Technology
Two material routes, one technology umbrella
Q0 BIO: the natural cellulose route
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Renewable forest
The source of the raw material; supply and document information is tracked with the product.
- 02
Cellulose
A natural polymer obtained from wood and the basis of fibre production.
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Fibre
Cellulose is converted into fibres suitable for textile use.
- 04
Yarn
The fibres are spun into yarn suited to the product's build.
- 05
Fabric
Yarn or fibre is turned into a woven or nonwoven surface.
You will mostly see this route at NEWSOUL; VOA and OWMO also offer BIO options.
Q0 ECO: the recycled PET route
- 01
Waste PET
Collected bottles are the starting point of the material.
- 02
Sorting and washing
The material is separated by type and cleaned.
- 03
Granulate
The cleaned material becomes reprocessable granulate.
- 04
Microfilament
Very fine filaments are produced from the granulate.
- 05
Technical surface
The filaments are turned into a technical textile surface suited to the intended use.
You will mostly see this route at FRIGG; VOA and OWMO also offer ECO options.
The two routes side by side
| Topic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starting source | Cellulose from renewable forest sources | end-of-life PET bottles |
| Material family | Natural cellulosic and bio-based | Recycled synthetic |
| Typical surface | Fabric from fibre and yarn | Microfilament technical surface |
| Related brands | NEWSOUL; BIO options at VOA and OWMO | FRIGG; ECO options at VOA and OWMO |
| Product information | In each product's own record | In each product's own record |
Q CORE: undisclosed process know-how0 Some process parameters that turn the routes into products are kept in-house. This know-how is not a separate brand or product; a product's composition and use information are stated clearly in its product record.
The routes are not mixed
A property of one route is not carried over to the other: natural fibre wording is not used for a recycled synthetic product. Which route a product comes from, and which result belongs to that product, is stated at product level.
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