Tag: Hyosung

Hyosung hits production milestone at Vietnam bio-BDO

Hyosung hits production milestone at Vietnam bio-BDO

October 19, 2026 |

In Vietnam, Hyosung has achieved production of 50,000 metric tons per year of biobased 1,4-butanediol by fermenting sugars derived from sugarcane. Bio-BDO is supplied to the company’s Dong Nai operations and converted into polytetramethylene ether glycol, a key intermediate used to manufacture regen™ BIO spandex, also known as elastane. As part of a planned $1 billion […]

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Hyosung to spend $1 billion to convert sugar into biobased BDO

Hyosung to spend $1 billion to convert sugar into biobased BDO

April 5, 2024 |

In South Korea, c&en reported that Hyosung, the world’s largest maker of spandex fibers, plans to spend $1 billion on a site in Vietnam that will use Genomatica’s fermentation technology to convert sugar into 1,4-butanediol (BDO), a spandex precursor that’s typically made from coal or natural gas. According to the report, Hyosung plans to produce […]

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