Modal | Olcese Ferrari

TENCEL™ is an ecological fibre obtained from wood cellulose using an environmentally-friendly closed-loop chemical process.

There are two types of TENCEL™ fibre:

TENCEL™ Lyocell fibre, obtained from eucalyptus wood;
TENCEL™ Modal fibre, obtained from beech wood.

Both kinds of wood are cultivated by companies certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which observe standards that are both socially and responsibly useful for the environment.

Sustainability

TENCEL™ fabric is similar to Rayon and bamboo, all being cellulosic in nature and regenerated.

However, TENCEL™ is considered to be among the most environmentally-friendly regenerated cellulose fibres in the world. In fact, the process is of the closed cycle type, i.e. 99.5% of the solvent used for extraction is recovered, purified and reused for subsequent extractions. This saves energy and water resources.

Moreover, the small percentage of waste produced is decomposed in biological purification plants, which eliminates the need to dispose of chemicals.

Our yarns with modal are FSC (Forest Stewadship Council®) certified.