As yet the only
fully commercialised Lyocell fibre in the world, Courtaulds' Tencel, is now
also being manufactured at the company's US plant in Mobile, Alabama, in
addition to the already existing production output from Grimsby in the UK. Key
markets for the new fibre are the USA, Japan and Europe. Tencel fabrics are
destined for a wide choice of applications including the high fashion market.
Denim medium and heavy weights, colour wovens and chambrays, bottom weight trousers,
skirting fabrics, circular units, and top-weight prints all make use of the
tenacity, strength, natural fibre-look and soft feel of Tencel. The lyocell
fibre can be engineered to produce a wide range of drape and handle effects.
Its inherent properties enhance fabric production especially during wet
processing.
Anon., Chemiefasern Text. Ind., suppl. Man-Made Fiber Year Book 1992, p. 22
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