Specialty chemicals company DuPont has unveiled Tyvek with Renewable Attribution for Consumer & Industrial (C&I) applications, extending its certified bio-circular material innovation to customers in active packaging, tags and labels, race bibs and wristbands, as well as industrial packaging such as art packaging, dunnage and industrial bags.
Jonathan Brunette, Sustainability Application Development Engineer at DuPont Tyvek C&I, said Tyvek with Renewable Attribution provides customers with a credible solution that maintains the performance they know while supporting more sustainable material sourcing and carbon footprint reduction. He said it is one step in implementing DuPont’s sustainability strategy, with the company continuing to work to reduce the environmental footprint of Tyvek manufacturing and collaborate across the value chain to advance product circularity.
Tyvek with Renewable Attribution is available at renewable attribution levels from 30% to 100%, linked to ISCC PLUS-certified bio-circular material on a mass balance basis. Under this approach, certified bio-circular feedstocks are introduced and tracked within the upstream supply chain to reduce reliance on fossil feedstocks. The renewable feedstocks are then attributed to the purchased high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The bio-circular feedstocks are derived from second-generation biomass, including waste and residues that do not compete with food production, allowing for more responsible material sourcing without placing additional pressure on agricultural resources or food supply chains.
Through the ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach, an equivalent amount of certified bio-circular feedstock is allocated to Tyvek with Renewable Attribution. This enables customers to select a renewable attribution level from 30% to 100%, with the carbon footprint reduction linked to the level chosen. For active packaging, Tyvek with Renewable Attribution is currently available at up to 30% Renewable Attribution on HealthCare styles. At a 30% renewable attribution level, Tyvek with Renewable Attribution supports an approximately 30% reduction in carbon footprint, including CO2 uptake, compared with standard Tyvek, based on peer-reviewed, ISO-compliant life cycle assessment data.
Tyvek with Renewable Attribution is produced to the same specifications as conventional Tyvek, allowing existing users to adopt it as a drop-in solution without requalification while retaining durability, reliability and usability. DuPont Tyvek is an ISCC PLUS certificate holder at its manufacturing sites in Luxembourg and Richmond, Virginia, where annual third-party audits support the traceability and tracking of certified bio-circular feedstocks under the mass balance approach. The launch also aligns with DuPont’s wider sustainability strategy, including its 2035 Sustainability Goals.