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Nordic pulp firms see future in turning birch trees into fashion
2016-03-13 10:02:26| Paper - Topix.net
STOCKHOLM, March 13 Nordic pulp makers are developing clean ways to turn birch and pine trees into clothes or sofa covers to help revive their industry and meet demand from fashion and furniture firms for alternative textiles to cotton. There has been no Nordic production of viscose, the main textile fibre from timber, since the last manufacturer stopped nearly a decade ago, partly on environmental grounds.
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