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Did you know that MicroModal® is 100% Natural and made from Beech Wood? Intimo’s Anywear Essentials MicroModal® is sourced from an Austrian company called Lenzing who extract cellulose from Austrian beech trees to produce the Modal fibres. With its high environmental standards, the Lenzing Group plays a leading role in ecological sustainability and environmental awareness, and thus have become a show-case company in the textile industry. Every year 10 million cubic meters more wood is grown than harvested in Austria.
Lenzing are a global company that implement high environmental standards in all production processes. Careful utilization of resources, reduction of emissions and careful management of energy sources are some of their principles for ensuring ecological sustainability. Secondary products which occur during the production process are sold as valuable substances - one example of this is wood sugar which is further processed to sweeteners.
- Lenzing MicroModal® is 100 % Natural
- Lenzing ensure sustainability of forestry plantations
- Lenzing ensure the highest environmental standards
- 47% of Austria's area are forests, growing by 40 square kilometers annually
- About 252,000 people in Austria earn their living fully or partially from wood
- Austrian forests are only 15% state-owned and 85% privately owned
“We manufacture products made of renewable raw materials, with a high rate of yield. Our production processes and our energy production serve as models of ecological management. We continuously monitor and evaluate the environmental impact of our production by internal and external assessment. We consider environmental aspects before taking decisions and making investments. Before employing new materials, we evaluate their ecological compatibility and test new products for their environmental impact already in the planning phase. We are committed to continuously improving our environmental performance.”
Lenzing AG, www.lenzing.com
Lenzing Modal® Quality Seal and Awards
- Lenzing was awarded the European ECO Label - the first company to use only totally chlorine free pulp
- Lenzing Modal® only uses wood from tree farms which practice sustainability
- Lenzing Modal® contains no toxic substances. This also makes it suitable for babies.
- ÖKO-TEX Standard 100 Certificate - Confidence in Textiles - Textiles Tested for Pollutants
- Responsible Care - Initiative for Health, Safety and the Environment
- Certification of the quality management system according to ISO 9001
- Certification of the environmental management system according to ISO 14001
- Eco Label of the European Commission, 2002
- European Award for the Environment, awarded in 2000 by the European Union
- Panda Award (WWF Austria) - for support of the WWF Water Program and nature conservation
- PEFC Chain of Custody Certificate-global labeling of wood from ecologically & socially sustainable forestry
For more information on Lenzing MicroModal® visit their website at www.lenzing,com to read about ‘Sustainability in the Lenzing Group”. Micro Modal® consists of 100% pure cellulose, which is an essential component of all plants. The Micro Modal Fabric used by Intimo is sourced from plantation Beech Trees which are a renewable resource. Skin will breathe more easily with Micro Modal® as this fibre absorbs up to 50% more humidity more rapidly than cotton and also lets it evaporate more quickly. This keeps the skin dry - it can breathe. This is why Modal is the ideal partner for clothing that is worn close to the skin: underwear and nightwear, sports and active wear. Micro Modal® accounts for optimum comfort.Micro Modal® is especially smooth and has a natural feeling like "skin on skin". It is substantially more delicate than cotton, wool and even silk. Modal fibres have a smooth surface that prevents lime deposits and detergents during washing this ensures that the fabric always stays absorptive, soft and smooth, even after many washes and colours remain as brilliant as they were on the very first day. Modal keeps fabrics from becoming rough to the touch and acquiring a grey film. Fabrics fall smoothly and with a flow. The smooth surface of the fibre creates a silky, brilliant lustre on garments made of Modal® blends. Fabrics made of Micro Modal® with a component of elastane, as the Anywear Essentials do, fall smoothly and with flow. The fabric becomes softer, cooler and has a better drape quality. To maintain an as new appearance to your garment Micro Modal® should only be handwashed and never dried in a clothes dryer. A small amout of shrinkage will occur with the first wash. Micro Modal meets Oeko Tex Standard 100.
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