Hyosung innovations meet rising demand for eco-friendly products
With increasing numbers of brands and consumers becoming more proactive in seeking out eco-friendly products, South Korean fibre producer Hyosung is continuing to further its sustainable programs and product offerings.
To establish a new resource circulation system, Hyosung partnered with the Ministry of Environment (MOE), Jeju Provincial Government, and start-up Korean-based fashion brand, Pleatsmama, to produce and launch a recycled polyester made from discarded PET bottles from South Korea’s Jeju Island. The result was regen Jeju, which was adopted by The North Face Korea earlier this year.
Hyosung recently released the results of a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) comparing the environmental performance of its creora regen spandex to its virgin creora spandex. According to Hyosung, the study concluded that creora regen spandex reduces carbon dioxide production by approximately 67%, or by about two-thirds, compared to its creora spandex in the production of 1 kg.
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