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17.03.2023

RadiciGroup: 100% naturally sourced yarn made from castor oil

RadiciGroup presented Biofeel® Eleven, a yarn of natural origin, at the Performance Days trade fair (from March 15-16 in Munich). Biofeel® Eleven is sourced from castor oil and is suitable for obtaining bio-polymer. It can be used for fabrics and fine garments in many sectors, from fashion to sports, from automotive to home textiles.

Today, 80% of the world's castor-oil plantations are in India, particularly in the Gujarat region, due to its favourable climatic conditions. In this area, local people can earn an additional income by cultivating semi-arid land that does not compete with food production, and by applying the skills they have acquired over time to this work. Over the years, thanks to research, development and innovation in the value chain, the seeds from which the oil is produced have been selected and certified to ensure the finest quality, also in terms of end uses.

Castor beans contain around 45% oil, rich in ricinolein, from which the bio-polymer polyamide 11 is derived. This is the polymer RadiciGroup uses for its Biofeel® Eleven yarn. What remains after the first pressing is a highly effective bio-fertiliser that is returned to the soil.

RadiciGroup presented Biofeel® Eleven, a yarn of natural origin, at the Performance Days trade fair (from March 15-16 in Munich). Biofeel® Eleven is sourced from castor oil and is suitable for obtaining bio-polymer. It can be used for fabrics and fine garments in many sectors, from fashion to sports, from automotive to home textiles.

Today, 80% of the world's castor-oil plantations are in India, particularly in the Gujarat region, due to its favourable climatic conditions. In this area, local people can earn an additional income by cultivating semi-arid land that does not compete with food production, and by applying the skills they have acquired over time to this work. Over the years, thanks to research, development and innovation in the value chain, the seeds from which the oil is produced have been selected and certified to ensure the finest quality, also in terms of end uses.

Castor beans contain around 45% oil, rich in ricinolein, from which the bio-polymer polyamide 11 is derived. This is the polymer RadiciGroup uses for its Biofeel® Eleven yarn. What remains after the first pressing is a highly effective bio-fertiliser that is returned to the soil.

Biofeel® Eleven can also be solution dyed, i.e. dyed at the yarn production stage, saving a great deal of water and energy and also providing greater colour stability.

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RadiciGroup

(c) Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH
14.06.2022

Trützschler Man-Made Fibers presents OPTIMA systems for industrial yarns

Trützschler Man-Made Fibers introduces OPTIMA for IDY and expands the range of the OPTIMA extrusion systems by the industrial yarn (IDY) sector. In addition to OPTIMA for carpet yarns (MO40-C, MO40-E and TO40), variants for manufacturing (semi-)industrial multifilament yarns are now joining the line.

Since 2012, Trützschler has been developing and building high-performance extrusion lines for carpet yarns (BCF - Bulk Continuous Filament) and industrial/technical yarns made of polyester, polyamide and polypropylene. The market launch of the OPTIMA concept for BCF took place in 2019 and has established itself in the markets since then. OPTIMA was designed as a modular platform and now also includes solutions in the IDY (InDustrial Yarn) sector.

OPTIMA systems for industrial yarn (TEC-O40 and TEC-O80) impress with flexibility application and end product diversity. Both concepts offer a wide range of design options and can be tailored precisely to meet end product and the throughput requirements.

Trützschler Man-Made Fibers introduces OPTIMA for IDY and expands the range of the OPTIMA extrusion systems by the industrial yarn (IDY) sector. In addition to OPTIMA for carpet yarns (MO40-C, MO40-E and TO40), variants for manufacturing (semi-)industrial multifilament yarns are now joining the line.

Since 2012, Trützschler has been developing and building high-performance extrusion lines for carpet yarns (BCF - Bulk Continuous Filament) and industrial/technical yarns made of polyester, polyamide and polypropylene. The market launch of the OPTIMA concept for BCF took place in 2019 and has established itself in the markets since then. OPTIMA was designed as a modular platform and now also includes solutions in the IDY (InDustrial Yarn) sector.

OPTIMA systems for industrial yarn (TEC-O40 and TEC-O80) impress with flexibility application and end product diversity. Both concepts offer a wide range of design options and can be tailored precisely to meet end product and the throughput requirements.

