Aus der Branche

Polyurethanschaum ist seit langem das Material der Wahl, wenn es darum geht, Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) in Fahrzeugen zu reduzieren – für mehr Fahrkomfort und Ruhe im Innenraum. Auf der am 08. Juli beginnenden Automotive Acoustics Conference in Konstanz präsentiert Autoneum nun ein neuartiges, leichtgewichtiges Schalldämmsystem auf Basis von Polyesterfilz. Die innovative Technologie zeichnet sich durch hohe Elastizität und Formbarkeit für präzise Konturen aus und kombiniert exzellente Akustikleistung mit einer verbesserten Rezyklierbarkeit. 

Flexi-Light PET wird aus einer neuartigen Fasermischung hergestellt, die vollständig aus Polyester besteht. Durch den Einsatz eines fortschrittlichen Produktionsprozesses kann Autoneum die Aus-richtung der Fasern gezielt steuern und so eine proprietäre Filzmischung schaffen. Diese erreicht eine mechanische und akustische Leistung auf dem Niveau von Polyurethanschaum. Darüber hinaus ist das Material sehr flexibel und eignet sich für komplexe 3D-Geometrien - ideal für Innenraumkomponenten mit komplexen Formen wie Teppiche oder Stirnwandisolationen. 

Flexi-Light PET besteht vollständig aus PET, bis zu 90 Prozent davon stammen aus rezykliertem Material. Wenn es als Entkoppler in Verbindung mit anderen PET-basierten Technologien aus dem Autoneum-Produktportfolio verwendet wird, unterstützt es die vollständige Kreislaufwirtschaft: Produktionsabfälle können wiederverwendet und Bauteile am Ende des Lebenszyklus vollständig rezykliert werden. Damit reiht sich Flexi-Light PET in die Familie der Autoneum Pure-Technologien ein, die über den gesamten Produktlebenszyklus durch eine hervorragende Umweltbilanz überzeugen. 

Diese Innovation stellt eine Weiterentwicklung der Flexi-Loft-Technologie dar, die aus einer Misch-ung aus rezyklierten Baumwoll- und Polyesterfasern besteht und von Autoneum 2021 auf den Markt gebracht wurde.

• Marchi & Fildi Group presents the selection of metalloplastic yarns with GRS certification of its Gleaming line, coming from 100% post-consumer recycled polyester

With the goal to expand the offer of yarns coming from recycled raw materials for a textile more attentive to the consumption of resources, the MFT division of the Marchi & Fildi Group completes the range of metalloplastic yarns of its Gleaming collection with the insertion of 100% recycled polyester yarns coming from post-consumer material and with the GRS (Global Recycle Standard) certification.
Starting from recycled polyester with traceable origin, in compliance with environmental and social criteria extended to all the phases of the supply chain, metalloplastic yarns are obtained with the same esthetic features and performance, compared to similar products based on virgin raw materials.

“Thanks to our commitment in the research of materials, we are able to propose metalloplastic yarns produced with 100% recycled material; the film used for the production of flat yarns, too, is in recycled polyester, with a quality level that is suitable for cutting – the Company explains -. Till now it was possible to find in the market only metalloplastic yarns with not recycled polyester flat yarn, twisted with certified fibers. This represents an important step forward to implement a circular economy possibility for this kind of products too”.

The Gleaming yarns GRS certified can be supplied in gold and silver, colors and transparent, in various counts, widths and types; they are suitable for use in flat and circular knitting, weaving, hosiery and as a component in fancy yarns.

The Gleaming line, with a wide selection of yarns in stock service, represents a completion of the offer of the Marchi & Fildi Group. The Gleaming yarns are offered in different thicknesses, widths and types with both metallized and transparent, iridescent, refracting and phosphorescent effects. The collection also includes items with special features of resistance to chemical and dyeing treatments. The Gleaming metalloplastic yarns find application in the world of fashion and furniture, for creative and fancy yarns and fabrics, accessories and decorations. Products with refractive features are also used in technical items like uniforms and workwear, sport garments and accessories, external ribbons and labels.

• Recycled polyester becomes a production standard for zips' tapes: a new step in Riri Group’s green path.
• Riri is the first company in the fashion accessories industry to complete its transition towards an exclusive use of recycled polyester for zips’ tapes.

To Riri, being ‘Responsible today for a sustainable tomorrow’ means looking ahead, toward a real effort in bringing sustainability in operational decisions, even if they mean more management issues and lead to changes out of the comfort zone which is the result of years of experiences and processes. Riri Group thus becomes the first manufacturing company in the fashion accessories industry to introduce the use of recycled polyester as production standard for its zip range. This achievement marks another essential one in the sustainability path that the Swiss-Italian Group has walked since the 90s. This change fits perfectly the Group’s green approach which sees innovation for the future as one of the main pillars of the corporate strategy, as well as the commitment to protecting natural resources and to improving the
traceability and transparency of both materials and processes, in a framework that sees to rethink social and economic models. Riri’s slogan “excellence in details” can also be read as “sustainability in details” as it speaks to the company’s will to act putting sustainability first.

By employing recycled polyester as production standard for the zip range, the contribution to sustainability on a quantitative level will be significant:

• The company, in fact, will reduce emissions resulting from polyester purchase by 32%; thus, carbon footprint will be cut down by 3%, for zip production. As a result, 460,000 kg of
CO2 per year is saved, the same as 169 return flights from Geneve to New York.

• All the recycled polyester is GRS (Global Recycled Standard)-certified, highlighting Riri’s constant commitment to choosing suppliers that meet the industry’s international standards.

• The recycled polyester used in tapes for zips is made from recycled polyester fibers, both  pre- (20%) and post-consumer (80%).

• An important contribution is made to the goal of increasing the global use of recycled polyester, as stated by Textile Exchange, from 14% to 20% by 2030.

This choice shows once more the ability of the company to develop products that keep in mind the environment whilst preserving functionality, reliability and that visual taste that the world of fashion requires.

Indeed, Riri has introduced its first recycled polyester tape in 2013 and since then has been consistently increasing the use of GRS-certified recycled polyester that comes from recycled materials.

“We are proud of this step and the effect that it has on sustainability and the cultural change through which we approach the development and improvement of our products” states Renato Usoni, Riri Group’s CEO. “Our innovation is the result of a tireless research of low environmental impact materials, an approach that has been the foundation of our identity for many years, but that now is renewed once more to make another step toward the future”.