It's a blend of cotton and polylactide, a polymer derived from dextrose, which can be cost-effectively made from corn.

FORBES: Chemical transformation

James Stoppert, president of Cargill Dow Polymers, is hoping to build a polylactide plant that will start up in 2002 and produce 135, 000 tonnes a year for the textile and food-packaging markets.

FORBES: Chemical transformation

James Stoppert, president of Cargill Dow Polymers, is hoping to build a polylactide plant that will start up in 2002 and produce 300 million pounds a year for the textile and food-packaging markets.

FORBES: Chemical Transformation