Bio-Based Renewable Polyester Discovered in Japan

Japan seems eager to green up every line of business. What we wear can definitely define who we are nowadays, when eco textiles are available on a large scale.

Japan is now one step closer to a sustainable fashion industry, since it has revealed the first renewable, bio-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber, that could be used to improve the production of worldwide-used polyester, Inhabitat informs.

This revolutionary finding belongs to a team of scientists working for Toray Industries. Their contribution plays an important in the textile industry, since traditional polyester has been linked to a high incidence of testicular atrophy and early breast development.

If their bio-based renewable polyester were to be commercialized on a large scale, it would help design a new generation of eco-friendly clothes, safer both for the environment and for the people who wear them.