Finnish startup successfully spins plant-based textile fiber

In Finland, Nordic Bioproducts Group – has successfully spun a new plant-based textile fiber. The company is a spin-off from Aalto University in Finland and the proprietor of the patented AaltoCell technology. The company has created a new plant-based textile fiber- Norratex, which is manufactured without any toxic chemicals or expensive solvents.

In the Nordic Bioproducts’ method, the cellulose is first hydrolyzed in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner, after which the fiber is further processed into a viscose-like textile fiber. The inventor of the AaltoCell  method, Professor Olli Dahl at Aalto University, was convinced from an early on that the method, developed by Nordic Bioproducts, could be applied in the production of plant-based textile fibers.