The ZDHC MMCF Guidelines V3.0 addresses integrated expectations for input feedstock sourcing, input chemical management, chemical recovery, discharged wastewater, sludge disposal and air quality for manufacturing facilities producing man-made cellulosic fibres.
The complete set includes:
Input Management (Chapter 1)
Process Management (Chapter 2)
Output Management (Chapter 3)
The current version of the ZDHC MMCF Guidelines V3.0, published in October 2025, can be found here.
With this set of documents, ZDHC appeals to its Committed Community and the entire MMCF industry to improve the quality of discharged industrial wastewater and production-related air emissions. ZDHC expects also to support the transition of the production of MMCF towards a circular approach by proposing recovery rates for substances such as sulphur, sodium sulphate, N-Methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO), ammonia, copper and acetone.