Indorama Ventures sees bio sources and the circular economy as important instruments in combating climate change and also an opportunity to strengthen its business globally. This lecture focuses on replacing fossil-fuel-based feedstock with bio-based/circular feedstock for technical fiber applications such as tire cords and industrial yarns and fabrics for automotive applications. It discusses bio-based polymer versus virgin polymer. This covers polymer quality and properties as well as yarn properties that are derived from industrial spinning trials. Which bio-source will best meet the demands for economic and ecological fiber production?

• Sustainable reinforcement material (tire cord)
• TRL of each technical solution
• Bio PET HMLS
• Process chain
• Mass balance approach and certification