The cellulose fibres giant Lenzing has launched a new Tencel fibre produced using recycled cotton fabrics as part of its aim to help drive circular economy solutions in the textile industry. Tencel is the brand name of lyocell fibre, which is extracted from wood and, according to Lenzing, is produced in an eco-friendly manner due to a unique closed loop system in which the solvent used is recycled almost 100%. The closed loop process received a European Award for the Environment from the EU in 2000. The new Tencel fibre is created by combining lyocell with fibre produced from discarded cotton fabrics and garments. "The new generation of lyocell fibres will be the most ecological wood-based fibre on the planet - combining cotton waste recycling with Lenzing's pioneering closed-loop Tencel production on a commercial scale," the company, based in Austria, said.
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