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Fact Sheet
DuPont™ Sorona® 3GT Polymer
- DuPont has 60 years of experience in polymer and textile science.
DuPont™ Sorona® is the most recent polymer in that long legacy of textile
science leadership.
- Sorona® 3GT is the first of a family of polymers made from 1,3 propanediol (PDO). Fibers that contain these polymers have unique properties that include a very soft hand, comfort stretch and recovery, easy dyeability, stain resistance and easy-care characteristics.
- Additional attributes imparted to fabrics by fibers made from Sorona®
polymer are chlorine and UV resistance, rapid drying, colorfastness,
static protection, and resilience.
- Fabrics with fibers made from Sorona® polymer accept brilliant pigment
dyes beautifully and permanently at 100°C without carriers or pressure and
offer excellent printability for rich, vivid colors.
- Polymers and fibers made from Sorona® will create a new, distinct
position in the textile value chain because fabric made with the polymer
can offer a wider range of combined performance, wearability and style.
- The unique combination of performance and styling options available with fabrics that contain fibers made from Sorona® polymer can open new potential for designers to create apparel and garments at the leading edge of fashion and functionality.
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- The depth of properties available from fibers containing Sorona®
polymer makes it ideal for a wide variety of apparel segments including
both women’s and men’s wear and both topweight and bottomweight fabrics.
- DuPont™ Sorona® has a group of partners around the world developing
and commercializing fibers and fabrics made from Sorona® polymers. These
partners include: DuPont Textiles & Interiors, DuPont SA, Huvis, Saehan,
Far Eastern, Toray and Fangyuan.
- Sorona® polymer is manufactured in a DuPont continuous polymerization plant in Kinston, N.C. The facility has the capability to shift its production from petroleum-based to bio-based PDO when process economics and market demand justify the transition. That transition is expected within the next two years.
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DuPont™ and Sorona® are a trademark and a registered trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.
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