Lenzing Streamlines Lyocell Denim Laundering

One area of the denim world that is attracting innovation investments is the laundry. Over time, the conventional techniques to give denim its signature look have evolved to become more efficient and eco-friendly.

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Denim made with Lenzing’s fibers—including TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal—responds favorably to some of the latest laundry advances, including lasers, ozone and more. The Lenzing team and Jeanologia often collaborate on projects to finish TENCEL™ Lyocell jeans with low-impact solutions, while still getting creative looks.

In order to provide a reference for these next-generation laundry processes, Lenzing conducted a study and updated its Laundry Manual. The results are very promising indeed. A shortcut process has been discovered during the research. The minimum two-step fibrillation process, which typically was done in wet conditions and therefore necessitated a subsequent drying process, can now be handled in one single ozone process that enables the same benefit. That gives a lot of resource savings.

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This article is one of a series on Rivet from Lenzing’s Carved in Blue denim blog. From conversations with the experts behind the mills that make some of the world’s most-wanted denim to the global brands bringing novel denim made with TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal to the market, Carved in Blue shares the stories of those whose roots run deep with denim. Visit www.carvedinblue.tencel.com .

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