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How could fibre recycling become mainstream? In conversation with Lenzing’s veteran Michael Kininmonth

Fibre recycling technologies don’t grow overnight, but the fashion industry needs them as soon as possible to meet the ambitious climate goals of 2030. For the Lenzing Group, one of the oldest companies in regenerated cellulose fibres, ‘Refibra’ is the focal recycling innovation. The fibre blend consists of cellulose pulp made from wood and...

20 Jan 2023

Fashion

Why LENZING™ ECOVERO™ is becoming the industry's top choice for brands and suppliers

The new standard for eco-responsible viscose, LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibers are rapidly becoming the industry choice for textile suppliers and fashion brands. First launched by Lenzing in 2017, LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibers are viscose fibers derived from sustainable wood and pulp and produced using a lower impact production process that has up to 50%...

16 Jan 2023

Fashion

TENCEL™, the ideal fiber partner for sustainable home textiles

The Covid-19 pandemic triggered major shifts in consumer priorities, especially within the home textiles sector. As time spent indoors at home increased exponentially, people began to think about how they could make their living space more comfortable and sustainable. Earlier this year, the Sustainable Home Décor Market reported skyrocketing...

20 Dec 2022

Business

Lenzing helps brands establish trustworthy sustainability credentials through its E-Branding Service

As the importance of enhancing transparency and traceability throughout the fashion industry continues to grow, leading fiber manufacturer Lenzing takes things one step further through its E-Branding Service platform. Developed in 2018 as part of Lenzing’s four-pillar approach to creating a more sustainable textile industry, Lenzing has now...

24 Nov 2022

Fashion

Why traceability and transparency are the foundation of the textile industry

Sustainability remains a ‘hot topic’ within the fashion industry and its ever-shifting environmental, social and political landscape. As manufacturers, brands, and retailers launch more products which are labelled ‘eco-conscious,’ ‘environmentally friendly,’ or ‘sustainable’, the number of greenwashing accusations has also been substantially...

26 Oct 2022

Business

Lenzing Group signs deal to finance solar panel plant

The Lenzing Group, a provider in wood-based fibres, has announced that it has signed onto an electricity supply contract with green power producer Enery and Energie Steiermark which will see it finance the development of a solar panel plant. With construction set to commence this autumn in Austria’s Deutschlandsberg region, the plant will supply...

14 Sept 2022

Fashion

The latest generation of sustainable innovations in footwear with TENCEL™

No longer a buzzword, sustainability is a must to guarantee the fashion industry's future. Over the past decade, many fashion brands have been seeking more sustainable production methods, investing in alternative fibers, and becoming more transparent overall regarding how and where their products are made. But what about the footwear industry?...

8 Sept 2022

Fashion

The importance of achieving 'Carbon-Zero' within the Textile Industry

Throughout the ages, there has been one language that remains universal: fashion. Ever-present and ubiquitous, fashion lives in our daily lives, translated into the apparel we put on in the morning when we get up and go to work or the gym. It is the outfit we wear when we go out at night or to the supermarket, to see friends and family and when...

8 Aug 2022

BusinessFeatured

Lenzing H1 revenues grow but earnings decline

The Lenzing Group’s revenue grew by 25.2 percent year-on-year to 1.29 billion euros in the first half of 2022, primarily due to higher fibre prices. EBITDA decreased by 13.3 percent to 188.9 million euros and the EBITDA margin reduced from 21.1 to 14.6 percent in the first half of the year. Commenting on the outlook, Stephan Sielaff, Lenzing...

3 Aug 2022

Fashion

From sustainability to circularity, what's the difference?

The excessive consumption connected to throwaway culture and disposable fashion is no longer in vogue, as consumers increasingly look for brands and companies that care about more than just profits. With awareness surrounding overproduction and textile waste negatively impacting the environment, more brands and companies are taking a closer look...

25 Jul 2022

Fashion

How to identify and avoid greenwashing in the fashion and textile industry

Not just a buzzword, sustainability is a firm necessity to safeguard the future of fashion. As fashion companies, manufacturers, organisations, and consumers alike learn more about the environmental, social, and economic impact the industry has on the planet, the need to make clear and concise sustainability claims has only skyrocketed. But with...

7 Jul 2022

Fashion

Five trends for knits & woven fabrics watch out for AW23/24

Fluidity, shifting shapes and real, raw, unedited forms. Intelligent and adaptive bodily designs, with new materials stemming from the power of the imagination and a shift towards intrinsically eco-conceived fabrics that make us feel safe and protected at the same time. Woven and knits full of air with light changing colours blended with an...

31 May 2022