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Lenzing Fibers – Sustainable Solutions for the Textile Industrie Dr. Peter Bartsch, Frankfurt, 13.06.2016
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960.000
tons/year
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Lenzing Pulp production sites
Paskov / CZ 258,000 tons/year dissolving wood pulp
Lenzing / AT 296,000 tons/year dissolving wood pulp
1) all capacities as at 31/12/2014; air-dried
Dissolving wood pulp capacity1: 554 000 tons/year
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Our core market: Man-made cellulose fibers
Produced from the raw material wood
Halfway position between natural and chemical fibers
Natural wearing properties of natural fibers combined with the advantages of
synthetical fibers such as purity and consistent quality
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Benefits of TENCEL®
strength & durability
wearing comfort
tactile comfort & softness
Improved hygiene properties
drying time
color fastness
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Sustainability transforms our business
Rising expectations of stakeholder to take more social and
environmental responsibility
The Industry is looking across the entire supply chain to foster total
resource productivity and transparency
Better understanding of sustainability context and stakeholder views
required
The industry is asked to formulate and implement a sustainability
strategy
The industry is creating more sustainable value chains
Corporate commitments to sustainable procurement all along the supply
chain are required
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Driving factors of Green Public Procurement
A United Nations Environment Programme global review, published in
2013, identified 43 countries that had put some kind of sustainable
procurement program in place.
Programs are driven mainly by northern Europe.
In United States some government agencies say they prioritize
sustainability.
EU – Green Public Procurement
Norway’s zero-deforestation public procurement policy following a joint
pledge made by Norway, Germany and the UK in 2014.
EU – Product Environmental Footprinting Pilot
Industry driven initiatives – e. g. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition
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Challenges for textile industry
Climate change – higher use of renewable energy
Water scarcity – water use in closed cycles
Deforestation – divesting sources, certifications & their harmonization
Toxicity – closed loop processes, use of green chemicals (design)
Resource scarcity – waste reduction, closing material loops
Innovation in different levels
- Fiber innovation (feed stocks, recycling, reduce downstream impacts)
- Textile Manufacturing (ultra efficient dyeing & finishing)
- Product innovation (e.g. design for recycling)
- Textile chemical innovation (toxicity, recyclability of textiles)
Sustainable consumption – new business models to reduce consumption
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The Man Made Cellulose Fiber Cycle
Renewable raw material - cellulose is nature‘s most important construction material and available in abundance
Certified wood and pulp sources
Rate of wood utilization
Best available manufacturing technologies
Sustainability of fibers is confirmed by LCA, certifications and awards
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Lenzing‘s fiber certifications
Lenzing implemented a strict wood & pulp sourcing policy
We source wood and pulp from non-controversial sources
Regular risk-assessments, audits and on-site visits as well as independent third-party
certification of the sustainable forest management programs help to ensure the policy
compliance.
We are proud to be able to say that…
…100 % of Lenzing‘s wood and pulp supply is either certified or from
controlled*) wood sources!
*) controlled according to the standards of wood certifiers and externally verified!
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Canopy Style Initiative
Summit in Shanghai June 2015:
Canopy, a NGO, rates Lenzing as best performer
We successfully co-operate on a joint solution pathway to meet
Stakeholder‘s needs.
Canopy‘s strong policy includes:
No sourcing from ancient forests
Respect First Nations & Community
Advance Conservation Solutions
Support alternative fibers
Preference FSC certification
Traceability & verification
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Communication and continuous improvement
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The Man Made Cellulose Fiber Cycle
Renewable raw material - cellulose is nature‘s most important construction material and available in abundance
Certified wood and pulp sources
Rate of wood utilization
Best available manufacturing technologies
Sustainability of fibers is confirmed by LCA, certifications and awards
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Highly efficient use of the raw materials
The Lenzing site is fully integrated bio-refinery. Pulp production at the
Lenzing site achieves a wood utilization rate of over 50%.
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Lenzing Modal® produced by Edelweiss technology
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TENCEL® - the most sustainable fiber production process
Direct solving process
Closed-loop process
Complete recovery of solvent
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Life Cycle Assessment
LCA as a tool for benchmarking
environmental impact of fibre and
pulp production (sites,
technologies)
Identifying most critical impact
areas
Data are used for on going pilots
(EU, SAC, MSI)
Monitoring new methods to access
waterfootprint or biodiversity.
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TENCEL® is significantly more environmentally friendly than cotton
Process water Cooling water Surface water irrigation Groundwater irrigation
TENCEL®
Austria
Cotton USA
and China
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21.8x 5,730
Water consumption
Required acreage for
production of one metric
ton of fiber
Environmental
impact of production1
m3 per metric ton of fiber Hectares per metric ton and year Relative to cotton
TENCEL®
Austria
Cotton USA
and China
0.24
3.4x 0,82
Lenzing Group
Avg.
Cotton USA
and China
5.7%
17.5x 100%
Source: “Life Cycle Assessment of man-made Cellulose fibers”; Li Shen, Martin Patel; 2007
1) including freshwater ecotoxicity, terrestrial ecotoxicity and others
More than 50% of Lenzing’s fuel consumption sourced from renewable resources
Lenzing Group environmental impact of production relative to cotton only approx. 5.7%
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The Man Made Cellulose Fiber Cycle
Renewable raw material - cellulose is nature‘s most important construction material and available in abundance
Certified wood and pulp sources
Rate of wood utilization
Best available manufacturing technologies
Sustainability of fibers is confirmed by LCA, certifications and awards
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Sustainability through innovation
Lenzing is a pioneer for ecologically responsible fiber
applications
TENCEL® resource efficient fiber technology
Lenzing Modal® with Edelweiss technology –
CO2-neutral fiber and totally chlorine-free bleaching
Lenzing Modal® COLOR – spun-dyed fibers saving water
and energy – 100% compostable packaging
Textile Recycling Initiative – project (TRI)
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Lenzing Modal® Color – 80% Green House Gas reduction in wet processing
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Conventionally dyed fabric Spun-dyed fabric
GH
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mis
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q. C
O2/k
g f
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ric
Wastewater treatment
Drying
Centrifuging
Softening
Washing after dyeing
Conventional fabric dyeing
Scouring
Knitting
Spinning
Mass dyeing
Modal fibre production
Fiber & fabric
contribution
80% savings-only wet
processing comparison
Wet
processing
Source: Terinte et al., 2014
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Lenzing Modal® Color – 64% water savings in wet processing
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Conventionally dyed modal fabric Spun-dyed modal fabric
Wa
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pti
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, L
/kg
fa
bri
c
Fiber & fabric
production
Wet processing
64% savings-only
wet processing
comparison
Source: Manda et al., 2014
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Certificates, Eco-Labels and Awards
The European Eco-Label (European Flower)
Oeko-Tex Standard 100
PEFC (Chain of Custody)
FSC (Chain of Custody)
Compostable (Din Certco, Vincotte, US BPI)
Home compostable (Vincotte)
Biodegradable (Vincotte)
ECOCERT ERTS (Standard TENCEL)
Responsible Care
USDA Biobased (TENCEL und Lenzing FR)
Food contact compliance
VÖNIX (Austrian Sustainability Index)
European Award for the Environment
Thank you for your attention!