Wood Pulp: The New Cotton for the Garment Industry?, Paper360 May/June 2019
Ecological trends and concern over pollution and climate change are putting more and more pressure on the textile market. Rated as one of the most carbon-polluting industries in the world, the textile market creates more CO2 emissions than international flights and maritime transport combined.
As new wood-based textile fiber technologies mature, could they offer a viable, ecologically sound option for oil- and cotton-based textile fibers, and an attractive profit opportunity for the pulp and paper industry? Let’s take a look at the current state of the technologies and their possible competitive position in the textile market.
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