{"id":181289,"date":"2026-09-18T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=181289"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:37:51","slug":"wool-and-lyocell-combine-to-create-a-biobased-alternative-for-hygiene-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wool-and-lyocell-combine-to-create-a-biobased-alternative-for-hygiene-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Wool and lyocell combine to create a biobased alternative for hygiene products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

The patented neweFlex\u2122 ADL uses Woolchemy<\/a>\u2019s hygiene-grade wool alongside VEOCEL\u2122 Lyocell fibers with Lenzing Lyocell Dry technology. The material is designed as a biobased alternative to conventional fossil-based materials used in products such as diapers and feminine hygiene products.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The development targets one of the key functional layers in disposable hygiene products. An ADL helps acquire and distribute liquid away from the surface, making moisture management and dryness critical to product performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woolchemy says neweFlex can provide fast liquid acquisition, low rewet, breathability, thermal regulation, and odor control. Independent testing cited by the company found that products using the material maintained a warmer and more stable microclimate with 10% lower humidity than a polypropylene alternative. Another study found surfaces were three to 14 times drier than those using other biobased alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lenzing\u2019s VEOCEL\u2122 Lyocell fibers are derived from renewable wood sources and are designed for nonwoven applications. Its Lyocell Dry technology provides liquid-controlling properties for applications including diapers and sanitary pads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration comes as Woolchemy moves its wool-based hygiene technology toward wider commercial production. In May 2026, the New Zealand company signed an agreement with Spanish spunlace specialist BCNonwovens to scale up neweFlex and develop application formats for wipes, baby care, feminine hygiene and incontinence products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development reflects a broader shift in hygiene nonwovens toward renewable fiber systems that can reduce dependence on petroleum-derived materials while maintaining the functional performance required in disposable products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The patented neweFlex\u2122 ADL uses Woolchemy\u2019s hygiene-grade wool alongside VEOCEL\u2122 Lyocell fibers with Lenzing Lyocell Dry technology. The material is designed as a biobased alternative to conventional fossil-based materials used in products such as diapers and feminine hygiene products. The development targets one of the key functional layers in disposable hygiene products. An ADL helps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":181303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Woolchemy and Lenzing are collaborating on a new Acquisition & Distribution Layer (ADL) for hygiene products that combines New Zealand wool with wood-based VEOCEL\u2122 Lyocell fibers","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[16380,10416,13860,21640,11323,17034,26337],"supplier":[28540,304,28539],"class_list":["post-181289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biobased","tag-circulareconomy","tag-diapers","tag-hygieneproducts","tag-naturalfibers","tag-nonwovens","tag-sanitarypads","supplier-bcnonwovens","supplier-lenzing-gruppe","supplier-woolchemy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181289"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181305,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181289\/revisions\/181305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181289"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=181289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}