OPTIMA enables the production of high-tenacity yarns for shoelaces, ropes and nets as well as low-shrinkage qualities for tire cords, truck tarpaulins and airbags. As the lines are modular, they can be quickly adapted to new market developments and end products.

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Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH

Oerlikon Barmag celebrates its 100th anniversary (c) Oerlikon Barmag
A look at the state-of-the-art assembly of a WINGS winder
30.03.2022

Oerlikon Barmag celebrates its 100th anniversary

  • Innovation begins with creativity
  • A pioneer of the manmade fiber industry

When the manmade fiber age began a century ago, a German company was responsible for the pioneering work involved. Barmag, established in 1922, was one of the world’s first companies to construct machines for the large-scale production of synthetic staple fibers. To this day, the leading manufacturer of manmade fiber spinning systems and texturing machines in Remscheid – a brand under the aegis of the Swiss Oerlikon Group since 2007 – has shaped technological progress in this sector; in future, with ever more innovations focusing on sustainability and digitalization.

  • Innovation begins with creativity
  • A pioneer of the manmade fiber industry

When the manmade fiber age began a century ago, a German company was responsible for the pioneering work involved. Barmag, established in 1922, was one of the world’s first companies to construct machines for the large-scale production of synthetic staple fibers. To this day, the leading manufacturer of manmade fiber spinning systems and texturing machines in Remscheid – a brand under the aegis of the Swiss Oerlikon Group since 2007 – has shaped technological progress in this sector; in future, with ever more innovations focusing on sustainability and digitalization.

Barmer Maschinenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft (Barmag) is founded in Barmen, located in the Bergische Land region, on March 27, 1922. The German and Dutch founders enter unchartered technological territory, one created as the result of a groundbreaking invention: in 1884, French chemist Count Hilaire Bernigaud de Chardonnet used nitrocellulose to produce the first so-called artificial silk, later known as rayon. The following decades see rapid development focusing on the search for synthetic textile fibers and their manufacturing technologies. As one of the first machine factories, Barmag battles its way through the eventful early years of the manmade fiber industry, the ‘Roaring Twenties’ and the Great Depression – and suffers the extensive destruction of its factories at the end of World War Two. Rebuilding is successful. With the unstoppable success story of purely synthetic plastic fibers such as polyamide, the company flourishes from the 1950s through to the 1970s, establishing sites in all international, for the textile industry at the time important, industrial regions and garnering prestige across the globe in the process. In the ups and downs of expansion, global competition and crises, Barmag reaches the very pinnacle of the market and becomes the preferred technological development partner for the manmade fiber industries in China, India and Turkey. The company has been a high-impact brand under the umbrella of the Oerlikon Group since 2007.

On the wings of innovation
Today, Oerlikon Barmag is a leading supplier of manmade fiber filament spinning systems and part of the Manmade Fibers Solutions business unit of the Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions Division. And our aspirations have not diminished: “The striving towards innovation and technological leadership has been, is and will always be part of our DNA”, emphasizes Georg Stausberg, CEO of Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions. In the past, this has been observable in such trailblazing innovations as the revolutionary WINGS generation of winders for POY in 2007 and WINGS for FDY in 2012. Currently, the focus of new and further developments is very much on digitalization and sustainability. Here, Oerlikon Barmag has – as one of the world’s first systems manufacturers – been implementing fully-networked smart factories for globally-leading polyester manufacturers since the end of the last decade. Within this context, digital solutions and automation are also helping to provide greater climate and environmental compatibility. This sustainability commitment is not only evidenced by the e-save label introduced for all products back in 2004: Oerlikon is endeavoring to also make all its sites carbon-neutral by 2030 and to acquire its energy exclusively from renewable sources. An ambitious target, whose achievement could be helped by the Oerlikon Barmag anniversary, states Georg Stausberg: “Innovation begins with creativity. And remembering the past provides plenty of motivation and inspiration for the future.”

22.10.2021

Rieter Investor Update 2021

  • Order intake of CHF 698.6 million in third quarter 2021
  • Order intake of CHF 1 673.9 million after nine months
  • Acquisition of the three Saurer businesses on schedule
  • Credit lines renewed early
  • Outlook 2021

The positive market dynamics, which Rieter has already reported on several occasions, continued in the third quarter of the current year. Rieter recorded an order intake of CHF 698.6 million in the third quarter of 2021 (2020: CHF 174.4 million).

