1. Cellulosic Origin: Textile Fibres may be categorized as Synthetics (Source: Petroleum) and Cellulosic (Source: Natural). Cellulosic Fibres include Cotton, Viscose Rayon, Jute, Linen etc. Viscose ...

Viscose rayon is growing in popularity due to its low cost and eco-friendly perception. While one of the biggest suppliers has made significant progress in halting deforestation, reports suggest the ...

A new report shows how a fabric supplier to brands including Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, and H&M may be contributing to deforestation. Reading time 3 minutes Viscose rayon is often billed as a more ...

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aid to be the second-largest polluter in the world, right behind the oil industry, the harmful impacts of the fashion industry, which is valued at around $2.4 trillion and employs more than 75 million ...

As part of its CanopyStyle initiative, environmental NGO Canopy has released an updated and expanded edition of its Hot Button Report, a ranking of eleven viscose and rayon producers that represent 70 ...

Finnish pulp and paper giant Stora Enso says it will "divest" from making the raw ingredient needed to produce wood-based viscose rayon fibre, the world's third most common clothing material, a day ...

Researchers have discovered a technique to recycle clothing made of cotton, becoming the first to produce a viscose filament yarn made of recycled cotton. The fibre, produced by researchers at Germany ...

It's 1924 and the young Russian graduate Alexis Sommaripa, like so many migrants to the United States in the period, is looking for something new. He takes a job with a company that’s been in the ...

Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of viscose rayon, a textile with the power to shake up class dynamics and transform our natural world. Show more It's 1924 and the young Russian graduate Alexis ...