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Major names to trial agro-waste fibres

23/02/2022
Major names to trial agro-waste fibres

The technical feasibility of manufacturing natural fibres from agricultural waste including wheat straw, rice husks, hemp, pineapple and banana is to be trialled by a Fashion for Good-led consortium including adidas, Vivobarefoot, Birla Cellulose, Bestseller and others, the Amsterdam-based supply chain initiative has announced.

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