This first pilot fibre spin will generate samples for potential partners in the fashion and textiles industries. This first pilot fibre spin is an important step in the commercialisation process
Nanollose Ltd (ASX:NC6) has dispatched the first shipment of refined microbial cellulose (MC) to Birla Cellulose’s pilot facilities in India for further processing and testing prior to being blended with other cellulosic feedstock and spun into lyocell fibre.
As Nanollose progresses through the staged scale-up to 100% tree-free fibres, the collaboration with Birla Cellulose will produce pilot-scale quantities of a range of lyocell fibres with increasing percentages of MC blended with other cellulosic materials such as wood pulp.