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Bio elastane and polyester project gets European backing

16/07/2014
Bio elastane and polyester project gets European backing

Nine SMEs are collaborating on a European Commission-funded project to develop bio-based synthetic textile fibres from biomass-derived furanic monomers. EcoLASTANE will develop a synthetic textile fibres with a 70%-100% bio-based content. Bio-based elastane and polyester will be produced by optimising a technology which, starting from...

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