DuPont launches Tyvek with Renewable Attribution

DuPont has globally launched Tyvek with Renewable Attribution for consumer and industrial (C&I) applications, extending its certified bio-circular material 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.
 
As companies work to reduce their carbon footprints, including through Scope 3 emissions reduction, Tyvek with Renewable Attribution offers a practical route to lower-carbon material sourcing. Customers can transition to this technology without redesigning their products or processes.
 
'Tyvek with Renewable Attribution provides customers with a credible solution that maintains the performance they know while supporting progress on sustainable material sourcing and carbon footprint reduction. It is one step in the journey as we work towards implementing our sustainability strategy, and we will continue to go further as we work to reduce the environmental footprint of Tyvek manufacturing and collaborate across the value chain to advance circularity of the product,' said Jonathan Brunette, sustainability application development engineer, DuPont Tyvek C&I.
 
Tyvek with Renewable Attribution is available at renewable attribution levels from 30 percent to 100 percent, 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 supporting a reduction in reliance on fossil feedstocks. The renewable feedstocks are then attributed to the purchased HDPE. The bio-circular feedstocks are derived from second-generation biomass, including waste and residues that do not compete with food production, resulting in 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 percent to 100 percent, with the carbon footprint reduction linked to the level chosen. At a 30 percent renewable attribution level, Tyvek with Renewable Attribution supports an approximately 30 percent reduction in carbon footprint (including CO2 uptake) compared to standard Tyvek, based on peer-reviewed, ISO-compliant life cycle assessment data.
 
Because Tyvek with Renewable Attribution is produced to the same product specifications as conventional Tyvek, customers can continue to rely on the same proven performance characteristics across their existing applications. This means they can take a measurable step toward more sustainable material sourcing and a reduced product carbon footprint without compromising durability, reliability or usability. The product is a drop-in technology, with no requalification needed, helping make adoption simpler and faster for existing Tyvek users.
 
DuPont Tyvek is an ISCC Plus certificate holder at its Luxembourg and Richmond, Virginia, manufacturing sites. As part of the voluntary ISCC Plus certification process, which validates sustainability characteristics of alternative feedstocks across the value chain, the sites receive annual third-party audits and support transparent measurement, tracking and attribution of certified bio-circular feedstocks using the mass balance approach. This helps support traceability, feedstock identity, transparency and accurate renewable attribution. The launch also aligns with DuPont’s wider sustainability strategy, including its 2035 Sustainability Goals and focus on enabling circularity, reducing environmental impact and supporting customers with products that deliver direct sustainability advantages.