Innovate with Materials

Eliminate the use of virgin petroleum products by using biobased materials

Why Biobased Materials?

Biobased materials are derived from biological, renewable resources. They release fewer emissions during production than virgin petroleum products and can be engineered to be more easily degraded or recycled. Since they are often agricultural waste, biobased materials add value to the supply chain.

79%
Approximate decrease in GHG emissions during production of biobased polyurethane (González et al, 2018)
76%
Decrease in GHG emissions by replacing virgin polyester with recycled polyester (Shen et al, 2010)
62%
Approximate decrease in GHG emissions per garment (recycled polyester and bioelastane blend vs virgin petroleum product)
Biobased Elastane

Replace petroleum derived polyurethane in spandex with polyurethane made from corn stover. Corn stover is the remains of the corn plant, after the ears are harvested.

Recycled Polyester

Many All In Motion products already use recycled polyester. Expand this to all polyester textiles, supplementing PET from bottles with post-consumer textile fibers, as needed.

Invest in Partnerships

Brands such as Susterra by Dupont Tate & Lyle are working hard to create sustainable biobased fibers for companies like Target.