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E-webbing textiles and internet of things (IOT) Non-woven floorings from

Recycled PET

CARTERSVILLE - Patcraft, the US manufacturer of post-industrial), which is equivalent to 18 (0.5L)
high-performance commercial flooring, has bottles in each 24”x 24” tile. Products are Cradle to
launched its first nonwoven composite flooring Cradle Certified Bronze and are backed by Patcraft’s
E-Webbings are specially designed for use in a wide range of E-Webbings narrow woven fabrics are made from a wide collection, Dichroic. Designed to create an
integral and wearable products variety of bres Environmental Guarantee specifying that the
innovative platform for commercial flooring, the company will reclaim and recycle the product at the
Bally Ribbon Mills (BRM) has announced its proprie- structural and conductive components that allow for Dichroic collection incorporates the warmth of soft end of its useful life. The Dichroic collection
tary E-Webbings e-textile product base, specifically the detection and gathering of data depending on surface and the durability and cleanability of hard combines shape and color for multiple design
designed to serve as a customizable base for a wide the specific applications. surface. Dichroic is an innovative product featuring a options that support colour blocking and zoning
range of smart textile applications within the Internet multilayer, nonwoven composite produced from spaces within commercial interiors. The rich
of Things (IoT). Designers select each component and factor that plastic waste to create its felt-like construction.
goes into an E-Webbings textile, so the conductor, polyester face fibre contributes to enhancing sound
These smart textiles serve as the foundation layer to base webbing, power source, and sensor work By utilizing recycled plastic bottles that have been absorption, and the collection is designed and
which electronic intercommunicative technology is seamlessly together. Conductive fibres or wires can converted into PET fibre, Dichroic has approximately tested to meet Patcraft’s high standard for
integrated directly. They allow for smaller final be woven right into the E-Webbings fabric, allowing 70% recycled content (both post-consumer and performance flooring.
product size, lower weight, optimal user comfort, and for transmission of power and information without the
significant cost savings, the company explains. need for additional wiring in the final component.
E-Webbings narrow woven fabrics are made from a BRM also offers many sensor options, based on
wide variety of fibers and conductive elements that where within the product the textile structure is
allow electronics and digital parts to be embedded in located, and what types of information and data it
them. BRM works with customers to design the needs to measure. OmniBloq passes testing for

Kelheim introduces biodegradable Storm Cotton and Storm Denim

fibre for female hygiene pads Cotton Incorporated has passed Bolger & O’Hearn’s approved chemistry for apparel carrying the Storm

high powered, storm-proof/breathable durable water Cotton and/or Storm Denim technologies. Highly
Kelheim has introduced its wood-based premium tampon fibre Galaxy® in sanitary pads. The company, which repellent (DWR) technology, OmniBloq, after exten- durable, Storm Cotton technology is designed to
recently received a Green Shirt ranking in the CanopyStyle Hot Button report, said the Galaxy® fibre can sive testing at its lab and will be used as a DWR provide a durable, water repellent benefit to cotton
substitute up to 70% of the synthetics in ADL (Acquisition-Distribution-Layers) in feminine hygiene pads.
technology by Cotton Incorporated for its Storm and cotton-rich apparel without compromising the
Cotton and Storm Denim finishes. breathability for which that fabric is known.
The viscose hygiene fibres from Kelheim offer significant ecologic advantages: they are made from cellulose,
which means they are based on renewable wood and they are fully biodegradable. The amount of feminine Storm Cotton and Storm Denim are designed to According to materials supplied by Cotton Inco,
hygiene waste is enormous – and often the time it takes for these products to degrade is hundreds of years
longer than the lifespan of the woman who used it, because the synthetic components are not biodegradable. combine the natural comfort of cotton with high many water-repellent treatments can inhibit a fabric’s
performance characteristics normally found in
ability to breathe and transfer moisture vapour. The
Evolving consumer behaviour drives the need for safe and environment-friendly alternatives.
synthetic materials. Storm Denim technology provides the same benefits,
specifically to denim. Applied in garment form, the
Galaxy® in sanitary pads offers not only a benefit for the environment, but due to its excellent wicking and Cotton Inc tested OmniBloq for repellence, breatha- finish is said to allow flexibility for additional garment
absorption capacity, it conducts liquids quickly and efficiently away from the body and leaves a pleasant
feeling on the skin – in other words, it does exactly what the ADL layer is made for. In addition, Galaxy® helps bility and durability requirements necessary to be an finishing techniques.
to distribute the liquid evenly in the absorbent core, thus enhancing the overall performance of the pad.

Compared to other sustainable and conventional (synthetic) materials, Galaxy® has faster acquisition, lower
rewetting, and enhanced distribution.

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