Thermal insulation material has entered the era of ecological technology

The SEE ecological warm cotton added with corn extract has been favored by many apparel manufacturers such as Anta, Peak, Kappa and Seven Wolf. Thinwarm ecological warmth cotton with better performance has been adopted by top international brands such as GUCCI, CHANEL and HUGOBOSS.

Reporter Li Yang On April 30th, although Beijing suffered the most serious sandstorm this year, Hong Quanhuang of Quanzhou, Fujian, still appeared on time in Le Gu, China. The site of the Beijing International Pop Music Festival, together with volunteers from its love-for-profit environmental protection partner Love Earth Network, freed the fans of the SEE brand to provide eco bags, and appealed to everyone to support the “Week Green, Love the Earth” low-carbon lifestyle initiative and protect the environment. .

Hong Binghuang manages a clothing company that produces eco-friendly cotton in Quanzhou, Fujian. The company produces SEE ecological warm cotton, using Sorona's corn bio-based polymer technology from DuPont, a technology that converts sugar from corn into a plant. fiber. The addition of this plant fiber warm cotton not only has good thermal performance, high elasticity, but also energy conservation and environmental protection.

“The environment in which humankind lives is undergoing strong challenges and environmental protection is receiving more and more attention.” Hong Binghuang said, but only paying attention to it is still far from enough and the action is the most important. “If everyone can take their bags, they can Saving every drop of water or putting on clothes made of environmentally friendly materials will reduce the burden on the Earth."

It is understood that SEE ecological warm cotton can consume 37% less energy compared with ordinary polyester-made penstock made from petroleum-based raw materials; it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 63% compared with traditional nylon products and 30 % of energy consumption.

This eco-friendly material has also been favored by well-known domestic brands. According to Hong Binghuang, the ecological warm cotton material has been widely used by winter sports products such as Anta, Jordan, Peak, Kappa and Seven Wolf, and its products have accounted for more than 80% of the domestic ecological warm cotton market.

Peak spokesman Hou Lidong also said that in the latest quarterly trade fair, Peak also placed a large amount of orders for SEE. It is expected that the products using SEE ecological warm cotton will be put on the market in the fourth quarter of this year. "Environmental protection fabrics have become the general trend of China's garment industry. If it is not used as soon as possible, it will most likely be eliminated by the market." Hou Lidong said.

As of the end of April this year, SEE orders have exceeded the full year last year. "It is expected that sales this year will more than double from last year." Hong Binghuang said that half of the company's sales of nearly 200 million yuan came from environmental protection materials.

It is understood that only three companies in the world produce ecological warm cotton. The parent company of SEE brand Fujian Quanzhou Hengfeng Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. is one of them. In addition to the production of SEE eco-warm cotton, the top ecological warmth-added cotton Thinwarm produced by Hengfeng has also been adopted by top international brands such as GUCCI, CHANEL and HUGOBOSS.

At present, Hengfeng is preparing to build a new factory to expand the production capacity of SEE ecological warm cotton and Thinwarm ecological warm cotton to meet more and more orders.

"Next, the company will expand the children's clothing market." Hong Binghuang said, "warmth materials have entered the era of ecological technology."