Lululemon’s iconic leggings might soon be made using plant-based bio-nylon instead of the synthetic version that it’s currently made from. Partnering with Genomatica, the biotech making renewable materials, Luluemon is going to create a new lower-impact nylon from plant-based materials in order to reduce the percentage of polluting synthetic fibres it uses right now.
The technology Genomatica uses to make bio-nylon uses the natural sugars found in plants like corn, sugar beets and cassava, and fermentation, a process found in nature that works at mild temperatures and conditions, and that’s been used for thousands of years for making things like beer or bread.
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