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Eyeglass frames

Quality materials to create comfortable eyewear

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Materials for any style

Eastman has extensive expertise in the extrusion, block and injection molding of eyewear products. We provide polymers with well-balanced mechanical properties that offer specific advantages for different design and price-point requirements.

We also provide sustainable alternative materials for eyewear that are created through our molecular recycling technology that uses hard-to-recycle waste plastic as a feedstock, including Acetate Renew, Eastman Tritan™ Renew copolyester and Tenite™ Renew cellulosics. These materials are indistinguishable from their heritage counterparts, maintaining the same performance and aesthetic properties. So they can be seamlessly integrated into existing production processes to provide a more sustainable choice without compromising consumer experience.

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Eastman Acetate Renew

  • Ideal for premium and luxury sunwear and prescription frames
  • 40% certified recycled content*
  • 60% biobased content
  • 50% lower carbon footprint than traditional acetate
  • Unparalleled aesthetic and wearer comfort
  • Suitable for all sheet production methods

Eastman Tritan™ Renew copolyester

  • Ideal for fashion sunwear and reader frames and lenses
  • 50% recycled content*
  • Superior wearer comfort compared to typical injection-molded plastics
  • Suitable for injection molding
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Eastman Tenite™ Renew

  • Ideal for prescription eyewear, sunglasses and reader frames (rim and temples)
  • Minimum 20% recycled content*
  • Minimum 36% biobased content
  • Combines the premium feel of acetate with the convenience of injection molding
  • Suitable for extrusion and injection molding

*Via mass balance allocation

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