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Fiber History

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TENCEL® is the innovative partnerfor cotton users

Man made cellulosic fibers are still a niche

Standard cotton72%

US cotton13%

BCI4%

Organic cotton1%

ELS cotton1%

TENCEL®1%

Modal0%

Viscose8%

Cotton and Man Made CellulosicsStandard cotton US cotton BCI Organic cotton ELS cotton TENCEL® Modal Viscose

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The reason for Cotton : TENCEL®

• Differentiation for the WHOLE supply chain

• SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY becomes more important

• Innovation for the textile chain: TENCEL® has high innovation potential

• Quality of yarns and farbics matter in the textile chain

• Consumers want fashionable, comfortable, skin sensitive clothes from natural materials.

• The textile supply chain has to become more sustainable –from growing plants to the end of garment life

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Comfort is kingHow important is comfort when buying clothes?

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Skin sensoric properties countHow important is comfortable skin feelingwhen buying clothes?

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Cotton & TENCEL® the natural connection

• Cotton and TENCEL® are widely used in the same applications: shirts, denims, home textiles.

• Yarns and fabrics from 70% Cotton with 30% TENCEL®

in a blend are more even and stronger too.

• Extra Long staple cotton can be refined since TENCEL®

and ELS cotton have very similar fiber characteristics(length and natural crimp).

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More value• TENCEL® is 100% pure – no waste in spinning.

• Less thin and thick places plus better yarn regularitywith TENCEL®

• High yarn strength from Ne 12 beyond Ne 50

• Higher strength with lower twist from Alpha 100 beyond 150

• Cotton : TENCEL® runs amazingly well on MVS spinning machinery

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A shortage of LS seems on the horizon, TENCEL® can be an alternative

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1.000 to/year World Output of Longstaple Cotton

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Perfect Combination

Cotton : TENCEL® works great with fine fibers – Micro TENCEL® - and yarns.

Cotton : TENCEL® works even better in coarser fibers - TENCEL® 1,3 and 1,7, dtexand yarns from Ne 12 beyond Ne 50.

It’s a natural connection!

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Spinning of cotton/ TENCEL® blends

Opening Carding Drawing Speed frame

TENCEL® is freeof contamination, no short fibers, less cleaning

Cellulose fibercarding

like 100 % cotton like 100 % cotton

TENCEL® and cotton are processed on thesame equipment.

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Spinning systems for cotton/TENCEL® -blends

Ring spinning Rotor spinning Airjet spinningno difference to 100 % cotton, optimum strengthwith cotton TENCEL®

blends by lower twistcompared to 100 % cotton yarns

no difference to 100 % cotton, higher yarntenacity with TENCEL®

with TENCEL® betterpurity, betterprocessability, higherprocessing speed

Higher yarn strength with lower twist in cotton TENCEL® blends.

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Better yarn quality

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Yarn cost Ne30

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Cotton ELS cotton Lenzing Modal® TENCEL®

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TENCEL® fiber typesTENCEL®

TypeValue Proposition

Yarn count Target application

Standard cut-length

Price

1.7 dtex • Carded cotton• Same cost, better

quality• Improved

productivity• Less price volatility• sustainability

< Ne 30 • woven bottom weights

34 mm, 38 mm, • Cotton Index level + 10%

1.3 dtex • Combed cotton• Same cost, better

quality• Improved

productivity• Less price volatility• sustainability

Ne 40 / 50 • shirts & blouses,

• bed linen

34 mm, 38 mm, • Stays on the current TENCEL price level

1.1 dtex Micro • ELS (Supima, Israel Cotton)

• Reduced price volatility

• Avoid shortage, Less cost, better quality

• Less price volatility• Sustainability

Ne > 60 • shirting, bed linen, light weight ladies wear

• wovens

34 mm, 38 mm • ELS Cotton price level

LF, LF Micro • Knits: ladies wear/tops

• finest knits

• ELS Cotton price level

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Fiber Prices Cotton, TENCEL®, Polyester and Viscose

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The natural connection

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Value for brands – refined textile characteristics

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Cotton TENCEL® in brief

Cotton : TENCEL® is the natural connection for the 21st century.

To achieve More with Less via

• Advanced quality yarns and fabrics• Increased productivity in spinning and finishing• Additional functional properties • More comfort with less process chemicals• Sustainable economic, ecologic and social sustainability • 100% botanic origin = renewable resources