SORONA® APPAREL SORONA® APPAREL OVERVIEW BROCHURE
MOVEMENT
STRETCH & RECOVERY AND
STRENGTH & DURABILITY
MEANING
ECO-EFFICIENCY There are certain fabrics you reach for every morning. They’re the fabrics you live in, the fabrics that make you look good and can take you anywhere you want to go. With its eco-efficient fibers, strength and softness, DuPont™ Sorona® gives you comfort, movement and possibility while helping you live more sustainably every day.
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SORONA® ADVENTURE IN THE MAKING DISCOVER THE FEELING
Our options shouldn’t be limited by what we’re wearing. And now with the SMOOTHER FEEL: PATENTED TECHNOLOGY: patented technology of Sorona®, they never have to be. Clothing made with Fluid drape for a fit that moves with Made from a unique PTT molecular ® your body. structure designed for maximizing the unique molecular structure of Sorona can take you anywhere because it Beauty, Naturally performance. adds inherent movement and comfort to every textile it touches. Sorona® is a versatile fiber, and its long list of uses comes from a kink in the STRETCH & RECOVERY: RENEWABLY SOURCED: PTT polymer chain that naturally snaps back into shape. Whether a textile Superior stretch and shape retention for Made of 37% plant-based materials for is made of just Sorona® or it’s combined with other fibers, the end result is Soft feel/drape Skin Friendly UV Protection Vibrant Colors maximum comfortPatented on the Technologymove. a more sustainable lifestyle. Beauty, Naturally superior performance, softness and durability. FADE RESISTANCE: DURABILITY: UV- and chlorine-resistant for vibrant Strength and resilience for going the color over time, wear and washes. extra mile. Soft feel/drape Skin Friendly UV Protection Vibrant Colors Patented Technology BIO - PDO + PTA = SORONA® POLYMER SOFTNESS: WRINKLE RESISTANCE: Exceptional softness and rich hand feel Unique molecular structure snaps back for day-in, day-out comfort. into shape for a smooth, wrinkle-free look, wear after wear.
REDUCED PILLING: INSULATION: Smooth hand feel holds up over time Delivers lightweight, breathable warmth for with less pilling. taking on any challenge, in any condition.
BRILLIANT COLOR: QUICK-DRY: Dyes easily and at lower temperatures for Dries quickly and wicks moisture off the extra vibrant color. skin for added comfort.
SHAPE MEMORY: 2GT, PET SORONA® 3GT, PTT 4GT, PBT Resists bagging and maintains its shape and strength over time.
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SUSTAINABLE BY NATURE
Made from 37% plant-based ingredients, USDA-CERTIFIED Sorona® helps reduce our dependence on Sorona® renewably sourced fiber is one of oil and petrochemicals and shrinks our the first 11 products approved to use the environmental footprint. As an eco-efficient United States Department of Agriculture fiber, Sorona® makes you feel good by (USDA) new product label on certified doing good. bio-based products. OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 COMPARED TO NYLON 6, Sorona® also received Oeko-Tex® Standard SORONA® USES: 100 Certification, the most stringent • 30% less energy Class 1 certification. • 63% fewer greenhouse gas emissions
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ON SORONA® O R ONE As a multipurpose fiber, FIBER Sorona® can be used alone or combined with O OR synthetic or natural fibers O O S R S A S A for different benefits and RS RS endless options. O O O OR A N S R RS A N UNLIMITED With four fiber types across RS a variety of applications, Sorona® treks, it jumps, it drapes, it stretches, it POSSIBILITY S N ARN S N ARN even lounges. In every N S N textile it touches, Sorona® O R RS O R RS R R moves with your body for A O ON O ON RA ON OO S R superior performance and FINALLY, A FABRIC THAT’S JUST added comfort. AS VERSATILE AS YOU.
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Sorona® homo filament fiber provides softness, brilliant color, moisture wicking as well as shape memory to fabrics. The fiber is also UV- and ® BRILLIANT COLOR chlorine-resistant, so clothing made with Sorona maintains its shape and color over time, wear and washes. When compared to polyester, Sorona® can be dyed at lower temperatures, which decreases energy use. SORONA®
SORONA® S AR SORONA® S AR FIBER SPECIFICIATION S R S S AN S OR N R S S AN SHAPE MEMORY TYPE: FDY, DTY, ATY LUSTER: semi-dull, full dull SORONA® SORONA®
CROSS-SECTION: round and odd N ON N ON DENIER RANGE: 30d - 150d, or above SORONA® SORONA®
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N ON N ON FADE RESISTANCE 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 O OR AN RA O OR AN RA Test conditions: AATCC 16, exposure at 20, 40, & 100 hrs. Test conditions: 50ppm active chlorine, run for 1, 2, & 3 hrs. Fabrics are in turquoise color. FILAMENT Fabrics are in turquoise color.
