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Glossary

What is Man-made cellulosic fibre?

A fibre manufactured from wood pulp via a chemical process, not grown as a fibre (cotton) or built from petrochemicals (polyester).

This term in other languages

Arabicليف سليلوزي صناعي
FrenchFibre cellulosique fabriquée par l'homme
TurkishYapay selülozik elyaf

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Viscose, modal and lyocell: cellulosic but not natural in the way cotton is

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