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Abacá plant said to produce the strongest natural fiber
March 25th, 2024
Environmental organization Parley (or Parley for the Oceans) says that it’s calling for a “material revolution,” to “change the way we make things in order to create the future,” and to that end, it is talking about the innovators and scientists who are trying to remodel the material world. It reports that Bananatex®, a company […]
Central National Gottesman (CNG) Expands into Nonwovens & Fibers, Growing Its Global Product Category Offerings
October 23rd, 2020
Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG), which owns sales and distribution businesses in the global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, wood products and metals industries, has announced that its Central National division will expand its product offering to include nonwovens and fibers. The new category includes viscose and lyocell, the plant-based fibers used in textiles, nonwovens and […]
Start-up makes fiber from food waste
December 9th, 2019
A U.S.-based startup is finishing trials on its food waste-based fibers. Circular Systems is using discarded biomass from crops such as rice, soy, hemp and corn to make fibers. The company says its technology covers 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.It operates three solutions: Agraloop (biorefinery,) Orbital (hybrid yarn technology, converting high-recycled fibers […]