OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

The new bioeconomy

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

Last week we explored using biomass as fuel, and some of the implications in doing that.  Previously we looked at using biomass in the world of fabrics and furnishings,  which include the new biotech products polylactic acid (PLA) (DuPont’s Ingeo and Sorona fibers) and soy-based foam for upholstery  (click  here and here to see our …

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The promise of biotechnology

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

Plastics are a problem – and becoming more of a problem as time goes on because of our voracious appetite for the stuff: global plastic production grew by more than 500% over the past 30 years.  And we have limited fossil fuels available –  that fact alone dwarfs the plastics problem because we depend on …

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