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China Textile Academy Green Fibre Co., Ltd.

Products: Lyocell

Risk Status
No Known High Risk
Next Gen Solutions
Next Gen
Chemical Management (out of 8)
2
Hot Button Score (out of 40)
29.5 =
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Risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests

No Known High Risk

China Textile Academy has completed a second CanopyStyle Audit, which was published in May 2025. The audit verified the company had taken steps to engage its suppliers and mitigate risk identified in its first audit.

Areas where the company is showing leadership

  • Completed its second CanopyStyle Audit, which found no known high-risk sourcing. 
  • Continues to increase its procurement of FSC Mixed fibre inputs in 2025.  
  • Has called on the UN Climate COP30 to prioritize financial mechanisms to support circularity nature-based climate solutions.
  • Used CIRCULOSE® fibre to manufacture 1000 tonnes of lyocell in 2023 (10-30%).
  • Signed offtake agreement with Circulose (Renewcell) in 2023 to purchase 18,000 mt of Next Gen fibre over five years.
  • Developing Next Gen product called Reclecell combining CIRCULOSE® fibre and 30% pre-consumer textile waste

Key Improvements Required

  • Significantly scale the use of Next Generation Solutions in order to reduce impacts on forests.  Prioritize the integration and sourcing of Next Generation Solution technologies and feedstocks for future expansion plans and new suppliers.
  • Continue to increase the volumes of FSC 100% and FSC Mix inputs.  
  • Develop internal traceability systems or use an external traceability platform to allow customers to track from MMCF fibre to garment. 
  • Continue to use ForestMapper and complementary guidance documents such as the Dissolving Pulp Mill Classification to ensure no sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests. 

Facilities

China Textile Academy owns one Man Made Cellulosic Fibre (MMCF) mill that produces lyocell, located in Xinxiang City, Henan Province, China. 

The mill has production capacity of 100,000 tonnes with two production lines making lyocell. These products contain non-forest-based raw materials including bamboo sourced from China. This facility has been registered on the ZDHC portal and will be assessed for other modules of chemical management in the coming years.

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Hot Button Score

29.5 =

  1. Completion of CanopyStyle Third-Party Verification Audits

    1. Conducts Audits 2/2
    2. Audits published and results acted on2/2
    3. Audit risk results2/2

  2. Contribution to Conservation Legacies

    1. Promotes Ancient and Endangered Forest conservation1/2
    2. Supports conservation targets 1/1
    3. Influences supply chain and decision makers1/2
    4. Contributes to legislated protection0.5/2
    5. Extra responsibility: additional support for conservation0/2

  3. Innovation via New Alternative Fibres

    1. Advocates for Next Gen 1/1
    2. Invests in R&D1/1
    3. Has a commercial-scale product 1.5/2
    4. Publishes targets and timelines2/2
    5. Uses Next Gen pulp0.5/1
    6. Proportional contribution1/2
    7. Implementing ambitious scale-up0/2

  4. Adoption of Robust Forest Sourcing Policy

    1. Has a policy2/2
    2. Policy aligns with CanopyStyle2/2

  5. Traceability & Transparency

    1. Has track and trace systems0.5/1
    2. Publishes list of suppliers2/2
    3. Conducts due diligence in sourcing2/2

  6. Leaders in Supply Chain Shifts

    1. Is responsive and proactive0.5/1
    2. Acts on FSC preference 1/1
    3. Supports ForestMapper1/1
    4. Addresses risk2/2

  7. Associated with High Risk of Sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests and other Controversial Sources

    1. High risk sourcing0/-5

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Sustainable Chemical Management

2

  1. Participation in ZDHC

    The company is an active participant in ZDHC, where all of their MMCF facilities have joined the ZDHC Supplier Platform and have access to the MMCF Module. 2/2

  2. Chemical Recovery

    All of the company’s MMCF viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their chemical recovery parameters and limit value, according to Chapter 1: ZDHC MMCF Responsible Fibre Production Guidelines V2.2 N/A

  3. Wastewater

    All of the company’s MMCF viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their wastewater discharge parameters and limit values, according to Chapter 2: ZDHC MMCF Wastewater Guidelines V2.2 N/A

  4. Air Emissions

    All of the company’s viscose staple fibre and modal staple fibre facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their hazardous chemicals’ air emissions parameters and limit values, according to Chapter 3: ZDHC MMCF Air Emissions Guidelines V2.2 N/A

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