TOKYO -- HighChem, a Tokyo-based chemical trading company, has applied Japanese traditional craftsmanship to improve a Chinese-made biodegradable plastic fiber so it can be used in fashionable apparel and is marketing the fiber and fabrics to European garment makers.
Materials
Tokyo firm finds use for Chinese biodegradable plastic in clothes
Japanese craftsmanship improves fiber quality, as company plans Europe sales
Yuichi Taka, a director of HighChem, holds a piece of clothing made using the sustainable fiber Highlact.
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