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Birla Cellulose develops viscose fibre made with pre-consumer cotton waste

17/10/2019

Manufacturers of manmade cellulose fibre Birla Cellulose have released a new line of viscose fibre using pre-consumer cotton fabric waste. 

 

Developed by Birla Cellulose’s own R&D team, the fibre currently uses a minimum of 20 percent pre-consumer industrial fabric waste. The Mumbai-based company plans to develop products made with more than 50 percent industrial fabric waste, as well as post-consumer clothing as inputs in 2020. 

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