Surat, Gujarat
GBM
Fabrics – a textile mill based in Surat – has partnered with an Austria-based
company Lenzing to produce plant-based silk.
Akash
Kirit Marfatia, Managing Partner of GBM Fabrics said that they have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an Austrian yarn lenzing company that
has invented lyocell filament yarn which can replace traditional silk yarn.
He
also said that traditional silk yarn is obtained from the cocoon of silkworms
and is harmful to the environment as it has a lot of emissions. But this yarn
is produced by separating cellulose from wood through closed-loop production
that leaves no residue behind. It is a sustainable yarn that causes no harm to
the environment and right now GBM is the exclusive trade partner of this yarn
lenzing company.
Marfatia
stated that the yarn is suitable for the production of different ethnic fibres
like georgette, silk, satin, chiffon and crepe and will prove to be very useful
for the Indian market, and the weavers and traders can use this yarn in
high-value products.
He
further informed that this yarn can be weaved on a power loom, rapier loom and air-jet loom and has a higher tenacity than
silk. It is stronger than silk and the fabric made from it is the best man-made
biodegradable fabric that starts degrading in 15 days when disposed of.
Source: Yahoo News
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