58th Edition Of Filo: Sustainability And Creativity — From New Textiles To New Fashion

BIELLA, Italy — September 12, 2022 — The opening ceremony of the 58th edition of Filo on “Sustainability and creativity: from new textiles to new fashion” takes place Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 10:30 in the Allianz MiCo-Milano, Filo Networking Area.

“Sustainability and creativity: from new textiles to new fashion”: the title encompasses various issues, on which Filo has been committed for some time: first of all, sustainability but also a new vision of the textile-fashion system, which has at its core manufacturing and a supply chain capable of building a true and productive dialogue among the different steps. This enhances the intrinsic value of a centuries-old textile tradition, to be combined, however, with the most innovative research and attention to sustainability.

After the speeches by Paolo Monfermoso (Responsible of Filo), Pier Francesco Corcione (President of ITS-TAM Biella) and Elena Chiorino (Councilor for Education, Work, Vocational Training, Right to University Study of the Piedmont Region), the ceremony continues with the round table moderated by the journalist Elisabetta Invernici. The debate involves stylists from different generations, who will propose their visions of fashion to the public, also in the light of the technical developments obtained from research on materials and the necessary ever closer collaboration with textile manufacturers.

Paolo Monfermoso, Responsible of Filo, explains: “Filo’s commitment to sustainability has been consolidated and recognized for some time. Our commitment is not limited to promoting the dutiful compliance with environmental and labor protection standards, but extends to creativity, to the new style that comes from innovative textile solutions, proposed by companies that are always at the forefront of quality and research, such as those exhibiting at Filo. If today’s textile-fashion is expressed in different “Languages”, the goal remains the same as always: the “well done”, the result of creativity and passion for one’s work. To that, the exhibitors of Filo and the guests of the inauguration ceremony are witnesses of the highest level.”

The 58th edition of Filo takes place on the 14th and 15th of September 2022 at Allianz MiCo – Milano (via Gattamelata 5).

Posted: September 12, 2022

Source: Filo

Teijin Frontier Develops Tire Cord Made From Eco-Friendly Adhesive And Recycled Polyester

TOKYO — September 12, 2022 — Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fibers and products converting company, announced today that it has developed an eco-friendly tire cord made from an adhesive that does not contain resorcinol formaldehyde (RF) — which is harmful to the human body and the environment — and also incorporates a low-environmental impact chemically recycled polyester fiber for rubber reinforcement. According to the company, this is the world’s first commercialization of a tire cord that combines an RF-free adhesive and a chemically recycled polyester fiber.

Teijin Frontier will now begin to develop reinforcing-fiber applications for various rubber products, including tire cords, belts, hoses and other diverse uses. The company will start test production of its new tire cord in 2023, targeting annual production of 200,000 tons by 2030.

Teijin Frontier, guided by its THINK ECO® environmental initiative, is striving to improve its environmental value by developing greener materials and products for applications ranging from clothing to industrial materials. The new tire cord is a result of the company’s increasing emphasis on low-environmental impact solutions.

Thanks to its use of an adhesive polymer compound instead of RF, the new tire cord reduces the environmental impact of adhesive processing. In addition, due to its strong affinity with fibers and rubber, its adhesion performance is equivalent to that of conventional resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex (RFL) adhesives. Also, its chemically recycled fibers, which are made from polymers produced with chemical recycling method, maintain their strength, fatigue resistance, dimensional stability and heat resistance. Compared to conventional tire cords made from petroleum-derived polyester fiber, the new tire cord achieves the same levels of quality and performance in addition to reducing CO2 emissions during production.

The demand for more eco-friendly tires is growing due to rising environmental awareness. In response, Teijin Frontier has been actively developing eco-friendly materials and products for tires as well as other rubber products. In 2008, it launched the world’s first tire cord incorporating chemically recycled polyester fiber, and in March 2020 the company introduced an eco-friendly rubber-reinforced fiber cord that does not contain RF.

The newly developed tire cord will be exhibited at the International Tire Exhibition and Conference, one of North America’s largest tire-related exhibitions and conferences, in Akron, Ohio, September 13-15.

Posted: September 12, 2022

Source: Teijin Group

aeSolutions Launches Client Success Model, Appoints Chris Neff To Head New Project Development Team

GREENVILLE, S.C. — September 8, 2022 — aeSolutions — a consulting, engineering, and systems integration company — today announced the launch of the company’s Client Success Model, which will be managed by the newly formed Project Development team. Led by certified Project Management Professional (PMP) Chris Neff, the Client Success Model is a relationship-focused business strategy designed to help clients achieve their goals while using aeSolutions’ products and services to drive their success.

