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Finnish start-up spins plant-based fibre

16/02/2022
Finnish start-up spins plant-based fibre

Nordic Bioproducts Group, a spin-off from Aalto University in Finland, has created a new wood-based textile fibre it calls Norratex, which is manufactured without any toxic chemicals or expensive solvents.

In the AaltoCell method, cellulose is hydrolysed and further processed into a viscose-like textile fibre.

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