TENCEL news and archive

Lenzing launches Tencel e-commerce platform

The Lenzing Group is launching an e-commerce channel dedicated to its flagship textile brand Tencel to showcase the sustainable fibre. The e-shop platform aims to enable consumers to make “informed purchases” on sustainable clothing and home textile products, explained Lenzing, while also becoming an integral element of the “digital first”...

Member

Fashion

Ugg launches footwear collection made from plant-based materials

US footwear brand Ugg has launched a new collection made from plant-based materials. The dual-gender Plant Power Collection features three of Ugg’s popular styles reimagined with more sustainable materials, including Tencel branded Lyocell fibres. The brand’s Fluff Sugar Platform and Fluff Sugar Sandal looks have swapped out their soles - which...

FashionPress Release

BOBBLEHAUS OPENS “THE SECRET GARDEN” BROOKLYN POP-UP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LA CASA ARTHOUSE

BOBBLEHAUS(@bobblehaus) -the women-founded, genderless, eco-consciousbrand -is excited to announce La Casa de BOBBLEHAUS: The Secret Garden, an immersive pop-up experience in partnership with La Casa Arthouseand with the support of TENCEL™, specialty fiber brand for textile. The Secret Garden will provide a COVID-safe environment compliant with...

Member

Business

Lenzing Q1 EBIDTA declines 24.3 percent

Lenzing revenues in the first quarter of 2020 declined by 16.7 percent in comparison with the prior-year quarter and amounted to 466.3 million euros (504.6 million dollars). The company said in a statement that the main reason was the development of prices for standard viscose and other standard fibers and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis...

Member

Fashion

Vegan Fashion Week presents biodegradable gown at pre-Oscars party

Vegan Fashion Week—the Los Angeles-based movement fighting for sustainability and ethical practices in the fashion industry—teamed up with Red Carpet Green Dress to host the sustainable organization’s 2020 pre-Oscars party. According to an announcement from Vegan Fashion Week, its founder and chief executive officer, Emmanuelle Rienda, selected...

Member

Business

Lenzing introduces Tencel for Footwear in India

Austrian fibre producer Lenzing Group announced plans today to enter the footwear segment in India, introducing Tencel for Footwear, its unique and globally acclaimed concept of the botanic shoe, in the country for sustainable options in footwear. The launch comes at a time when the Indian government has committed to ending the use of single-use...

Member

Business

Lenzing traces its fibers with blockchain technology

Through a partnership with Hong Kong-based technology firm TextileGenesis, Austrian fiber producer Lenzing enters the age of digital traceability: Using blockchain technology to support its Tencel-branded fiber business, Lenzing wants to ensure transparency from wood to the finished garment. “With Lenzing EcoVero-branded fibers, Lenzing was the...

FeaturedMember

Fashion |INTERVIEW

Lenzing VP Florian Heubrandner on new fabric combining Tencel and Amni Soul Eco

Austrian fiber company Lenzing Group, best known for its brands Tencel, Veocel and EcoVero, joined forces with Belgian chemical group Solvay to create a new sustainable fabric combining Tencel-branded lyocell fibers and Solvay’s Amni Soul Eco, the first polyamide 6.6 yarn designed to decompose within 5 years (other fibers can take decades to...