  • Order intake of CHF 698.6 million in third quarter 2021
  • Order intake of CHF 1 673.9 million after nine months
  • Acquisition of the three Saurer businesses on schedule
  • Credit lines renewed early
  • Outlook 2021

The positive market dynamics, which Rieter has already reported on several occasions, continued in the third quarter of the current year. Rieter recorded an order intake of CHF 698.6 million in the third quarter of 2021 (2020: CHF 174.4 million).

The order intake of CHF 1 673.9 million after nine months corresponds to an increase of 294% compared to the prior year period (2020: CHF 425.1 million).
 
The market development is broadly supported at the global level and is based on a catch-up effect from 2019 and 2020 in combination with a regional shift in demand. Rieter believes that a major reason for this regional shift in demand is the development of costs in China. This is leading to increased investments outside the Chinese market. The orders came primarily from Turkey, Latin America, India, Pakistan and China. Overall, Rieter is benefitting from its innovative product range and the global positioning of the company.

The Business Group Machines & Systems achieved an order intake totaling CHF 1 281.6 million in the first nine months of 2021 (+447%).*

In the first nine months of 2021, the Business Group Components recorded an increase of 95% to CHF 227.0 million, while the Business Group After Sales posted an order intake of CHF 165.3 million, an increase of 123% compared to the prior year period.*

Acquisition of the three Saurer businesses on schedule
The acquisition of the three businesses from Saurer, which Rieter announced on August 16, 2021, is proceeding according to plan. The incoming orders for these businesses are not taken into account in this trading update.
 
Credit lines renewed early
The Rieter Group arranged the early renewal of the existing committed credit lines (five-year term, totaling CHF 250 million).
 
Outlook 2021*
The first nine months of 2021 were characterized by a rapid market recovery combined with a regional shift in demand. Rieter expects the demand for new systems to gradually return to normal in the coming months.  
 
For the full year 2021, Rieter anticipates sales of around CHF 900 million.

* See attached document for more information.

More information:
Rieter spinning Fibers yarn
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Rieter Management AG

Huesker: Geogitter aus PET-Recycling-Garn (c) Huesker Gruppe
01.03.2021

Huesker: Geogitter aus PET-Recycling-Garn

  • 100 % Recyclinggarn in Originalfaserqualität
  • Ressourcen- und CO2-Einsparungen
  • Wirtschaftlich und nachhaltig

Das langjährig bewährte Geogitter Fortrac T ist ab sofort auch in der ecoLine verfügbar. Der HUESKER Gruppe ist es gelungen, das Geogitter für die Bewehrung von Erdkonstruktionen aus 100 Prozent recycelten PET-Garnen herzustellen. Zuvor hatte das Unternehmen bereits erfolgreich einen weiteren Produktklassiker, die Asphaltbewehrung HaTelit C eco, ebenfalls aus PET-Recycling-Garnen, in der ecoLine eingeführt.

„Unsere Geogitter der ecoLine erfüllen dieselben hohen Qualitätsstandards wie das Ursprungsprodukt aus Originalfasern. Fortrac T eco wird aus hochmodulen Polyestergarnen hergestellt und hält Zugkräften bis 1.600 kN/m stand“, erklärt Sven Schröer, Geschäftsführer für die weltweiten Vertriebs- und Anwendungstechnikaktivitäten der HUESKER Gruppe im Bereich Geokunststoffe.

  • 100 % Recyclinggarn in Originalfaserqualität
  • Ressourcen- und CO2-Einsparungen
  • Wirtschaftlich und nachhaltig

Das langjährig bewährte Geogitter Fortrac T ist ab sofort auch in der ecoLine verfügbar. Der HUESKER Gruppe ist es gelungen, das Geogitter für die Bewehrung von Erdkonstruktionen aus 100 Prozent recycelten PET-Garnen herzustellen. Zuvor hatte das Unternehmen bereits erfolgreich einen weiteren Produktklassiker, die Asphaltbewehrung HaTelit C eco, ebenfalls aus PET-Recycling-Garnen, in der ecoLine eingeführt.