SO N SS AS R SORONA S R N SORONA N N SORONA NYLON NYLON ET S R SS S RA N ET R O R ET O ARR R
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5 90 4 4 N ON 80 3 SORONA® 3 ® ® SORONA FIBER SORONA 70 2 2 N ON STRESS, G/DEN. STRESS,
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0 50 0 QUICK DRY 0 10 20 30 40 50 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 STRAIN, % APPLIED STRAIN, % DYEING TEMPERATURE {C}
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STRETCH & RECOVERY COMFORT
QUICK DRY STRETCH
SOFTNESS
FILAMENT Sorona® comfort stretch fiber has inherent attributes that add shape memory, moisture wicking and softness to fabrics. It can also be used as a companion yarn to other synthetics and naturals, adding stretch and recovery where needed. In addition, Sorona® is UV- and chlorine-resistant, so clothing made FADE RESISTANCE with Sorona® maintains its vibrant color, wear after wear and wash after wash. FIBER
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1/2/3/4 A R RA A Sorona® homo staple fiber works well in O SORONA® circular knit fabrics and blends well with COTTON SORONA natural fibers like cotton, wool, lyocell
and viscose because it provides superior COTTON SORONA LINEN ® performance without sacrificing the aesthetics SORONA of a natural yarn. The knitted fabrics have COTTON a very soft volume hand, while improving on the pilling, quick-dry and shape memory properties of natural fibers. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 RO AR A SOFTNESS Sorona® can also be very effective in insulation applications because Sorona® staple fiber is extra soft, with both high-loft and form-fitting N RO R S N R HOMO applications. R N S N O ILLING ARTINDALE CYCLES RA ON SORONA®
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QUICK-DRY FIBER TYPES ILLING ILLING BO CYCLES Standard RA ON SORONA® Moisture Management RA ON Hollow (Thermal) ILLING TU BLE ILLING HOURS STAPLE RA ON SORONA® FIBER SPECIFICATIONS RA ON STRENGTH: 2.8 - 3.2 cN/dtex 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 ELONGATION: 60% - 70% N RA SHAPE MEMORY SHRINKAGE (DRY): 6% - 7% MOISTURE: 0.2% - 0.3%
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0 .005 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 R N RA
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SORONA®Beauty, Naturally
Soft feel/drape Skin Friendly UV Protection Vibrant Colors Patented Technology
SOFTNESS
COMFORT
STRETCH & RECOVERY
STRETCH
DURABILITY
Sorona® comfort stretch staple fiber combines with natural fibers such as cotton, wool, bamboo, rayon or linen to give fabrics a much softer and voluminous hand STAPLE feel, working better than polyester as a performance fiber with moisture wicking properties. In addition, its rich hand feel holds up over time.
Sorona® comfort stretch staple also works extremely well in insulation applications. ® QUICK-DRY With its superior performance, the fiber-fill made with Sorona comfort stretch staple is an effective alternative to down, particularly in high-moisture environments. Plus, its excellent volume and compression recovery are durable after repeated FIBER wear and washes.
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LABELING GUIDELINES
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® SORONA BRANDING I POR E OL I I POR E OL I I POR E OL I CRITERIA N S A S RO AN N ON AS A A Fabrics must contain a minimum SORONA TRIE TA SORONA OLYESTER SORONA OLYESTER of 20% of fiber made with Sorona® (Homo filament, Homo staple, TRIE TA OLYESTER OLYESTER Comfort stretch filament fiber) except for: E A LES Comfort stretch staple fiber - fabrics must contain a minimum of SORONA TRIE TA SORONA OLYESTER SORONA OLYESTER 10% of comfort stretch staple fiber for one-way stretch. TRIE TA OLYESTER OLYESTER
Insulation - Insulation must contain a minimum of 30% Sorona® fiber. A R O OS ON A S
* Triexta has been approved as a new generic subclass name by FTC, USA I POR E OL I I POR E OL I I POR E OL I in March 2009. N S A S RO AN N ON AS A A
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E A LES Designed for movement, touch and everyday ELASTERELL- ELASTO ULTIESTER OLYESTER ITH use, Sorona® can make your fabric look good, ITH SORONA ITH SORONA SORONA feel good and do good. ELASTERELL- ELASTO ULTIESTER OLYESTER
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