Carved in Blue
ISSUE 12/2022

Denim Special Edition

Visit Carved in Blue, a blog produced and curated by the denim team at Lenzing.

TENCEL™ Blue Cast © Sadia Rafique

Blue Cast: Tuncay Kilickan Shares His Vision for TENCEL™ Denim and Carved in Blue

This fall has been a time of change for the Lenzing Denim team. After more than two decades at the company, Tricia Carey moved on from Lenzing. And in October, Tuncay Kilickan joined Lenzing as head of global business development, denim …

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TENCEL™ Lenzing and Renewcell © Renewcell

Lenzing and Renewcell Team to Scale Circularity

At Lenzing, we’ve long been proponents of a circular textile industry. Our TENCEL™ Lyocell with REFIBRA™ technology fibers marked a commercial move toward circularity when they launched five years ago, and we’ve been scaling up our efforts ever since. To make more circular fibers, we need feedstock. With this in mind, the Lenzing Group has just signed a multi-year supply deal agreement with Renewcell, the Swedish-based maker of Circulose …

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TENCEL™ TENCEL™ True Carbon Zero © Lenzing AG

Confused about “Net Zero”? You Shouldn’t Be, as Time Is of the Essence!

A recent study conducted by the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) revealed that there is a significant lack of understanding of both environmental, social, and governance (ESG) as well as sustainability-centric marketing claims that companies are using to attract conscious consumers …

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TENCEL™ Kaihara Denim © Kaihara Denim

How Kaihara Weaves Indigo Heritage with Denim Innovation

Japanese denim mill Kaihara’s roots in indigo stretch back over a century, but its history in denim began more recently. About 70 years ago, the manufacturer translated its textile expertise into denim production. In the ensuing decades, it has opened facilities for weaving, finishing and spinning, allowing for vertical denim production …

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TENCEL™ Top 10 Blue Lenz Videos of 2022 © Sadia Rafique

Top 10 Blue Lenz Videos of 2022

Since we started our Blue Lenz YouTube channel in 2020, we’ve gathered a large library of denim videos from mills, brands, consultants, influencers and other industry friends. As 2022 came to a close, we looked back on the 10 most watched films on the channel. There are informative talks, a human interest short, collaborations, sustainability stories and more …

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