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Teijin Frontier

introduces stretchable

water repellent fabric

Teijin a technology-driven global group deals in high-performance fibers. Teijin Group’s, Teijin Frontier, fiber and
products converting company has developed a water repellent fabric incorporating elastic properties. The
highly water repellent fabric is primarily designed for outer clothing applications which require medium thick-
ness material and trousers.

The fabric’s new design allows water to smoothly run off the surface because of its convex structure with
horizontal surface tension. Its water repellent rating is 4 out of 5 and grade 3 after 20 washes. Due to its flexible
structure, even after being stretched up to 10%, the water repellency is still maintained.

Due to the increasing heavy rain frequency in japan, the demand for stretchable, water repellent outer clothing
is also increasing. Teijin Frontier plans to commercialize the new product from the start of spring/summer 2019
and is expecting an annual sales of JPY one billion (USD nine million) by the fiscal year ending March 2021.

Univadine E3-3D: Eco-Friendly

high-performance dyeing of polyester INVISTA launches new wolf gray
CORDURA® Truelock™ fiber

The demand for polyester and man-made fibres is environmental and economic sustainability. Its
booming as sports and athleisure apparel markets environmental credentials offer mills greater INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand announces its latest proprietary versions of ‘Wolf Gray’ on the market.
expand rapidly around the world. Huntsman Textile processing flexibility and an optimum innovation in solution-dyed nylon (SDN) 6,6 fiber
Effects introduces Univadine E3-3D diffusion price-performance ratio. Huntsman expect this latest technology with mill partner MMI Textiles. MMI After examining six different shades of gray together,
accelerant to help mills achieve high-performance offering to change the way that the industry dyes Textiles is the exclusive North American provider of Cordura team worked hand-in-hand to create the
dyeing of polyester, microfibers and blends in an polyester and blends while meeting stringent fabrics and webbing made with the new Wolf Gray latest innovative Cordura TrueLock fiber. The Wolf
environment-friendly way that complies with current environmental standards. CORDURA TrueLock™ fiber, now through Gray shade of Cordura Truelock fiber offers color that
and anticipated industry sustainability standards. December 2018. is uniform across the components of gear and
Univadine E3-3D diffusion accelerant can be used to apparel, and durable enough to stay true after
Univadine E3-3D diffusion accelerant is low-odour, successfully dye polyester fibres in tightly wound or Cordura TrueLock fiber is created from Invista nylon exposure to the elements and intense military
free of benzyl benzoate and other hazardous high-density yarn/beam dyeing and is suitable for jet 6,6 multi-filament fiber that is solution dyed, locking missions.
substances. Part of Huntsman’s range of dyEvolution applications without the need for anti-foaming the color in at the molten polymer extrusion level to
dyeing auxiliaries, it uses Huntsman’s Active products, the manufacturer explains. Reducing create deep, durable color throughout the entire fiber The color achieved with Cordura TrueLock fiber has
Diffusion Technology to enable high-speed dyeing exposure to high heat, its Active Diffusion Technology structure. Color consistency is crucial when pairing inherent Near-Infrared (NIR) capabilities, is abrasion
with best-in-class leveling, retarding and minimises the potential to damage the elastane in fabric with other materials such as webbing and and UV-fade resistant and does not bleed or crock.
migration properties. polyester-elastane blends and provides for on-tone elastic to create uniform garments and gear. With color-fastness locked in at the fiber level,
dyeing of microfibers. The migration support of excellent shade consistency lot-to-lot and across
Univadine E3-3D diffusion accelerant delivers across Univadine E3-3D diffusion accelerant is also said to Gray is one of the most commonly used colors in multiple textile components (such as fabric and
three key dimensions – diffusion, leveling and increase reproducibility, allowing mills to dispense military/tactical applications, but was previously one webbing), UV strength stability, and long-lasting
migration – for exceptional performance and with additional leveling agents. of the most difficult to match, with several varying vibrancy are made possible.

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