There’s been a growing focus on developing sustainable fibers.  This will play a key role in ensuring that textiles and apparel meet tighter sustainability regulations.

FIBERS

Lycra and Qore Partner for Bio-derived Spandex

The LYCRA Co., a developer of innovative fiber and technology solutions for the textile and apparel industry, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Qore (USA) to enable the world’s first large-scale commercial production of bio-derived spandex using QIRA, the next generation 1,4-butanediol (BDO), as one of its main ingredients.