100 Percent Citrus - Creating new textiles out of citrus juice production by-products.
There is an increasing demand for sustainable textiles. Using by-products from citrus juice production, instead of growing a dedicated crop, creates an opportunity to produce more sustainable textiles.
The yarn produced from the by-products can be used to create different types of textiles and addresses the demand for high quality sustainable textiles. Since the process uses resources and materials already produced it improves the environmental impact related to industrial waste, while extracting a raw material fitting for spinning new yarn.
The first industrial prototypes have been developed, and research and further development is now needed to begin replicating the process in other regions around the world where citrus juice is being produced.
10 сен 2017
