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 presentation 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