Reimagining Textiles: How ZyloTex® and Co-Founder Lelia Lawson Are Building Canada’s Sustainable Fiber Future
Reimagining Textiles: How ZyloTex® and Co-Founder Lelia Lawson Are Building Canada’s Sustainable Fiber Future By Rafiq Omair(Read the Original Post on The Maple Draft) When you talk to Lelia Lawson, you can feel the quiet conviction of someone who has spent her life studying, refining, and believing in a better way to make the things […]
🌿 Reclaiming Hemp: How the World Forgot Its Most Useful Crop
Reclaiming Hemp: How the World Forgot Its Most Useful Crop By Lelia Lawson, Founder & CTO, Zylotex Inc. I have come to expect a certain pause whenever I tell someone we build advanced fibre technology from industrial hemp. It’s almost comical: the polite nod, the raised eyebrow, the split-second calculation. “Oh… cannabis?” No malice, just […]
Zylotex and Canopy Collaborate to Keep Deforestation Out of Fashion
November 25 2025, Global — Today, Zylotex joined Canopy’s Pack4Good and CanopyStyle initiatives, alongside ten other leading companies and innovators committed to transform the paper packaging and viscose supply chains. By partnering with the solutions-driven environmental non-profit Canopy, we are taking meaningful steps to eliminate the use of Ancient and Endangered Forests in our […]
Why Zylotex Is the Answer, Part 3: Resilient, Sustainable, Canadian
The textile industry is searching for solutions that address supply chain resiliency, cotton alternatives, and synthetic fiber replacements while reducing environmental impact. Zylotex delivers exactly that: a Canadian closed-loop textile supply chain powered by hemp-based lyocell fibers. With ZyloPulp™ hemp dissolving pulp and ZyloTex™ fibers, Zylotex is creating a climate-smart pathway to microplastic-free textiles, low-carbon […]
Why Zylotex Is the Answer, Part 2: Hemp + Lyocell — Building the Sustainable Fiber of the Future
The future of textiles lies in next-generation fibers that combine performance, scalability, and sustainability. One of the most promising innovations is hemp-based lyocell, a biodegradable textile alternative that outperforms cotton and reduces dependence on fossil fuel–based synthetics. This article explains what lyocell is, why hemp is the ideal feedstock, and how Zylotex is transforming Canadian […]
Why Zylotex Is the Answer, Part 1: The Global Fiber Crisis and Why Cotton & Synthetics Can’t Keep Up
The global textile industry is facing a fiber supply crisis. With demand for textiles and nonwovens rising every year, the world is running out of sustainable options. Cotton alternatives are urgently needed as climate change reduces yields, while overreliance on synthetic fibers drives fossil fuel dependence and microplastic pollution. Fragile supply chains leave brands vulnerable […]
Ancient Forest Friendly and Next Generation Solutions Policy
Zylotex is committed to playing a leadership role in valorizing agricultural and wood waste, offering a scalable alternative to wood feedstocks sourced from Ancient and Endangered Forests. We are also committed to supporting supply chain solutions that promote responsible environmental and ethical practices in manufacturing, and the protection of global ecosystems, including Ancient and Endangered […]
Plantae Technologies and Zylotex enter into an exclusive joint development agreement to commercialize hemp fibre-based lyocell production
Written by Ian Wilson – Originally posted on Plantae Technologies on May 13, 2025. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Company Contact: Trevor Kloeck, President Email: tkloeck@plantaetech.com Media Contact: Lelia Lawson, Chief Technical Officer Email: llawson@zylotex.ca Plantae Technologies To Be the Exclusive Supplier of Geometrically Refined Hemp Bast Fibres for Zylotex Cellulosic Fibres. Performance and Sustainability in […]
How Hemp Could Boost Canada’s Textile Industry
An Edmonton researcher wants to introduce hemp to Canada’s textile manufacturing industry. Lelia Lawson, founder and chief technology officer of Zylotex, says the shift could make the industry more sustainable. Listen to this segment on CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-17-edmonton-am/clip/16142750-how-hemp-boost-canadas-textile-industry
Hemp-based fibre could create a new Canadian industry, founder says
By Colin Gallant— Originally published on Taproot Edmonton on April 23, 2025. Lelia Lawson, the founder and chief technology officer of Zylotex, is on a mission to build a new industry in the Edmonton region around fibres made from hemp. ″(The Edmonton region is a) part of the world where we have very long summer days,” […]