Hyosung, a comprehensive fibre manufacturer that produces world-class products, has joined the Ocean Network platform, coordinated by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) to help protect oceans.
SAS is a UK-based marine conservation charity working with communities to protect oceans, waves, beaches, and marine life along its coastlines.
The Ocean Network is a national movement with over 300 businesses supporting environmental solutions. Ocean Network members are often active within their communities, committed to fighting plastic pollution, pushing the government for change, and holding brands to account and inspiring the next generation to protect the ocean.
Simon Whitmarsh-Knight, Hyosung Global Marketing Director – Textiles said, “Hyosung is proud to join the Ocean Network, collaborating with this powerful group of leading business leaders to reduce global plastic pollution in our wonderful oceans. Our own Ocean Protection Initiative, a program where we manufacture high-quality recycled nylon fibre made from discarded fishing nets, and recycled polyester from ocean-bound plastic waste, aligns with SAS’s mission to inspire, unite and empower communities to take action to protect oceans, beaches, waves and wildlife.”
Hyosung began its ocean protection journey in 2007 as the first company to collect and recycle discarded fishing nets that pollute our seas and harm marine life. Under its proprietary recycling process, Hyosung recently increased production and re-launched regen ocean nylon, a GRS-certified post-consumer yarn made from discarded fishing nets. The company’s regen ocean polyester fibre is made from ocean-bound plastic waste.
“We are thrilled Hyosung is now part of the UK’s most passionate network of ocean activists”, said Tabitha McCormick, Corporate Partnerships Officer, Surfers Against Sewage “With Hyosung and other like-minded companies by our side, we will fight plastic pollution, push government for change, hold brands to account and inspire the next generation to protect the ocean.”
