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What is Viscose?

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Why Viscose

Natural

Made from 100% wood cellulose, viscose-rayon is a natural alternative to acrylic, polyester, nylon and other petroleum-based synthetic fabrics. The highly absorbent nature of cellulose fibre enables it to take dyes very well, bringing about rich and radiant colours without losing its natural lustre.

Renewable

Our wood fibre supply is sourced from sustainably managed plantations and forests. These trees are renewable resources which are harvested within 5 years for the next cycle of planting and harvesting, thus ensuring a constant supply of renewable raw materials.

Biodegradable

Consisting of natural plant-based polymers, viscose-rayon is biodegradable and naturally decomposes into the soil.

Comfortable

Soft and breathable as cotton and smooth as silk, viscose-rayon drapes beautifully, giving extra comfort and satisfaction to end users.

Natural & Comfortable

Viscose rayon delivers these benefits in clothing, home fabrics and hygiene products that people use every day. Made from wood cellulose, viscose rayon has a silky look and the feel of cotton with the same properties of comfort, breathability and absorbency. Easy to dye, viscose rayon is woven or knitted to make underwear, baby clothing, skirts, shirts and dresses that are soft on the skin. At home, it’s the ideal fabric for high-end bed sheets, towels, tablecloths, napkins, furniture covers, curtains and drapes.

Renewable & Biodegradable

Viscose rayon is a fully biodegradable alternative to acrylic, polyester, nylon and other petroleum-based synthetic fabrics. Cellulose pulp from sustainably managed plantations of fast-growing acacia and eucalyptus trees also makes viscose rayon a great alternative to cotton, which is grown on agricultural land using large amounts of water. Demand for viscose rayon is growing as people want only the best touching their skin.

Viscose-Rayon Production Process

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Step 1: Steeping – Dissolving Wood Pulp is submerged in Sodium hydroxide or Caustic soda (NaOH) in order to swell the cellulose fibres and convert cellulose into alkali cellulose.
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Step 2: Pressing – The swollen alkali cellulose is compressed to a wet weight equivalent of 2.5 to 3.0 times the original pulp weight to obtain an accurate ratio of alkali to cellulose.
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Step 3: Shredding – Alkali cellulose is produced by shredding the material. An increased surface area is formed thereby increasing the ability of the alkali cellulose to react in the steps that follow.
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Step 4: Ageing – The alkali cellulose is aged under controlled conditions to depolymerise the cellulose for better product quality and production efficiency.
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Step 5: Xanthation – In this step, the aged alkali cellulose crumbs are placed in vats and allowed to react with carbon disulphide (CS2) under controlled temperature to form cellulose xanthate.
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Step 6: Dissolving – The yellow crumbs of cellulose xanthate are dissolved in a caustic solution.
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Step 7: Ripening – The viscose is allowed to stand for a period to “ripen”, which results in a honey-like solution.
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Step 8: Filtering – The viscose is filtered to remove undissolved particles that might disrupt the spinning process or cause defects in the rayon filament.
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Step 9: Degassing – Trapped air in the viscose is removed, or they would cause voids, or weak spots, in the fine rayon filaments.
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Step 10: Spinning – Viscose passes through the spinnerets and is immersed in a spin bath to produce rayon filaments.
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Step 11: Drawing – The rayon filaments are stretched while the cellulose chains are still relatively movable.
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Step 12: Washing – The freshly regenerated Rayon is washed to remove salts and other water-soluble impurities.
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Step 13: Cutting – The fibre is cut into various lengths by passing the fibre through a rotary cutter.
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Step 14: Drying – The wet viscose staple fibres are dried to an ideal moisture content of 9-14%.
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Step 15: Baling Press – Our viscose staple fibre is packed and is ready for shipping.