100% BIOBASED

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'Pure Nature: 100% BioBased' reflects a nearly four-year collaborative research effort from diverse educational and business fields. With a focus on making textile manufacturing more sustainable, the project highlights a crucial choice to use PLA (polylactic acid) for producing fibers—a biobased material sourced from for example corn starch, sugar cane or sugar beet. PLA is cost-effective, can be grown locally, and is easy to process, especially when combined with a high-quality biobased plasticizer.

This extensive investigation took place in the Netherlands and Belgium, receiving significant input from institutions like the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) and the Center of Expertise Biobased Economy (CoE BBE).

Lena Winterink was commissioned to record the detailed steps and material experiments. Her thorough documentation covers both successful results and challenges, offering a nuanced understanding of the research journey. By bringing together findings, samples, and material tests from various partners, Winterink creates a clear summary using only 100% Biobased materials. This effort not only advances eco-friendly textile manufacturing but also emphasizes the value of openness and shared learning in the quest for sustainable solutions.