Glory to market Sorona, fiber, fabric & garments in Asia
13 Oct '06
3 min read
Two models display outfits made with Sorona polymer
DuPont announced a partnership with Zhangjiagang Glory Chemical Industry Co Ltd (Glory) to produce and distribute bio-based DuPont Sorona polymer, the company's latest polymer innovation, throughout Asia. The partnership marks the first commercial manufacturing of Sorona in Asia. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Located in the Jiangsu Province in China, Glory was formed earlier this year exclusively to produce Sorona polymer. The company broke ground in May on its new continuous polymerization (CP) facility, which will manufacture Sorona using the technology know-how licensed from DuPont.
The Glory facility is slated to start up in the fourth quarter with plans to offer the first commercial product in the second quarter of 2007. Glory will receive Bio-PDO from the DuPont Tate & Lyle BioProducts facility in Loudon, Tenn., and will manufacture renewably sourced Sorona polymer.
Once operational, the Glory facility will be capable of producing 66 million pounds or 30 kilotonnes of Sorona per year. "We take a great honor in being able to work with DuPont, especially for such a visionary product that could bring value not only to customers but also to the environment in the long run," said Han Bin, president of Glory. "Our organization has nearly 20 years of experience in polymer production and a strong team that has full confidence in making it a great success with DuPont's support."
"After screening over a dozen firms, we found that Mr. Han and his team were best positioned to be a strategic partner with DuPont, based on their impressive operating experience, attention to quality and desire to be involved in every step of product commercialization," said Peter Hemken, vice president and general manager - DuPont Bio-Based Materials - Sorona and Bio-PDO.
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