„Unsere Geogitter der ecoLine erfüllen dieselben hohen Qualitätsstandards wie das Ursprungsprodukt aus Originalfasern. Fortrac T eco wird aus hochmodulen Polyestergarnen hergestellt und hält Zugkräften bis 1.600 kN/m stand“, erklärt Sven Schröer, Geschäftsführer für die weltweiten Vertriebs- und Anwendungstechnikaktivitäten der HUESKER Gruppe im Bereich Geokunststoffe.

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HUESKER Synthetic GmbH

Hochschule Niederrhein: Kleidung wird digital (c) Hochschule Niederrhein
Smart Seams vernäht in Funktions-Stoff
23.11.2020

Hochschule Niederrhein: Kleidung wird digital

In Mönchengladbach werden im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts elektrisch leitfähige Hybridgarne entwickelt, die durch Nähen verarbeitet werden können. Forscherinnen und Forscher des Fachbereichs Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik der Hochschule Niederrhein sowie der Hogeschool Gent (Belgien) werden dafür bis Oktober 2022 mit rund 250.000 Euro vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie gefördert.

Damit könne man die drei vorherrschenden Trends in der Modebranche Digitalisierung, Sicherheit und Individualismus bedienen, sagt Professorin Dr. Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer vom Fachbereich Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik, die zugleich Projektleiterin ist.
„Eine Möglichkeit ist die Entwicklung von Smart Clothing Produkten, die mit dem Träger interagieren, das Sicherheitsniveau erhöhen und individuelle Daten messen können“, sagt die Professorin für Funktionale Textilien und Bekleidung.

In Mönchengladbach werden im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts elektrisch leitfähige Hybridgarne entwickelt, die durch Nähen verarbeitet werden können. Forscherinnen und Forscher des Fachbereichs Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik der Hochschule Niederrhein sowie der Hogeschool Gent (Belgien) werden dafür bis Oktober 2022 mit rund 250.000 Euro vom Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie gefördert.

Damit könne man die drei vorherrschenden Trends in der Modebranche Digitalisierung, Sicherheit und Individualismus bedienen, sagt Professorin Dr. Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer vom Fachbereich Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik, die zugleich Projektleiterin ist.
„Eine Möglichkeit ist die Entwicklung von Smart Clothing Produkten, die mit dem Träger interagieren, das Sicherheitsniveau erhöhen und individuelle Daten messen können“, sagt die Professorin für Funktionale Textilien und Bekleidung.

Ziel des Projektes ist es, tragbare Prototypen für Sport- und Schutzbekleidungssysteme zu entwickeln, die Licht emittieren, Feuchte und Temperatur aufzeigen oder auf Körperbewegungen reagieren und diese nachvollziehen können. Hierfür entwickeln die Forscherinnen und Forscher Hybridgarne, die in Funktionsnähten verarbeitet werden können. Das Projekt legt großen Wert darauf, bereits etablierte Technologien der Branche zu nutzen, ohne zusätzliche Verarbeitungsschritte für Unternehmen einführen zu müssen, so Professorin Dr. Kerstin Zöll, verantwortlich für Konfektionstechnologie am Fachbereich und ebenso aktiv im Projekt eingebunden. Außerdem werden Richtlinien zur Herstellung dieser Nähte erstellt und die Stärken und Schwächen dieser Entwicklung aufgezeigt.

Mit Hilfe der in der Forschung erzielten Ergebnisse sollen Unternehmen wählen können, welche Form von Funktionsnähte für ihre Produkte am besten geeignet sind, ohne auf teure Änderungen der Produktionskette zurückgreifen zu müssen. Ein projektbegleitender Ausschuss von Industrie-Unternehmen der Branche erhält Einblick in die Forschungsergebnisse und gibt durch sein Feedback wertvolle Impulse für die Arbeiten.

Das Projekt hat eine Laufzeit von zwei Jahren. Die Förderung erfolgt durch die industrielle Gemeinschaftsförderung (AiF) des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie.

