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NONWOVENS FIBERS
LENZING™ Viscose fibers – where innovation meets experience
ABOUT LENZING™ VISCOSE
LENZING™ Viscose, a nonwoven fiber from Lenzing, utilizes the raw material – wood, and state-of-the-art production technologies to meet the evolving performance needs for engineered products. Whether used alone or as a blending partner, it delivers superior moisture management, tailor-engineered quality for optimal performance, and biodegradability, ensuring a responsible end-of-life solution.
Co-products of the LENZING™ Viscose production process are recovered and made available for further applications, ensuring the wood material and the process chemicals are fully utilized. This underlines Lenzing’s clear focus on responsible production and optimal usage of all resources.
BENEFITS
How you benefit from LENZING™ Viscose fibers
Wood and pulp from certified or controlled sources⁵
The raw material for LENZING™ Viscose fibers is wood and pulp sourced from responsibly managed forests¹ ².
Production process
LENZING™ branded fibers are manufactured with high production standards with low emissions to air and water, thereby safeguarding resources for future generations.³
Certified biodegradability in specified environments
LENZING™ viscose fibers are biodegradable in soil, freshwater and marine environments under the conditions covered by the certification and compostable under industrial and home-composting conditions.⁶
Blending partner
LENZING™ Viscose fibers are versatile and can be combined with a wide range of fibers such as cotton, polyester, polyamide, and glass to achieve the desired performance and functionality.
Tailor engineered quality
LENZING™ Viscose fibers are developed from the natural raw material wood, and meet the performance needs of nonwoven products with a technologically tailor-engineered fiber.
Moisture management
LENZING™ Viscose fibers display a uniform distribution of the moisture they absorb, enhancing the moisture management in nonwoven products.
Manufacturing process
The wood and pulp used in the production of LENZING™ Viscose fibers come from sustainably managed forests and plantations. Beyond responsible sourcing, Lenzing is dedicated to responsible production, prioritizing closed-loop processes to minimize environmental impact.
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1 Please refer to Lenzing Wood & Pulp Policy (lenzing.com).
2 For more details, please visit https://hotbutton.canopyplanet.org/
3 Note: These results were calculated using the Higg Material Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) tools provided by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. The Higg MSI tools assess impacts of materials from cradle-to-gate for a finished material (e.g. to the point at which the materials are ready to be assembled into a product). However, this figure only shows impacts from cradle to fiber production gate. LENZING™ branded fibers’ LCA results are represented by TENCEL™/ ECOVERO™ data based on Higg MSI database v3.9.1 (December, 2024).
4 This claim is not applicable in California, U.S.A. and France.
⁵ The wood and pulp used as a raw material in the production of LENZING™ ECOVERO™ Viscose fibers is sourced from certified or controlled wood sources. Certification: FSC® (FSC-C041246) or PEFC (PEFC/06-33-92) or wood sources that follow the stringent guidelines of the Lenzing Wood and Pulp Policy.
⁶ A range of LENZING™ Lyocell and Viscose fibers for nonwoven applications are certified by TÜV AUSTRIA to be biodegradable in soil, freshwater and marine conditions and compostable under home and industrial conditions. This claim is not applicable in California, U.S.A. and France.