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Hyosung has high hopes for bio-based elastane

01/05/2024

Elastane manufacturer Hyosung has announced more details of its partnership with US-based Geno on the construction of a plant in Vietnam that will produce BDO derived from sugarcane.

BDO is the technical name for butanediol, a chemical traditionally made from fossil fuels and a key ingredient in the manufacture of elastane.

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