Bamboo has been rooted in human progression history – across continents. Especially in China, bamboo is inseparable from its culture. The country has the most abundant bamboo resources, with a bamboo forest area of more than 7 million hectares.
The use of bamboo is endless, from food delicacies, to furnishing, to construction material, to daily essentials, to transport. Now bamboo is also a fashion too. World’s renowned Jilin Chemical Fiber Group Co., Ltd. is a leader in providing sustainable fashion from bamboo – ECOBAMBOOTM.
The advantages of bamboo for use in textile fibers are its breathability, ease of processing them into fabric, high functionality, and comfort. The fashion world’s appeal with all things and bamboo is enticing the interest of a number of brands. More and more of this bamboo-made fashion is expected to find its way onto store shelves as time goes by.
ECOBAMBOOTM made fashion is made from pure bamboo fiber yarns, which have exceptional Wet Permeability, moisture vapor transmission properties, soft hand, breathability, better drapery, easy dying, splendid colors, natural bacteriosis, ultraviolet-proof and rapid degradation. Making it a great prospective green fabric. It is widely used in casual, underwear, business wear, kids wear, home wear, home textiles, non-woven sanitation, etc.
Due to its anti-bacterial properties, bamboo fiber makes intimate apparel function as anti-bacterial. Also, its anti-ultraviolet nature is suitable for making summer clothing, especially for the protection of pregnant ladies and children from the hurt of ultraviolet radiation.
Most importantly, Jilin Chemical Fiber Group’s ECOBAMBOOTM is produced with high-quality bamboo as raw material.
Jilin is the largest producer of bamboo fiber – with an annual capacity of 150,000 tons – accounting for 90% of the world.
Sustainability
In terms of sustainability, ECOBAMBOOTM fiber is leading the way to the sustainable development of textile industry. As fiber made from ECOBAMBOOTM has:
- Sustainable raw materials
- Achievable technology
- Degradable products
- Traceable industrial chain
In terms of afterlife degradation, ECOBAMBOOTM made textile is environment-friendly textiles are harmless to the environment through treatment methods of recycling, degradation, power generation, etc.
Besides, bamboo fiber is a biodegradable textile material. As a natural cellulose fiber, it can be 100% biodegraded in soil by microorganisms and sunlight. The decomposition process does not cause any environmental pollution. ECOBAMBOOTM fiber comes from nature, and fully returns to nature in the end.
Traceability
ECOBAMBOOTM establishes a traceable supply chain from the raw material side, and the selected bamboo materials are recognized by FSC and ORGAN IC certification. The manufacturer has obtained Canopy green shirts, which meets the ‘Bamboo Forest Management’ Standard of Bamboo Union.
ECOBAMBOOTM now in Bangladesh
For the Bangladesh market, Speeko International Limited has been supplying the sustainable bamboo fiber ECOBAMBOOTM since 2022 to promote sustainability.
Speeko is the exclusive sales agent of Jilin Chemical Fiber Group Co., Ltd. – offering a better environment fiber for the market – as the Bangladesh textile industry is focusing more and more on sustainability. This groundbreaking sustainable new fiber will certainly provide the edge the market is looking for.
