Invista’s Cordura brand, in partnership with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products, has launched new eco-efficient textiles based on the combination of the long-lasting durability of Cordura fabrics married with the bio-based performance of Susterra membranes and coatings at Techtextil, which closes in Frankfurt this week.

“We continue to look at ways that we can benefit the environment as part of our innovation continuum – and Cordura fabrics can do this by helping to increase a product’s utility and durability,” explained Cindy McNaull, global Cordura brand and marketing director.

“As the textile market continues to look for innovative solutions to help reduce its environmental footprint, we want to provide long-lasting products that need to be replaced less often. Through our recent collaboration with Dupont Tate & Lyle’s Susterra brand, designers of apparel, footwear and gear will have access to a wide variety of durable fabric technologies that incorporate high performance coatings and membranes based on plant-based materials.”

Collaboration partners

Tiong Liong, the first authorised mill for footwear and gear as part of the Cordura and Susterra brand collaboration, is dedicated to developing product innovations with eco-efficiency in mind. Some of the first composite textiles using the Susterra propanediol thermoplastic polyurethane membranes incorporate Cordura EcoMade fabrics made with recycled polyester yarns, as well as Tiong Liong’s own Ariaprene foam.

Everest, the first apparel fabric mill brought into this collaboration, has the ability to incorporate bio-based membranes and coatings based on Susterra propanediol from DuPont Tate & Lyle into a variety of Cordura brand fabrics, the company reports.

At Techtextil, Everest will highlight how Cordura Naturalle fabrics incorporated with a polyurethane bio-based membrane containing more than 25% renewable sourced materials by weight are engineered to help keep your body dry and comfortable in all kinds of weather. The Susterra propanediol based membrane demonstrates good hydrolysis resistance, excellent low temperature flexibility and elasticity thus allowing the membranes to be incorporated with stretch fabrics for added mobility.

Eco-innovations

“Eco-innovations in the industry can take the shape in many forms from renewably sourced products, to long-lasting durability to recycled materials,” commented Laurie Kronenberg, global marketing director, DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products. 

“This is exactly what we had in mind as we engaged our first apparel, footwear and gear fabric mill collaboration partners, Tiong Liong and Everest. We worked with eco-efficiency in mind to develop solutions for those brands demanding bio-based, sustainable, performance materials across a variety of markets.”

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