Why Soy Fiber?
Soybean fiber has
been touted as
“vegetable
cashmere”, it has an
incredible
soft-to-hand feel,
second-skin comfort
(fiber contains 20
amino acids),
luster, loft and
drape, combined with
durability, and good
wear.
Soybean fiber is
an eco-friendly
fiber using
renewable natural
resource as raw
material.
Manufacturing is
done through extract
protein from
leftover dregs from
soybean oil or tofu
production and add
biological enzyme to
make spinning
solution. The bean
dregs, after having
their protein
extracted, can be
used as fodder or
fertilizers. All
auxiliary used in
the production of
soybean fiber are of
a harmless nature,
and most auxiliaries
are recyclable.
What is soybean
fiber?
Soybean fiber is
a sustainable
textile fiber made
from renewable
natural resources.
It is part of an
effort moving
consumers away from
petrochemical
textile products and
turning waste into
useful products.
What is the
manufacturing
process of soybean
fiber?
Manufacturing is
done through using
cutting-edge
bioengineering
extract proteins
from leftover dregs
from soybean
oil/tofu/soymilk
production. Then
through a process
called wet-spinning,
the protein liquids
are forced through a
device resembling a
shower head, called
a spinneret, to make
liquid soy. Finally,
the liquid soy is
solidified to make
soybean fiber.
The raw material,
bean dregs, after
having their protein
extracted, can be
used as fodder or
fertilizer. All
auxiliaries used in
production of
soybean fiber are of
a harmless nature,
and they are
recyclable making
the production
process a closed end
process.
How does soybean
fiber help our
environment?
Soybean fiber is
part of "sustainable
clothing", where
sustainable raw
materials or waste
are used to produce
textile products.
Soybean fiber does
not add any extra
burden on mother
nature. Another way
to look at it is
like using "recycled
paper", turning
waste into useful
things thus greatly
reduced impact on
environment.
How does soybean
fiber compare to
other fibers?
Soybean fiber is
soft, smooth,
and light. It
has cashmere
feel, but is
smoother than
cashmere.
Soybean fiber
has joyful silky
luster with
perfect drape
and elegant
feel. It has the
same moisture
absorption as
cotton but with
better moisture
transmission
than cotton,
making it more
comfortable to
wear. Soybean
fiber has a
stronger tensile
strength than
wool and almost
as good as wool
in terms of
warmth
retention.
Caring for
soybean fabric
is relatively
easy as it can
be machine
washed with
little shrinkage
and air-dried.
We don't
recommend high
temperature
drying because
it will damage
the protein
structure.