Invista’s Cordura brand and DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announced a collaboration in developing sustainable textile solutions for performance fabrics.
Both companies trace their roots to DuPont, which sold Cordura and its nylon business to Invista.
Cordura fabric is used in military, workwear and outdoor products. DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products produces ingredients for products for textiles and other products that do not use petroleum or coal products. is celebrating a decade of offering ingredients from natural sources for textiles.
Tate & Lyle is a British-based ingredients company that has its roots in the sugar industry.
“Working with DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products is the beginning of great things to come,” said Cindy McNaull, global Cordura brand and marketing director. “At the core of our brand’s DNA is a dedication to delivering durable next generation fabric technologies. Products made with Cordura fabrics are long-lasting, which means they need to be replaced less often, helping reduce waste. We constantly look at ways to increase the utility and durability of our products and ways we can benefit the environment.”
DuPont Tate & Lyle’s Susterra propanediol durable coatings and waterproof, breathable membranes are manufactured through a proprietary fermentation process using plant-derived glucose. In addition to being renewably sourced, Susterra is manufactured using a sustainable process that produces 50 percent less greenhouse gas emissions and consumes 42 percent less non-renewable energy than equivalent petroleum-based diols. At the manufacturing facility’s full capacity, that is equivalent to taking 40,000 passenger cars off the road and turning off one million 100W incandescent lightbulbs for one full year.
“We are thrilled to be working together with the Cordura brand, combining our unique capabilities and expertise, and building on our track records of delivering innovation to the marketplace,” said Laurie Kronenberg, global marketing director for DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products. “Together, we can revolutionize the future use of sustainable textiles by delivering innovative solutions that marry the legendary long-lasting durability of Cordura fabrics with the bio-based performance of Susterra® propanediol based membranes and coatings.”
