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HYOSUNG TNC:
REDUCING CARBON
WITH CORN
According to South Korea-based
Hyosung TNC, it's important to
provide the value chain with a
complete offering of textile solutions
when it comes to sustainability-as the
apparel industry has not quite decided
which sustainable path it wants to
follow, whether it's recycled, bio-based,
recyclable or something else coming
along on the horizon.
" We really try to anticipate what
brands the consumer will need by
looking forward in terms of textile
trends, and obviously the biggest
textile trend is sustainability, " says
Simon Whitmarsh-Knight, Hyosung's
global marketing director for textiles.
" Brands are looking to develop deeper
connections and trust, with consumers
concerned with how products they
love impact the environment. "
Hyosung's creora® bio-based
spandex is created by replacing 30%
of the petroleum-based resources
with renewable raw materials from
industrial field corn (feedstock, not
food). According to WhitmarshKnight,
a recent third-party life
cycle assessment found that the
manufacture of creora bio-based
spandex reduces its carbon footprint
by 20% as compared to the production
of regular spandex.
While corn has long been used in
the manufacture of general fibers,
wrapping papers, cosmetics and liquid
detergents, Hyosung had to collaborate
with value chain partners to overcome
significant technological limitations
before it could deliver the elasticity and
resilience it needed.
" Sustainability has been a bit of a
buzzword, " says Whitmarsh-Knight.
" As companies rushed to convert
to recycled fiber, it wasn't enough
to distinguish their sustainability
offerings. Bio-based was one of the
next steps. "
Part of the push came from the
establishment of Hyosung's fashion
design center (FDC). " Our FDC
team travels across the globe to pull
together textile trend concepts for
our customers, " he explains. " Based
on these trends, FDC works with our
mill partners to develop fabrics and
actual concept garments to help brands
visualize and 'feel' how these fabrics
can work into their product offerings. "
According to Whitmarsh-Knight,
Hyosung is planning on introducing
creora bio-based spandex made with
70% bio-derived content in the second
half of 2023. " There is a challenge to
balance performance and cost, so we
plan to continue offering a 30% version
for brands that want it. Our ultimate
goal is 100% bio-based creora spandex. "
South Korea-based Hyosung TNC produces
a wide variety of sustainable textile
solutions such as these offerings from the
activewear brand Pangaia, the first brand
to introduce creora®
bio-based spandex
in its collection of plant-based apparel.
Photos: Hyosung TNC
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