilization. The wood bio-refinery operation extracts bio-based chemicals. The bio-refinery concept ensures that 100 percent of wood constituents are used to produce fibers, bio-based chemicals, and bio-energy, thus maximizing value creation from an economic and environmental perspective.
TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ Lyocell fibers are produced using closed-loop lyocell technology minimizing emissions to water. TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ fibers use pulp from textile waste scraps up to a share of 30% of its raw material pulp, thus avoids down-cycling and disposal of this waste to landfills. This contributes to circular economy solutions.
TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ Lyocell fibers are certified as biodegradable in marine environments, thus minimizing marine pollution. TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ fiber production has low impact on coastal eutrophication and acidity due to no use of dirty coal in fiber manufacturing and resulting emissions, as well as use of state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facilities and closed-loop processing.