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TreeToTextile set to build demonstration plant in Sweden – several Nordic pulp makers are part of projects developing new clean ways to turn trees into textile fibre

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Tags: sustainability, sweden.nymolla, manufacturing, textiles, business, fashion, wood, treetotextile, h and m, ikea, stora enso, short read
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-textile-sustainability-wood/hm-ikea-and-stora-enso-backed-treetotextile-builds-sustainable-fibre-demo-plant-idUSKBN2AN0QL

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Title
H&M, IKEA and Stora Enso backed TreeToTextile builds sustainable fibre demo plant
Authors
Reuters Staff
Published
Feb 23 2021
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257 words

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    eve
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    I'm very interested to see how this goes. As someone who's been trying to phase out plastic materials in my life (I weep for my polyester yarn, it's so soft), I think it's nice to see this...

    I'm very interested to see how this goes. As someone who's been trying to phase out plastic materials in my life (I weep for my polyester yarn, it's so soft), I think it's nice to see this happening! I hope it's not plastic included, considering you can make decent fiber out of plant material like nettle, I hope they can figure it out.

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        eve
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        I haven't had many clothes, if any, made from material like rayon and viscose, though they do seem like a bit better of an alternative. It's great to hear that the bamboo viscose is soft and...

        I haven't had many clothes, if any, made from material like rayon and viscose, though they do seem like a bit better of an alternative. It's great to hear that the bamboo viscose is soft and washes well! Definitely makes me consider the yarn as a soft substitute (or even other tree pulp type fibers).

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          lonjil
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          Rayon is basically identical regardless if source plant. How it feels is mostly down to how the cellulose is dissolved, reconstructed, and processed.

          Rayon is basically identical regardless if source plant. How it feels is mostly down to how the cellulose is dissolved, reconstructed, and processed.

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          1. eve
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            I had figured they would be the same. I've come across like 2 other types of fabric that are the same as rayon more or less. When you look them up, most just point back to rayon. It's interesting...

            I had figured they would be the same. I've come across like 2 other types of fabric that are the same as rayon more or less. When you look them up, most just point back to rayon. It's interesting to know that the difference is in how the cellulose is dissolved, etc. I didn't know that was what made the difference! Very neat!

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