TENCEL™ lyocell is a great blending partner for hemp, but a new collaboration between Lenzing and Candiani takes this combination to a new level. Lenzing has created a Limited Edition TENCEL™ lyocell fiber that uses hemp as a portion of the pulp input, replacing some wood content.
Hemp is gaining attention in denim as a substitute for cellulosic materials like cotton since it has a low-impact environmental profile. By utilizing the waste from the hemp plant, cellulose is turned into pulp. It is this hemp pulp which is blended with wood pulp and then goes through the closed-loop lyocell production process, to produce quality and durable TENCEL™ lyocell fibers. Waste can be an asset to make a new product within circular business models.
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This article is one of a series on Rivet from Lenzing’s Carved in Blue denim blog. From conversations with the experts behind the mills that make some of the world’s most-wanted denim to the global brands bringing novel denim made with TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal to the market, Carved in Blue shares the stories of those whose roots run deep with denim. Visit www.carvedinblue.tencel.com.
