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Partially plant-based polyester workwear arrives in Japan

28/03/2014

Japan-based workwear manufacturer Midori Anzen is launching a workwear collection made from Toray’s ecodear PET, a partially plant-based polyester fibre, which they say is the first in the world to adhere to new BIO-PET Criteria set out by the Japanese government. Midori says it will start marketing the Plantex series from autumn-winter 2014...

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