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Hochschule Niederrhein

19.03.2018

World first ROICA™ premium sustainable stretch fiber got prestigious Senken Shimbun “Synthetic Fiber Prize”

Asahi Kasei ROICA™ premium stretch fibre has received the prestigious Senken Shimbun Synthetic Fiber Prize with the sustainable GRS certified yarn.
ROICA™ specialties captured the attention of Senken Shimbun, a daily Japanese fashion newspaper, based in Tokyo, Japan.  Founded in 1956, today provides news, research data and new business ideas, and has a great influence over the fashion business in Japan. It helps fashion products throughout Japan to be distributed in Japan's domestic market, and serves as a platform targeting overseas markets.
The award is limited to Japanese companies. This year ROICA™ GRS certified yarn was selected in the Sustainable category thanks to its unique sustainable characteristics.

Asahi Kasei ROICA™ premium stretch fibre has received the prestigious Senken Shimbun Synthetic Fiber Prize with the sustainable GRS certified yarn.
ROICA™ specialties captured the attention of Senken Shimbun, a daily Japanese fashion newspaper, based in Tokyo, Japan.  Founded in 1956, today provides news, research data and new business ideas, and has a great influence over the fashion business in Japan. It helps fashion products throughout Japan to be distributed in Japan's domestic market, and serves as a platform targeting overseas markets.
The award is limited to Japanese companies. This year ROICA™ GRS certified yarn was selected in the Sustainable category thanks to its unique sustainable characteristics.

On March 14th, 2018 Senken Shimbun organized an event to conferee the awards and in this occasion ROICA™ displayed unique fabrics and garments created with this awarded ROICA™ yarn by premium producers as Iluna Group S.p.A (IT), M.I.T.I. (IT), Tessitura Colombo Antonio(IT), Tintex Textiles(PT)  and international top level brands as Cosabella (US), Maloja (DE) and Triumph (CH.
 
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS AWARD WINNING PRODUCT
The Senken Award winning ROICA™ yarn is part of the ROICA™ Eco-Smart family, a world-first range of unique innovative and responsible made premium stretch fibers, that today can offer 2 real sustainable solutions. For time, one of the two types was awarded! The ROICA™ yarn certified GRS (Global Recycled Standard by TEXTILE EXCHANGE) version 3 certified yarn with more than 50% pre-consumer recycled content.

Two of the companies above: M.I.T.I. and TINTEX already garnered a huge recognition at ISPO last February also thanks to the uniqueness of this smart ROICA™ yarn:
M.I.T.I. Spa presented at ISPO Green Soul, a new fabric line made with fully recycled fibers. Ten different fabrics belong to this products line whose composition is both polyamide/ROICA™ Eco-Smart family and Polyester/ROICA™ Eco-Smart family offering a 100% recycled fiber warp knitted stretch fabrics. The winning Bluesign certified fabric is called Thermal Green and is a high-end brush back warpknit fabric, made with recycled Polyamide and ROICA™ Eco-Smart family.Tintex Textiles Garnered Its Second ‘ISPO Best Product Award’ In TexTrends in the SOFT EQUIPMENT category with a circular economy centric material, branded B.Cork™, a unique technology that sources certified pre-consumer cork waste.  Following a patent pending hi-tech lamination of a water based, formaldehyde and solvent free coating, a breathable, natural and waterproof supersoft touch is achieved. And last but not least is using ROICA™ Eco-Smart family premium stretch qualities  to fulfil fit and comfort needs.
 
 AWARD WINNING ROICA YARN IN BRANDS COLLECTIONS

  • Maloja, an outdoor speciality brand with its roots in nature and  wellbeing, Maloja is presenting  many lines using ROICA™, and  here we present a new mid layer  technical x-country ski set with  fabrics from MITI, using the GRS  certified yarn part of the ROICA™ Eco- Smart family of responsible Stretch.
     
  • COSABELLA produced by Collezioni SRL: The brand sells in over 100 countries, with a premium collection of 2000 styles for every sector of lingerie and leisurewear. Latest styles use the Eco-Lace by Tessitura Colombo Antonio fabrics made with ROICA™ Eco Smart family for their more luxurious upscaled lines.
     
  • TRIUMPH LINGERIE: whose latest designs use the new stretch lace from ILUNA Group and the GRS certified yarn part of the ROICA™ Eco Smart family, slips and lingerie sets for the Essence by Triumph collection.
More information:
ROICA™ stretch fibre
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GB Network