A Decatur company has a deal with Du Pont Co. to study thepossibility of making clothes from corn starch.
Tate & Lyle Citric Acid, a sister company to locally based foodprocessor A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., hopes to develop a cornstarch-based fiber to be woven into a new synthetic material calledSorona.
"This will be a product produced from a renewable resource, whichis always better than petroleum-based," said Mary Matiya, Tate & Lylespokeswoman. "This is really an excellent fit with our strategy andcore business."
The deal could mean more jobs and business for Tate & Lyle, butnot in the first few years. Scientists for Tate & Lyle and Du Pontwill do their …
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