{"id":57514,"date":"2018-10-18T07:38:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T05:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=57514"},"modified":"2018-10-15T14:03:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T12:03:50","slug":"dupont-completes-expansion-sorona-production-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/dupont-completes-expansion-sorona-production-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Dupont completes expansion Sorona production capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DuPont Industrial Biosciences has completed the expansion of their Kinston, NC manufacturing facility, which produces bio-based, high-performance DuPont Sorona polymers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the expansion, DuPont has increased the facility\u2019s capacity to produce Sorona polymer by 25%. This investment is reflective of the growing demand for Sorona polymer throughout the carpet and apparel markets and an emerging global focus on building the circular economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis expansion is a direct result of the significant growth in global demand for Sorona polymer and a testament to DuPont\u2019s commitment to manufacturing innovative products in North Carolina,\u201d says Michael Saltzberg, Ph.D., global business director of DuPont Biomaterials. \u201cWe are grateful for the support from partners that made this project possible including: Lenoir County Economic Development, North Carolina Community College System, Lenoir Community College, Duke Energy Corporation, North Carolina Department of Commerce and North Carolina Department of Transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DuPont Sorona polymer is made from 37 percent renewable plant-based ingredients and has many versatile applications. As compared to similar materials, like nylon 6, Sorona polymer uses 30% less energy and releases 63% fewer greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to reducing its reliance on fossil fuels, Sorona polymer combines eco-efficiency with function, as its high-performance qualities can be used in a variety of applications. Fibers made with Sorona polymer exhibit exceptional softness, inherent stain resistance and uncompromising durability, offering a sustainable, high-performing material option for customers throughout the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>DuPont Industrial Biosciences employs more than 90 workers in Kinston through the manufacturing of Sorona polymer. With the startup of the line, four additional employees also are being recruited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DuPont Industrial Biosciences has completed the expansion of their Kinston, NC manufacturing facility, which produces bio-based, high-performance DuPont Sorona polymers. From the expansion, DuPont has increased the facility\u2019s capacity to produce Sorona polymer by 25%. This investment is reflective of the growing demand for Sorona polymer throughout the carpet and apparel markets and an emerging [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[11323,12468],"supplier":[3762],"class_list":["post-57514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-naturalfibers","tag-textiles","supplier-dupont-industrial-biosciences"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57514"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=57514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}