Nordic pulp firms see future in turning birch trees into fashion

There has been no Nordic production of viscose, the main textile fiber from timber, since the last manufacturer stopped nearly a decade ago, partly on environmental grounds.But a 2011 spike in cotton prices contributed to increased global demand for viscose and lyocell, the other major textile fiber from wood pulp. Production is dominated by Austria’s Lenzing, India’s Aditya Birla and South Afr…

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