Under the Client Success Model, aeSolutions’ Project Development team will guide clients to drive project development throughout the entire project lifecycle, from concept to go-live. As the Project Development team’s understanding of each client’s objectives and obstacles grows, the value of aeSolutions’ guidance will grow. Benefits derived from the Client Success Model include:

  • A collaborative approach with each client’s team to drive project development from early engagement;
  • A strategy that ensures an understanding of client objectives for optimum-value alignment of aeSolutions’ products and services;
  • Early identification and removal of obstacles to the client’s success; and
  • Highest possible alignment between the client’s objectives and the Project Execution teams.

“At aeSolutions, we are humbled by our role as a trusted guide for our clients’ success,” said Ken O’Malley, aeSolutions co-founder and president. “With our Project Development team, senior leadership is completely committed to the Client Success Model. We are excited to begin formally offering this unique service to our new and existing clients.”

Chris Neff, PMP, has been appointed to lead the new team as Vice President of Project Development. In this role, Neff will be responsible for building, maintaining, and continually improving an effective project development and front-end loading (FEL) organization, and for guiding clients to a broader perspective in developing their projects. Prior to his promotion, Neff served as a senior director for aeSolutions’ Fired Equipment Program. Neff’s 25 years of experience includes successfully pursuing, securing, and executing capital projects in diverse industries, including chemical, onshore and offshore oil and gas, utilities, infrastructure, power, and mining. Prior to joining aeSolutions, Neff served as Senior Vice President of Project Development for a global Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) company and spent nearly a decade working in project development for operating companies.

“I am thrilled to be spearheading the new Project Development team that was formed to drive the Client Success Model,” said Neff. “I am committed to growing value for all aeSolutions stakeholders while continuously focusing on the customer. At aeSolutions, we are known for our ability to engage with clients from the very beginning, conceptual stages of projects all the way through to the delivery of incredibly complex, engineered solutions. I am proud to be part of a company that offers complete project solutions built on trusted expertise, and that endeavors to understand clients’ needs in a way that ensures client success.”

Posted: September 8, 2022

Source: aeSolutions

Seeing Beyond The Patterns With New Fabric Inspection Technique From Shelton Vision

The patent-pending system has been validated through factory trials on a purpose built full scale in-house demonstration system.

MANCHESTER, England — September 8, 2022 — A ground breaking and unique new fabric inspection technique for accurately detecting the most subtle of defects on patterned fabrics during high speed production has been developed by British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) member Shelton Vision, of Leicester.

The patent-pending system has been integrated into the company’s WebSpector platform — already a powerful plain fabric inspection system — and validated through factory trials on a purpose-built full scale in-house demonstration system with sophisticated fabric transport capabilities.

As a result, a first system has already been ordered by a manufacturer of both plain and patterned fabrics, including camouflage, in Colombia.

This follows the successful conclusion of a 21-month Innovate UK project in which techniques for the resolution of complex pattern deformations were developed by machine vision and computer scientists in the company, backed up by the machine vision and robotics department at Loughborough University.

The Shelton WebSpector machine vision system offers a sophisticated platform for automated defect detection of more than 97 percent.

Restrictions

Traditional methods for defect detection rely on human inspection which is ineffective, with detection rates under 65 percent, while the Shelton WebSpector machine vision system offers a sophisticated platform for automated defect detection of more than 97 percent, but until now has been restricted to plain textiles.

“What our new system basically does is essentially make the ‘good’ pattern invisible to the detection software,” explained Shelton Vision Managing Director and CEO Mark Shelton. “Building on our market leading vision system for plain textiles, we have developed template matching techniques for the resolution of complex pattern deformations in order for the system to pick up defects in the pattern as well as underlying defects.”

While pattern matching and neural network approaches have previously been tried for patterned textiles they have failed to provide a practical solution due to the extreme complexity associated with pattern matching on deformable substrates like textiles, as well as the time required to train a neural network for each pattern type.

Challenges

“The challenge is that fabrics are not rigid and can be creased or stretched and are also subject to local distortion,” says Mark. “As a result, inspection without the technique we have developed, would lead to thousands of false positives. Our sophisticated pattern inspection software techniques ensure a clean image, allowing the detection of faults on fabrics running at speeds of up to a hundred metres a minute.”

