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Your bio transition, powered by sugarcane

April 7, 2026: Seoul, South Korea – Fashion has long relied on fossil-based materials to deliver the performance consumers expect. Changing that requires more than intention, it requires infrastructure.

Hyosung TNC is building that infrastructure. As the world’s largest elastane manufacturer by market share, the company has committed $1 billion to establishing the first fully integrated bio-based production system of its kind: from sugarcane to Hyosung TNC’s Bio-BDO, Bio-PTMG, and ultimately Bio Elastane, all within a single, connected value chain.

Sugarcane marks a new chapter in bio-based material innovation. As the industry pushes further into renewable feedstocks, sugarcane represents where that journey is heading, a crop with established large-scale agricultural systems and strong carbon reduction potential. Hyosung TNC’s sugarcane feedstock is verified through the VIVE Program.

For brands, this translates to something rare in sustainable sourcing, a bio-based elastane that performs without compromise. Hyosung Bio Elastane delivers the same durability, stretch, and recovery demanded by activewear, sportswear, and compression applications while supporting meaningful reductions in carbon footprint.

“At a moment when the industry is moving from commitments to action, Hyosung TNC offers something beyond a material; a scalable, system designed to make bio-based the new baseline, not the exception,” said Sora Yoo, Vice President Marketng, Hyosung TNC. “We are excited to share how our regen™ Bio Elastane can be the solution to denim brands’ bio transition, powered by sugarcane at Kingpins Amsterdam this April 15-16.”

Also at Kingpins, Hyosung TNC will highlight its RCS-certified, 100% recycled regen™ Elastane made from the reclaimed from the company’s manufacturing process that provides brands a solution for a fully recycled denim material. Featured functional fiber solutions include CREORA® 3D Max Elastane that delivers excellent stretch and recovery with a very small portion of spandex content allowing the garment to be recycled*; and CREORA® Slip Free Elastane with improved seam slippage that reduces waste. *Source: The Jeans Redesign Project

Hyosung TNC will once again be the sponsor of the Kingpins Future Fit Forum (FFF), and denim talk powered by CREORA®. FFF is a curated display and discussion on what denim fits might look like in the future. It is a challenge where select, talented designers combine existing Levis’s 501 iconic fit deadstock, with modern, responsibly made denim fabrics from Kassim Denim, incorporating Hyosung TNC’s regen™ BIO Elastane. Visitors can view these creations will be featured in the Kingpins Boxes on the show floor.

About Hyosung TNC

Hyosung TNC is a complete sustainable textile solutions provider that produces world-class products, providing continuous innovation to the textile industry. Hyosung is the world’s largest manufacturer of elastane by market share supplying the broadest range of stretch fiber offerings supported by exceptional technology and quality under its CREORA® and regen™ brands. Hyosung TNC’s specialty nylon and polyester provide functional and sustainable fiber solutions that are essential to today’s dynamic textile market. Hyosung TNC is a proud Textile Exchange Partner-level Member. Visit our website, and our blog at blog.hyosungtnc.com for all the latest trend, event, and product updates. Hyosung TNC can also be found on Instagram @hyosung_textiles  and on LinkedIn at Hyosung Performance Textiles.