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Goldwin ushers in carbon dioxide-derived polyester

15/07/2024
A group of seven companies has jointly established a supply chain to produce a polyester fibre whose para-xylene component is directly derived from carbon capture and utilisation, otherwise known as CCU, and based on mass balancing.

The technology to derive para-xylene from carbon dioxide was developed in 2020 at the University of Toyama working with a group of chemicals and steel companies as part of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a Japanese research programme. A pilot plant has been in operation at the Koyasu Research Park of Chiyoda Corporation since early 2022.

The supply chain brings together Japanese companies Mitsubishi Corporation, Chiyoda and Goldwin, which is project lead, along with SK Geo Centric (South Korea), Indorama Ventures (Thailand), India Glycols (India) and Finnish company Neste.

The polyester fibre produced will be used by Goldwin for a selection of products for The North Face launched this July 2024. Goldwin said it will consider expanding its use to the other brands it manages afterwards.

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