The full system consists of:

  • A camera and lighting system for optimum image capture at high speed and associated image processing hardware.
  • Self-training software utilizing statistical analysis to automate the system configuration for new textile products.
  • An advanced suite of defect detection algorithms for the detection of all textile defect types.
  • An AI-driven defect classification system which learns and automates defect naming in real time, as well as a real time defect grading capability based on client decision rules.
  • A system for recording and retrieving complete roll map images for subsequent review and quality control.

The generation of textile roll maps with complete defect data allows for an optimized textile cut plan, improved downstream processing and quality assurance.

“Defect detection represents a major industry challenge,” says Jason Kent, CEO of the British Textile Machinery Association. “The failure to provide textiles within defect tolerance limits can lead to whole batch recalls, resulting in costly customer claims and downstream production delays. Poor defect management is also a major source of industrial waste. The potential addressable market for patterned textile vision systems is estimated to be well in excess of £5 billion when considering on loom, on knitting machine, in process and final finished fabric inspection. No other vision system on the market offers these features for patterned textiles, so it’s a great example of UK innovation at its best.”

Founded in 1940, the British Textile Machinery Association actively promotes British textile machinery manufacturers and their products to the world. The non-profit organization acts as a bridge between its members and the increasingly diverse industries within the textile manufacturing sector.

Posted: September 8, 2022

Source: British Textile Macninery Association (BTMA)

Freudenberg Performance Materials Awarded EcoVadis Silver Medal

WEINHEIM, Gerrmany — September 8, 2022 — Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) has been awarded its first EcoVadis Silver Medal for its two U.K. facilities in Ebbw Vale and Littleborough. The company manufactures solutions for advanced wound care and ostomy products at these two locations. With the award, EcoVadis recognizes the company’s performance in the categories of environment, ethics, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement. The award means that Freudenberg Performance Materials LP with its two facilities in Ebbw Vale and Littleborough ranks among the best 25 percent of companies rated by EcoVadis.

“The good EcoVadis rating confirms our consistent implementation of our sustainability strategy. We are working systematically to minimize our footprint and maximize our handprint,” said Dr. Henk Randau, general manager and senior vice president of the Global Business Division Healthcare at Freudenberg Performance Materials. “That means we are continuously improving our energy efficiency and use of resources while at the same time supporting our customers in the medical products industry to make their processes more efficient and roll out sustainable products” Randau added.

Examples

Compostable wound pad

Only recently, the bio-based M 1714 wound pad with superior absorption for more challenging wounds was endorsed with the ECO-CHECK label. The dressing consists of a mix of bio-based fibers derived from natural sources and exhibits a smooth wound contact layer. The product has been evaluated for industrial compostability and conforms to ISO 13432.

Fewer processing steps for hydrophilic PU foam

A hydrophilic foam with a direct coating of silicone adhesives offers a significant sustainability benefit for advanced wound care. A smaller number of production and processing steps reduces complexity and energy consumption for both manufacturer and customer. Moreover, the Freudenberg solution works without additional layers of film or other liners with acrylic adhesive, which is required as a silicone carrier in conventional products.

Reduction in CO2 emissions

In 2021, Freudenberg achieved a significant year-on-year reduction in CO2 emissions at the Ebbw Vale and Littleborough locations alone. The key factor for this achievement was the switch to green power. It is planned to implement further energy efficiency measures on a yearly basis. Currently, the focus lies on installing heat exchanger technology.

Posted: September 8, 2022

Source: Freudenberg Performance Materials

Makroser Tekstil’s Carpet Production Soars With A Mimaki TS300P-1800

NAGANO, Japan — September 8, 2022 — Makroser Tekstil has expanded its digital product range and increased production capacity. Established in Istanbul at the end of 2016, Makroser Tekstil serves as a raw material supplier in the supply chain, a manufacturer of carpets and home textiles and carries out studies for the development of the digital printed carpet industry. The company invested in a Mimaki TS300P-1800 sublimation transfer printer in August 2020 and with it gained a significant competitive advantage in the digital printed carpet business.

Alongside carpets, the company also offers other solutions to the carpet industry by producing backing and other materials. Makroser Tekstil’s co-founder, Talha Güldeste explained: “As a company of 250 employees, we have positioned ourselves as a comprehensive manufacturer in the supply chain. We started to produce intermediate goods and materials that we use in the production of digitally printed carpets ourselves, and then sell them on to other carpet manufacturers.”

