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Covestro, Huafeng and Cyclone combine for upper fabric

08/03/2022
Covestro, Huafeng and Cyclone combine for upper fabric

Polymers specialist Covestro, textile technology company Huafeng and green fibre technology company Cyclone have jointly developed a footwear upper fabric made from recycled polyester. The yarns are coated with Covestro's Impranil eco DLS polyurethane dispersion, half of whose carbon content comes from biomass. It is part of the INSQIN range of...

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