Fashion Fabrics Made From Wood Are Set To Double In Volume: What Does This Mean For Forests And Emissions? - Forbes

Around 98% of these fibers are made from wood (usually eucalyptus), 1% is from bamboo, and less than 1% are from waste (but Evrnu, Renewcell, Infinited Fiber, and others are working hard to raise that percentage).

Managed plantation of Silver Birch /European White Birch Trees, France Getty Images In the fast-growing next-gen materials market, cellulose fibers extracted from wood, old textiles, and even bacte… [+7301 chars]

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