Acting as both a seller and a supplier, Makroser Tekstil has an approximate monthly output of 150,000 square meters of final product and sells about 70-80,000 square meters of intermediate goods per month. “Our market has four main pillars, including chain market groups, export, e-commerce and our own retail network. We have gained serious momentum in the sales of our final products in recent years, and we attach great importance to our sales and marketing processes, in addition to production, so to increase our profitability. We are currently exporting 35 to 40 percent of our production, and our branding and e-commerce activities show that we are making significant improvements,” Güldeste said.

A new era of carpet production

Talha Güldeste’s area of expertise is in digitally printed carpets, a market that he has seen remarkable growth in over recent years. Observing the wider industry, Güldeste said; “Digitally printed carpets have succeeded in getting ahead of woven carpets with their ease of use, low cost, and plenty of colour and pattern options. The consumption habits of our society have changed. Previous generations used to buy thick woven carpets and use them for 20-30 years, as an insulating material in homes. However, due to the widespread urbanization and natural gas infrastructure, the need for carpets to insulate the home has disappeared. We are now in a period of faster consumption, and low prices have increased the interest in these products, alongside them being much easier to maintain. The carpet now stands as a decorative element in homes and living spaces, to be changed seasonally or to match with the interior design.”

Opting for a Mimaki TS300P-1800 to reach top tier quality

Makroser Tekstil decided to invest in a Mimaki TS300P-1800 sublimation transfer printer back in August 2020, with the aim to strengthen their position in the digitally printed carpet market. “The investment in the TS300P-1800 has enabled us to have the capacity to respond quickly to e-commerce orders,” Güldeste commented. “Product quality is the main criterion in the supplies we provide to both online and retail outlets. We made this investment because we saw that we would increase our quality and customer satisfaction in the carpets we print. The Mimaki printer met our expectations, providing the results we wanted from the very first print after installation.” Considering the increased demand, Güldeste aims to further boost their printing capacity with investment in several more Mimaki printers.

Güldeste noted that the quality and consistency of the colours and patterns they see in digitally printed products, no matter how much time has passed. “We have not seen differences between patterns, whether they have been printed once or a thousand times. Knowing that we’ll be able to print in the same colour and quality each time, we are able to meet the increasing quality expectations of our customers, while freeing us from the need of keeping stock in this process.”

Efficient printing was also a key consideration as the company looked to up the speed of production, Güldeste added, “Along with consistent quality, the safe operation of the machine, ease of use and maintenance were also incredibly important to us, and we were conscious of how problems, such as print head clogs, could hinder our work. The TS300P-1800 is a tireless machine. Mimaki’s core technologies allow for uninterrupted printing and have made managing multiple printers with a single operator and computer so much simpler, saving the company both time and money. We have not encountered into any problems, even when the machine is running 24 hours, allowing us to respond quickly to demand and ultimately giving us greater profit in the long run.”

In addition to the printer itself, Makroser Tekstil uses original Mimaki ink in the printer, which has helped the company optimise its ink consumption. “While it is necessary to use 4 ml to print 1 square meter of paper with a similar ink, we can easily do the same with 2 ml of Mimaki ink. We have reduced our ink consumption by 30%, all while maintaining our print quality. As well as saving on cost, Mimaki’s inks are certified to be harmless to human health and environmentally friendly and made incorporating them into our production line a clear choice”, added Güldeste. “Mimaki has made a great contribution to our growth plans in the coming period thanks to the printing technology. With it at our disposal, we feel encouraged and able to grow in our current market as well as to enter new application areas.”

Posted: September 8, 2022

Source: Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd.

KARL MAYER Sells Its First Indigo Dyeing Line In Argentinian Market

OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany — September 8, 2022 — KARL MAYER has placed its first PRODYE®-S on the Argentinian market. The premiere unit for indigo dyeing went to ENOD S.A., based in La Rioja. It is part of an investment project with which the company of the national CLADD group has expanded its existing plant with a new 10,000-square-meter warehouse and built a new production hall for weaving. The project is of overarching scope. The expenditure, worth $36 million, has created around 330 direct jobs and set a sign.

ENOD is one of the companies that did not get discouraged by the economic policies during the short four-year interregnum of Mauricio Macri. As recently as 2019, the Ministry of Production recommended that domestic textile producers relocate their manufacturing to Vietnam and China and re-import the goods produced under their own brand. ENOD has stayed. The manufacturer took risks and invested.

The importance of his expansion step is shown by the prominent line-up of speakers during the celebrations for the inauguration of the new operating units. President Alberto Fernández was among those who attended the event on June 30, 2022.

