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TRENOS SiGINT: Sugar to Stretch as Geno Plant-Based Nylon Hits the Gym
Geno, a Californian synthetic-biology company, has created a renewably sourced bio-nylon by converting plant-based sugars into caprolactam — the key building block of nylon-6. The firm’s partnership with lululemon has moved this from pilot to product, proving the concept of a drop-in, performance-equivalent fibre derived from biological rather than fossil carbon. A new alliance with Sojitz Corporation (Japan) adds distribution muscle and global scaling capacity, confirming bi
JC - Analyst
Oct 132 min read
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