Figure 1
The flowchart begins with production cotton leftovers, which are directed towards Lenzing. Lenzing is a central node that receives both cotton leftovers and natural cellulosic pulp. From Lenzing, the material is processed into fibre labelled Tencel or Tencel with Refibra technology. This fibre flows downward to Candiani. Lenzing also exchanges material with Gamma, which is in turn connected bidirectionally with Beta. Beta additionally receives natural cellulosic pulp directly. The directional arrows between boxes indicate the material or informational flow and suggest a collaborative and cyclical fibre production process. The structure represents partnerships between the companies in transforming cotton waste and pulp into new textile fibre.Case companies in the collaborative project
Source: Authors’ own work