Hemp has solid roots in the denim world. The fibers were used in the earliest jeans, including the first Levi Strauss jeans that launched the workwear staple. However, in recent history, cotton has been the cellulosic power player in the industry.
Increasingly, the industry is cottoning on to the possibilities with hemp. And one of the companies supplying brands like Levi’s is France’s Marmara Hemp. On the most recent episode of our Blue Cast podcast, Denis Druon, CEO of The Flax Company and Marmara Hemp, chatted with Lenzing’s Tuncay Kilickan about hemp in denim.
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This article is one of a series on Rivet from Lenzing’s Carved in Blue denim blog. From conversations with the experts behind the mills that make some of the world’s most-wanted denim to the global brands bringing novel denim made with TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal to the market, Carved in Blue shares the stories of those whose roots run deep with denim. Visit www.carvedinblue.tencel.com.
