Fortum (Finland), a Europe-based energy company building new business options in the circular economy, together with the sustainable fiber technology company Spinnova have today introduced the first prototype product born out of their joint development of using wheat straw in the production of highly sustainable textile fibers. The prototype material is unique also due to its extremely low environmental impact from raw material extraction, processing and manufacture, verified by life-cycle analysis (LCA). The parties announced their partnership earlier this year after testing various biomasses. The showcased straw was first processed with highly sustainable fractionation technology, developed by Fortum s associate company Chempolis Oy. Spinnova s technology, presently in a piloting phase, turns microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) directly into fibre mechanically without any dissolving or harmful chemical processes. Fibers of the now showcased clothing were produced in Spinnova's pilot facility in Finland, which also means that Spinnova s technology can be applied to various biomasses without further technology development.