A New Eco-Friendly Stretchy Fabric Has Entered the Chat
Lenzing’s latest innovative processing technique for wood-based TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers offers an alternative to fossil fuel-derived stretch materials
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Lenzing Group, the creator of wood-based specialty fiber TENCEL™, announced a new processing technique of TENCEL™ branded lyocell fibers tailored to create stretch fabrics. These new wood-based fabrics could replace the fabrics that currently lend stretch to clothing, such as elastane, lycra, and spandex. These fossil fuel-derived, plastic-based fabrics are ubiquitous in athletic wear and outdoor gear, but are problematic due to their production process and decomposition time (spandex can take hundreds of years to break down in a landfill).
The stretch fabrics made using TENCEL™ Lyocell fibers are derived from controlled or certified wood sources in what they call a resource-saving closed-loop production process. The fibers are also traceable to their sources and meet the international standard for fabric stretch and recovery properties.
