RadiciGroup Developing Fully Renewable Spandex

RadiciGroup subsidiary RadiciSpandex has achieved the world’s first renewable elastane, also known as Spandex.

Elastane is produced from propylene, which is usually produced from oil. The product developed by RadiciSpandex is 80% biobased, from corn. In a press release, RadiciSpandex claim that overal, the biobased production process generates less CO2 than the oil-based process. The bioelastane fiber also has good performance, being easy to process and more stretchable, making the development useful to manufacturers and consumers. The development of “greenness” in the product catered to consumer demands for more eco-friendly textiles.

RadiciSpandex CEO, Marty Moran:

" The demand of the market at large, and particularly the personal care and textile sectors, which are our target markets, is increasingly leaning towards so-called "green" products that help protect the environment. This is the direction we are focusing our efforts on."