Australian research and development company Nanollose, which investigates plant-free cellulose technologies, recently shipped its first batch of refined microbial cellulose (MC) feedstock to the pilot facilities of its Mumbai-based partner, Birla Cellulose, a maker of cellulosic fibre.

Further processing and testing will take place in India, Nanollose said in a press release, prior to the MC being blended with other cellulosic feedstock and spun into tree-free lyocell fibre. 

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