Hyosung’s creora® 3D Max spandex helps denim brands achieve circularity

Leading South Korean textile manufacturer Hyosung’s commitment to circularity continues!

The textile stalwart will launch new recyclable, recycled and bio-based denim solutions during Hyosung Denim Days.

Over the years, Hyosung has been a pioneer in introducing a number of sustainable denim solutions, which the company looks forward to presenting to industry members during its personalised Denim Days event that’s scheduled to take place in New York City, Los Angeles and London on select dates in November 2021.

So, what’s going to be presented! There’s firstly creora® 3D Max spandex (for recyclable jeans). Denim brands and mills are following Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Jeans Redesign guidelines for recyclable denim, wherein standards are meant to create jeans that are more durable and easier to separate and recycle.

Among its guidelines is a requirement that denim be made with a minimum of 98 per cent cellulosic material leaving 2 percent of the content for stretch or synthetic material.

It’s here Hyosung aims to help denim brands and mills fit the programme criteria with its creora® 3D Max spandex.

Hyosung’s creora 3D Max offers a solution to achieve a balance of stretch and recyclability, as it delivers a high performance stretch even as a small portion of fabric content. The yarn swaps the typical polyester core for spandex, creating a fully stretch material that retains the recovery properties of the polyester-spandex combination.

Then there’s creora® regen spandex (for jeans made with 100 per cent recycled materials), which is made of 100 per cent reclaimed waste and has a 67 per cent smaller carbon footprint than conventional spandex.

Besides, there is creora® bio-based spandex (for jeans made with renewable resources), which replaces 30 per cent of chemicals with ones derived from dent corn, so when the corn is growing it consumes carbon dioxide, thus reducing greenhouse gases.

GRS-certified 100 per cent recycled multi-function fibres (for jeans with added performance): Here Hyosung will also present its portfolio of 100 per cent recycled Mipan® regen nylon and regen polyester yarns with multi-functional properties such as cooling and drying, light-weight, cotton-touch and comfort stretch.

So, if you are keen know more about Hyosung Denim Days, visit the Hyosung Performance blog https://blog.hyosungtnc.com and LinkedIn page https://tinyurl.com/2stswpbp

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