Orange Fibre:Cellulose from oranges and wood for a revolutionary fibre

Lenzing and Orange Fiber revolutionize the fashion industry with the first Tencel™ fiber containing orange cellulose and wood cellulose.

A new partnership has been born which aims to encourage the co-development of innovative solutions to look at by-products as nnew raw materials, promote greater transparency in the textile industry and reach totally sustainable industrial practices.It's the one between the Lenzing Group, world leader in the production of special textile fibers from wood, and Orange Fiber, theItalian company founded in 2014 which has patented and produces sustainable fabrics from citrus by-products and which has become part of the ecosystem of LifeGate Way, the group's subsidiary with the aim of creating a network of startups sustainable with a focus on open innovation.

Included in the initiative, the Tencel™ Limited Edition, the first Tencel™ x Orange Fiber, is the first fiber produced through the process lyocell composed of cellulose from oranges and wood from certified forests, which is the expression of the union of innovation, creativity and sustainability at the service of eco-responsible fabrics.

Lenzing and Orange Fiber's Tencel™ Limited Edition initiative

A more sustainable future in which waste becomes a new resource a reduced environmental impact.This is what the Lenzing Group and Orange Fiber are looking at in the production of this innovative cellulosic fibre, which turns out to be a precious resource for the textile and fashion industry.A future oriented towardscircular economy, the natural response to the requests of customers who are increasingly attentive to issues related to sustainability and those brands who want to take part in the green revolution of a particularly polluting sector.

“Thanks to this pioneering production collaboration, we will be able to contribute to sustainable revolution of the sector, making an innovative and high-quality product available to all those brands that are looking for transparent, responsible and ecological supply chains", explains Enrica Arena, CEO of Orange Fiber.“With end customers increasingly attentive to the environmental impact of their purchases, sustainability becomes an imperative for the fashion industry, which must evolve in parallel and innovate, starting from the use of sustainable materials, to remain efficient, competitive and contribute to safeguarding our planet and future generations".

Meanwhile, Orange Fiber has already started working to make the fruits of this collaboration available to its customers:next October 2021 one will be presented on the market new collection of fabrics.

The words of Gert Kroner by Lenzing

“The introduction of Tencel™ Limited Edition consolidates our leadership in sustainable production processes – says Gert Kroner, global vice president of research and development at the Lenzing Group – and we are proud to collaborate with Orange Fiber to produce this new series of special and new fibres.By opening up to the use of by-products from other supply chains for the creation of our fibres, such as in this case by-products from the citrus industry, we want to take concrete steps towards a more sustainable future in which the environmental impact of every waste can be reduced“.

A fruitful collaboration between Lenzing and Orange Fiber, who managed to create a system in the direction of one eco-conscious transition.Not only that:the exchange of resources and skills has allowed them to position themselves as a point of reference in the textile panorama.