Latest technology for growth and independence

ENOD’s new weaving mill was created by investing in a property of the ARISCO factory recovered from the provincial government. In addition to the capacities for the production of woven garment fabrics, it includes an indigo dyeing plant. The plant technology required for denim warp preparation was ordered from KARL MAYER. The renowned textile machinery manufacturer supplied a PROSIZE® sizing machine and its PRODYE-S® indigo dyeing machine to La Rioja. The two bestsellers in the denim sector convinced with their excellent price-performance ratio. “We are pleased to be able to contribute with our technology to the market expansion of our customer and to the strengthening of the national economy,” said Stefano Agazzi, the denim specialist of the KARL MAYER Group. With the new state-of-the-art capacities, denim can be produced in the country itself, so it no longer has to be imported. The 102 weaving machines are expected to produce 1.4 million meters of fabric per month, and 1 million meters of fabric will be dyed in the dyeing plant.

The CLADD Group comprises eight industrial companies and has the largest production capacities in Argentina. Its business areas include all stages of textile manufacturing — from spinning and fabric production to finishing, including printing and dyeing. The dyeing plant alone dyes approximately 2.7 million kg of fabric per month. CLADD has been in the textile business for more than 44 years. The group’s strengths are delivery in record time and meeting the highest market demands.

Posted: September 8, 2022

Source: KARL MAYER Group

Doug Hartman Joins Specialty Chemical Company Mayzo Inc. As Director Of Sales And Customer Care

SUWANEE, Ga. — September 8, 2022 — Specialty chemical company Mayzo Inc. recently welcomed Doug Hartman to the executive team as director of Sales and Customer Care. Hartman replaces Eduardo Padilla in this role, following Padilla’s promotion to president of Mayzo Inc. in 2021.

Hartman brings more than 20 years of experience with chemicals, coatings, inks, and resins, including management of several different functional areas internationally.  His most recent position was Global Business director for a specialty chemical producer with revenues in the 2-billion-euro range. Hartman also has top-notch educational credentials, earning his Master of Business Administration in Finance/Strategic Management from The Wharton School and his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from The College of William & Mary.

“Doug is the kind of versatile executive who will accelerate our momentum as Mayzo continues to scale up,” stated Eduardo Padilla, president. “His overall goal is to uphold the agile service our customers have come to expect from Mayzo, while expanding our market leadership.”

Mayzo is excited for Hartman to make a positive impact both externally and internally. He is recognized externally as an industry expert with a service mindset, who can anticipate customer needs and extend the company’s outreach. Internally, he has the management skills to build on Mayzo’s intrinsic strength of tight cross-functional teamwork. Hartman will also add to the company’s technical knowledge base for coatings, resins, and adhesives to enhance products for these markets.

Posted: September 8, 2022

Source: Mayzo Inc.

Monforts: Focus On Machines For High-Performance At ITMA ASIA + CITME 2022

The Montex 8500 XXL stenter system for the production of technical fabrics in widths of up to 6.8 meters.

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany — September 8, 2022 — Monforts will highlight its technologies for special technical textile applications at this year’s ITMA ASIA + CITME which takes place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, from November 20-24.

From its headquarters in Mönchengladbach, Germany — home also to the Advanced Technology Center which offers customers and potential customers the opportunity to carry out extensive trials in real production conditions — to its Montex factory in St Stephan, Austria, where special machines have been manufactured for more than 35 years, Monforts continues to stake its reputation on a commitment to being always helpful, accurate, fast and reliable.

Gunnar Meyer: “This year’s ITMA ASIA + CITME is a must-attend event.”

“Diversification is the key in today’s competitive textile market and we can provide modern and future-oriented range configurations and technologies from a single source to allow our customers to produce unique and highly-differentiated new products,” said Gunnar Meyer, Monforts area sales manager for China.

One special development is the Montex 8500 XXL tenter system for the production of technical fabrics in widths of up to 6.8 metres. Among the products made on this system are treated nonwovens for the geotextiles and filter media markets, tarpaulins, advertising banners, black-out curtains, membranes and many more.

On Montex©Coat coating lines, meanwhile, the possibilities range from the single-sided application of finishing agents for outdoor clothing and adding functionality to home textiles, to the creation of materials for sophisticated lightweight construction and automotive and aerospace components.

