Lenzing Nonwoven Fibers was at Filtration 2009 touting its high-quality cellulose fibers. The company is a leading supplier in many business-to-business markets–from special cellulose fibers to high tech plastics polymers. With 70 years of fiber production expertise, the company is the only producer worldwide of all three man-made cellulose fiber generations, from classic viscose to lyocell and modal. Lenzing’s core business of fibers is complemented by its activities in business fields plastics as well as engineering.

Being food grade, Lenzing viscose is the established benchmark with a long history of use in food and beverage filtration. Tencel offers a new dimension in filtration utilizing the fiber’s propensity to fibrillate. These circular shaped micro-fibers deliver high efficiency filtration without impairing operating performance. The end uses are numerous including cigarette filter tips, automotive fuel and oil filters as well as industrial air and liquid process filters.