In layman's terms, that means that the fibers in viscose are made from chemically treated materials, like those you'd find in wood or plants ... caused by sourcing the pulp.

The first step of viscose production is acquiring cellulose (wood pulp). In most cases, this cellulose is derived from ...

The process of making viscose silk starts from an alkaline solution of cellulose. The wood or cotton pulp is treated with caustic soda until a merceriza-tion somewhat similar to the chemical ...

With an initial capacity of 1,500 tons per year, Yibin’s facility is built to address the growing need for circular materials ...

The Viscose Staple Fibre segment offers wood pulp and yarn. The Chemicals segment produces caustic soda, allied chemicals, and epoxy. The Cement segment provides grey cement, white cement ...

This development is considered a key advancement as the fashion industry moves towards more sustainable and circular viscose supply ... low-carbon dissolving pulp suitable for various MMCF ...

With an initial capacity of 1500 tonnes per year, Yibin’s facility is built to address the growing need for circular materials to replace the use of high-carbon forest fibre in the fashion sector.

Stora Enso wants to increase the use of wooden textiles and, as chemicals used to dissolve wood pulp in viscose production can be damaging for the environment, their “target is to create the ...