Kelheim Fibres Once Again Finishes High In Canopy’s Hot Button Ranking For Viscose Fibre Sustainability
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In the Canopy’s 2021 Hot Button Ranking, Kelheim Fibres once again occupies a leading position:
With a increase of 2.5 points in the evaluation, the Bavarian viscose speciality fibre manufacturer tied for third place out of around 40 viscose fibre manufacturers worldwide and a dark green/green shirt for the second year running.
The Hot Button Report not only stands for responsible raw material sourcing – it is an overall sustainability indicator for viscose fibre producers.
Especially in the areas of transparency and procurement, the NGO Canopy, which is committed to the preservation of ancient and endangered forests, awarded Kelheim Fibres top points: Kelheim Fibres is the only EMAS-certified viscose fibre manufacturer worldwide and publishes all environmentally relevant data publicly.
Kelheim Fibres also gained points in the area of “Next Generation Solutions” – the use of alternative raw materials in fibre production.
Together with the Swedish textile recycling company Renewcell, the fibre experts are planning to realise the large-scale production of high-quality viscose fibres from up to 10,000 tonnes of the 100% textile recyclate Circulose® per year.
“As a manufacturing company, we take our responsibility towards the environment very seriously. Sustainable action must begin with the raw materials on which our products are based: Trees, and in particular the ancient and endangered forests of our planet, play an important role in climate protection as carbon reservoirs, as well as for biodiversity and many other ecological processes. It is our duty to protect this valuable and irreplaceable resource,” says Matthew North, Commercial Director at Kelheim Fibres. “We are very proud of our position in the Hot Button Ranking and will expand our pioneering role even further in the future.”
About Kelheim Fibres
Kelheim Fibres is the world’s leading manufacturer of speciality viscose fibres.
Every single day, with our 500 employees at the Kelheim site, we work to offer our customers only the very best.
What distinguishes us are reliability, flexibility, quality, environmental awareness, innovation and a close partnership with our customers.
Our competence has a long tradition: We have been producing sustainable viscose fibres in a wide variety of cutting lengths, diameters, cross-sections and colours in Kelheim since 1936.
Around 90,000 tons of fibres leave our plant every year and are used all over the world.
Our fibres are mainly used for clothing, hygiene and medical products, speciality papers and technical applications.