“Many more applications are possible, such as the overdyeing of denim, the creation of double-face coated materials, fabrics awnings, tents and medical drapes and the pre-treatment of substrates for digital printing,” Meyer explained. “A range of different doctor blades and their combinations can be supplied to meet individual requirements, including air knife, roller knife, foam, screen and magnetic roller coating. The latter option is recommended for lines with working widths of over 2.4 meters.”

A range of different doctor blades and their combinations can be supplied with the Montex©Coat system.

In addition, Monforts can provide the necessary explosion-proof  ranges for solvent-based coatings and high temperature processes up to 320°C, such as the PTFE coating of nonwoven filter material. These lines are equipped with special burners, tenter chains, and insulation.

“Despite all the difficulties faced by everyone since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, China has remained the number one destination for textile machinery worldwide, making this year’s ITMA ASIA + CITME a must-attend event,” Meyer concluded.

Posted: September 8, 2022

Source: A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG

Carnegie Fabrics Expands Critically Acclaimed Biobased Xorel® Collection With Four Bespoke Patterns

NEW YORK CITY  — September 8, 2022 — Carnegie Fabrics, a supplier of sustainable textiles and space management solutions for building interiors, today announced it has expanded its line of critically-acclaimed plant-based fabrics, Biobased Xorel®, with four new bespoke patterns designed specifically for the hospitality industry. From the beginning, Carnegie’s proprietary Xorel yarn elevated the playing field by offering a sustainable alternative to vinyl textile products without negative environmental consequences. Beautiful inside and out, Xorel stands the test of time through its aesthetics and high-performance characteristics.

Paying homage to nostalgia, heritage, and a designer’s love for the details, the abundant surface texture of the newly released Biobased Xorel patterns is created through the tailored combination of twisted multicolor Xorel yarns and organic weave structures. Expertly crafted, this emphasis on dynamic texture creates visually interesting surfaces that remain prevalent even as one gets further away from the material. The collection pulls inspiration from the tactile facades of 11th-century architecture, manor houses, and the classic wool and tweed textiles that have passed through their halls. The color palette for the new additions features timeless complex neutrals that allow designers to pair them with other Xorel items in the line, allowing them to adapt to any space without sacrificing beauty for affordability. Additionally, with superior cleanability, Xorel wall coverings provide value and longevity for a complete hospitality or workplace design solution.

“For more than 40 years, Carnegie’s Xorel brand has delivered exacting performance and stunning beauty, with its reputation for sustainability and quality only growing in 2013 with the introduction of Biobased Xorel,” said Carnegie Fabrics CEO Gordon Boggis. “The continued evolution of this collection demonstrates our dedication to designing durable, cleanable, and colorfast solutions without compromising on positive environmental contributions.”

Biobased Xorel is resourced from rapidly renewable sugarcane and has a significantly lower environmental footprint than fossil fuel-derived products. Constructed of 100-percent polyethylene, each addition to the collection is made with 25- to 50-percent biobased content, all PVC-free. Sugarcane production has lower carbon emission rates than many other biobased sources, such as beet or corn. For each ton of sugarcane used to produce Biobased Xorel, 2.5 tons of carbon is captured and sequestered. Biobased Xorel is stain-resistant, colorfast, antibacterial, durable, and non-absorbent. Its proprietary Xorel yarn is free of chlorine, plasticizers, heavy metals, toxic dyes, and ozone-depleting chemicals with zero added finishes, coatings, or chemistry required to perform.

Biobased Xorel is Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver and Gold and SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold certified. The material is OK biobased verified by TUV Austria, is a USDA Certified Biobased Product, and contributes to LEED-CI (Commercial Interiors) categories for rapidly renewable content, indoor air quality, material transparency, and material optimization.

The new patterns include:

Ashford

Provides a subtle statement with bold possibilities. Made up of a faint botanical pattern that flows up and interlaces with a cross-hatching textural weave structure, Ashford evokes a climbing ivy aesthetic.

Windsor

The Windsor pattern is meant to be tactile and textural to elevate the designer’s toolbox with beauty and complexity to enhance any space. Windsor offers a versatile and dimensional tonal structure that creates an extremely textural, solid consistency.

Dover

Dover’s appeal lies in its more linear, silk-like appearance that is crafted with purpose. With random striations, wallcoverings with this pattern have a silky look with a very subtle herringbone weave structure.

Galway

The design gives a delightful play on pattern and texture that is reminiscent of a classic wool suit. With an effortless dimensional herringbone pattern, Galway layers within a crosshatching weave structure.

Posted: September 8, 2022

Source: Carnegie Fabrics 

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