DuPont wins 2017 European Company of the Year Award for bio-based materials

The successful development of DuPont's versatile bio-based polymer comprised of 37 percent renewable plant-based ingredients, Sorona, demonstrates the company's commitment to implementing innovative practices that lower reliance on fossil fuels and elevate product quality and manufacturing efficiency," said Frost & Sullivan Vice President, Dr. Leonidas Dokos. "Additionally, fibre made with Sorona polymer possesses exceptional softness, high durability, stretch, and stain resistance, and often outperforms petroleum-based products."

Compared with competing products such as nylon 6, developing the Sorona polymer requires significantly less energy and releases fewer greenhouse gases.

Next to its Sorona material, DuPont now also offers a novel polyester called Everact, developed in partnership with ADM. DuPont Everact is based on new technology to that combines propanediol (PDO) with furan dicarboxylic methyl ester (FDME). FDME is a renewable monomer made from fructose, a low-cost, readily available renewable feedstock that possesses breakthrough barrier properties for packaging applications.

The award also recognized the company’s global presence, and the effort it makes to ensure local customers around the world have access to all recent technological advances, and any support they may require. At DuPont's Innovation Centres, for example, customers can attend specialized innovation sessions based on recent industry developments to discuss potential ways these products and solutions can meet local demand and address challenges in bio-based materials.

"Once customers gain access to the Innovation Centres, DuPont welcomes them to continue attending seminars and presentations to gain a steady stream of ideas and promote further thought leadership," said Dr. Dokos. "This customer centricity ensures that in spite of investment and innovation hindrances in the market, DuPont continues to deliver leading-edge technologies and products of the highest quality."
Michael Saltzberg, global business director for biomaterials at DuPont, commented that from “the carpets in your office to the clothes on your back, DuPont innovation in biomaterials offers high-performance with less impact on the environment.”

“We are thrilled to receive this recognition from Frost & Sullivan’s experienced team, as we continue our work to find sustainable, practical solutions for our customers in a variety of markets.”

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