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First plant-based nylon garment on sale from Lululemon

19/04/2023
First plant-based nylon garment on sale from Lululemon

Yoga and gymwear brand Lululemon has launched a first set of products made from renewably sourced, plant-based nylon. 

It worked on this project with a long-term partner, biobased materials developer Genomatica.

Lululemon became an investor in Germany-based Genomatic (Geno) a in 2021, with the aim of supporting its work to create a lower-impact, plant-based nylon. In July 2022, Genomatica and nylon manufacturer Aquafil announced that they had successfully completed the first demonstration-scale production runs for plant-based nylon 6. 

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