A result of Eastman’s recently announced strategic partnership with Huafon Chemical, the new filament yarn features even higher tenacity, making it the perfect solution for premium lightweight fabrics.
With the vision to make sustainable textiles accessible to all, the Eastman Naia™ portfolio offers responsibly sourced, biobased cellulosic fibers and yarns. These eco-friendly options empower mills, designers, and brands to create textiles that do not compromise on comfort, quality, or appearance.
Naia™ acetate filament yarn is widely recognized and used by both high-end luxury and high-street fashion brands in China and around the world. It is favored for ready-to-wear fashion and linings because of its luxurious silky hand feel, beautiful drape, and rich luster. Beyond aesthetics, Naia™ delivers superior comfort, durability, and ease of care.
Eastman has developed a robust network of mills and fabric trading partners in China, collaboratively driving innovation to develop some of the most advanced acetate-based fabrics in the global textile market today.
Recent news
On August 13, Eastman and Huafon Chemical jointly announced a formal strategic partnership to establish a joint facility to produce cellulose acetate yarn. The facility will be dedicated to localized production and product innovation of Eastman Naia™ cellulose acetate filament yarns in China. This collaboration demonstrates Eastman’s long-term commitment to the Chinese market and further deepens its market presence in China by enabling a more agile supply chain response to meet the market demand for high-quality, innovative, and sustainable textile materials in the region.
About Eastman Naia™ cellulose acetate filament yarns
- Same as Naia™ Classic, this yarn from the joint facility is sourced from 60% sustainably sourced wood pulp and 40% acetic acid, resulting in a diacetate fiber with bio-based content and biodegradability.
- The Naia™ yarn produced in the joint facility has higher tenacity than Naia™ Classic which enables entry into premium lightweight fabric markets where standard Naia™ cannot currently perform.
- Eastman Naia™ has already begun collaborating with three mill customers in China: Colorful, GreenSilk, XinMin Textiles on fabric developments this year.
- Starting in the first half of 2026, the product will gradually roll out to additional domestic and international customers.
About Eastman
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 14,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2024 revenue of approximately $9.4 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.
About Huafon Chemical
Founded in December 1999, Huafon Chemical Co.,Ltd. is a holding subsidiary of Huafon Group. The company has always focused on R&D, production and sales of spandex fiber, PU resin and adipic acid. The company’s “Qianxi” brand spandex can cover the whole category of 10D-2500D. “Jufeng” PU resin series products are widely used in shoe making, automobile and other fields. “Huafon” adipic acid is mainly used in the production of PU resin series products. The company has overseas subsidiaries in South Korea, Turkey and Pakistan, and has two production bases in Zhejiang and Chongqing. ln 2006, the company successfully achieved A-share listing, becoming the first domestic listed private enterprise in Wenzhou and the first listed company mainly engaged in spandex business in China.
