Radianza™ – the flagship brand of gel-dyed acrylic fiber from Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd., has received its Material Sustainability Index (MSI) scores.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data of Radianza™ by Higg Co. and Sustainability Apparel Coalition has shown that Radianza™ is the first and only acrylic fiber to have MSI scores.
Thomas Varghese, Textiles Business Head of Aditya Birla Group, said, “We are proud to announce the Higgs MSI Scores of Radianza™. This evaluation has re-assured our customers that the use of Radianza™ in their products will improve the acceptability among the environment-conscious consumers, brands, and retailers.
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An analysis of the above chart shows that switching from conventional acrylic and dyeing process to Radianza™:
• Reduces the water scarcity potential by 49%
• Reduces the chemistry impact by 44%
• Reduces the global warming potential by 7%
• Reduces the Eutrophication potential by 19%
• Reduces the Resource depletion potential by 16%
The gel-dyeing technology behind Radianza™ is the key driver for its superior sustainability performance. Water pollution and water consumption are two of the most significant environmental problems facing the fashion industry, and conventional dyeing processes contribute immensely to these two problems.
In gel-dyeing, the dye is absorbed in the fiber within 4-5 seconds with close to zero discharge of new dye and minimum water requirement.
The LCA study of Radianza™ done by thinkstep shows that a sweater made with Radianza™ requires 30 liters less water, 25 MJ less energy, and 1.45 kg CO2 equivalent lesser Global Warming potential than the one made with conventional acrylic and dyeing process.
