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Nonwoven wipes made

from discarded

cotton-rich textiles

Infinited Fiber Company and Suominen have created driven by the European Commission's single-use
a nonwoven sheet made from Finland's 100% plastics directive and increasing pressure from
regenerated textile waste. It is made with Infinited's retailers and consumers looking for more
Infinna fiber, biodegradable, plastic-free, and made sustainable, circular options in single-use items. The
from discarded cotton-rich textiles, making it a company is now licensing the technology with some
resource-efficient alternative to the conventional of the world's leading producers to speed up and
materials used in single-use nonwovens polyester firm up quantities and prices for its output from the
and viscose. Infinited has already announced new plant in Finland. The nonwoven sheet co-created
collaborations with leading fashion and textile by the two Finnish companies speaks to the goals of
brands, including Bestseller, H&M, and Patagonia. In biodegradability and plastic-free. These are now key
April 2021, plans for a 30,000 metric tons per year focus points for the nonwovens industry, driven by
plant in Finland will be operational by 2024. the European Commission’s single-use plastics
directive and increasing pressure from retailers and
Biodegradability and plastic-free products are now consumers looking for more sustainable, circular
crucial focus points for the nonwovens industry, options in single-use items.

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