
Highly breathable and anti-bacterial: eucalyptus fiber alias Lyocell Tencel

Rapid growth, no use of water or fertilizers.
The eucalyptus is a tree which grows very quickly (up to 20 meters in just 6-7 years). The eucalyptus is a tree that originally comes from Oceania but since many centuries is also cultivated in Europe. Our first association with the eucalyptus tree comes with honey or with the fantastic balsamic effects of the essential oil obtained from its leaves.
We use the pulp of the wood to produce textile which is exceptionally soft for our skin.
One advantage of eucalyptus plantations is that they do not require the use of chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, insecticides or fertilizers.
Growing eucalyptus is a rather simple business. They are long-lived trees, simple, easy to propagate and extremely easy to care for.
The eucalyptus adapts very well to any type of soil, even the most difficult ones. The great advantage from an ecological point of view is that the eucalyptus plantations vs. eucalyptus trees make the land with low income and therefore not usable otherwise. Above all, they do not take up space for food crops. In ancient times the eucalyptus was used when marshland needed to be reclaimed.
For us, the fact that the eucalyptus plantations do not require irrigation systems but are content with natural rainfall, even scarce, is a very important added value.


Production process with very low environmental impact.
The eucalyptus tree is very robust. In summer it produces small white or green feathery firs that turn into round fruits that contain seeds.
The eucalyptus gives off a fresh and typical aromatic smell. Thanks to this smell it is not usually attacked by various parasites. On the contrary, eucalyptus keeps mosquitoes away. The nature of this fantastic tree therefore makes the use of pesticides obsolete.
The eucalyptus fiber is obtained from the pulp of the wood. It has a very high yield. In fact with 6 square meters of eucalyptus we can make 10 t-shirts. Whereas, we need 6 square meters of cotton to make only one t-shirt.
We all know by now that the environmental impact of cotton production is considerable. It is a fact that cotton needs a lot of space which nowadays should be devoted to food production. The water consumption of cotton is very very high. In fact, one cotton t-shirt is made with 2000 litres of water.


All types of fiber with the TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal brand - both used in CORA Happywear products - have been certified as biodegradable and compostable under industrial, domestic, soil, freshwater and marine conditions, so they can fully return to nature.
Discover our dresses in Eucaliptus Fibre: