TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS PARTNERS NEWS COMPANY RESOURCES CAREERS CONTACT Submit HOME PRODUCTS CHEMICALS TEXTILES PARTNERS FEEDSTOCK SUSTAINABILITY IT’S A NEW MATERIAL WITH A HUGE UPSIDE FOR THE PLANET We took the same technology we’ve already demonstrated as a replacement for petroleum in plastic bottles, diesel, gasoline and jet fuel and applied it to fabric production. The result? The first ever bio-polyester shirt made from 100% renewable resources. But as excited as we are about the fabric—which feels, performs and wears just like traditional polyester—this breakthrough is much bigger than a shirt. Look around you: polyester is everywhere. From sportswear to high-end fashion, to household and automotive uses, polyester is one of the fastest-growing materials on the planet. And no wonder. It’s a versatile and durable fiber that blends well with other fibers. The problem is that until now polyester fibers and fabric were only produced from crude oil. That’s right: many of the clothes you wear every day are made of oil. But here’s where our proprietary technology comes in. We produce a key raw material for polyester, paraxylene, from natural, plant-based resources. This bio-paraxylene is identical to traditional paraxylene with one huge difference: It’s made from a 100% renewable resource, so its production results in much lower emissions of carbon, which is a contributor to climate change. The end result, our bio-polyester, performs exactly like traditional polyester because it’s chemically identical. That’s why this news is bigger than a shirt. Imagine a future where all the everyday products we use that contain traditional polyester are made from completely renewable resources. From bottles to shirts, we can expect identical performance from bio-polyester but without the environmental cost of using fossil fuels. Virent Renewable Shirt Picture 1 Virent Renewable Shirt Picture 2 Virent Renewable Shirt Picture 3 PRODUCTS CHEMICALS Chemical Products Textiles DIESEL FUEL GASOLINE JET FUEL GET IN TOUCH CONTACT US TECHNOLOGY BioForming Patents Sustainability PRODUCTS Chemicals Diesel Fuel Gasoline Jet Fuel Safety Data Sheets Technical Data Sheets PARTNERS Corporate NEWS COMPANY RESOURCES CAREERS CONTACT PRIVACY & TERMS SITEMAP SUBSCRIBE ©2021 VIRENT, INC.