The TreeToTextile fiber
The TreeToTextile fiber is built upon new technology creating a unique cellulose fiber with distinctive properties and a low environmental footprint.
Our fiber is a pure cellulose fiber, meaning that it is made from natural raw materials and is bio-based. Amongst other characteristics, the fiber has a natural dry hand-feel, semi-dull luster and high drapeability. It can serve as an alternative or complementary material to cotton, viscose, and polyester, proving useful both in its pure form and when blended in both textile and nonwoven products.
Fiber characteristics
The fiber is a man-made cellulosic fiber (MMCF) which means that we take pure cellulose in the form of pulp and regenerate it in a wet spinning process into textile fibers.
Appearance
The fiber is white and has a semi-dull luster (without bleaching or matting) and high drapeability. When dyed the colors appear deep and clear.
Touch
The fiber feels natural to the touch and has a soft and dry hand-feel. In fabrics, the surface is clear without abrasive pilling formations.
Comfort
The fiber absorbs moisture efficiently (higher than cotton) and doesn’t create static electricity which makes it feel dry and comfortable on the skin.
Dimensions
The fiber has a circular cross-section and is produced with a linear density of fine fibers and is cut in long staples to blend well with cotton and other MMCFs.
Applications
The fiber can be used as stand-alone or in blends depending on application.
Fiber applications
Textiles
The fiber properties are suitable for close-to-skin casual woven and knit applications for both apparel and home textiles, e.g., t-shirts, bedsheets, bodysuits, underwear, etc.
Nonwoven
The fiber properties are suitable for spunlace nonwoven products for hygiene and cleaning applications, e .g., wipes and top sheets, etc.
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Environmental impact of the fiber
The fiber fulfills the requirements in standard 100 by OEKO-TEX product class 1, in preliminary tests. Further testing will be conducted once the fiber is commercially produced to reach official certification.
The fiber is bio-based pure cellulose and degrades in the same way as reference cellulose materials when tested for biodegradation and disintegration in seawater, according to standard tests(1-6). Tests show no toxic behavior on reference land and water species like barley, cress, and daphnia, nor does it contribute to marine microplastic pollution.
References
1) Aqueous aerobic biodegradation test, ISO 14851 (2019)
2) Aerobic biodegradation test in seawater, ASTM D6691 (2017)
3) Barley test on compost residuals, OECD 208 (2006)
4) Cress test on compost residuals, OECD 208 (2006)
5) Aerobic disintegration test in seawater, screening (duplicate)
6) Aquatic invertebrate acute toxicity test with Daphnia magna, OECD 202 (2004)
Our fiber brands
The TreeToTextile fiber can be used in both textile and nonwoven applications.
Our brand for textile applications, Nyense™, and our brand for nonwoven, Nyvado™, represent the innovative approach of TreeToTextile, offering sustainable and high-quality solutions to the market.
Our fiber brand for textile applications, Nyense™, got its name from a combination of the prefix “Ny” as in Nymölla (site of the Demo plant). “Ny” also means new in Swedish = “A new generation of MMCF”.
The ending plays with words in Swedish / English / Latin. Nyans/Science = “A new scientifically developed textile fiber”.
Our fiber brand for nonwoven applications, Nyvado™, got its fiber name from a combination of the prefix “Ny” as in Nymölla (site of the Demo plant). “Ny” also means new in Swedish = “A new generation of MMCF”.
The ending plays with words in Swedish / English / Latin. Vado = go/advance, i.e. “A new fiber advancing the nonwoven market”.