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Adding extra function to nylon fabrics using polyester production technologies

The newly developed products offer the high functionality of polyester products such as lightweight, moisture management, anti-transparency, and softness

14th July 2016

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Tokyo

Sports/​Outdoor, Clothing/​Footwear

The newly developed products offer the high functionality of polyester products such as lightweight, moisture management, anti-transparency, and softness — while retaining the characteristics of nylon fibre produced by Taiwanese nylon manufacturer Chain Yarn Corporation.

DELTAPEAK

This new knitted nylon and its related textile fabrics are said to be ideal for outdoor, sports and casual wear. According to Teijin, DELTAPEAK’s advantages include lightweight, softness, anti-transparency, stretchability, snag resistance and useful bulkiness thanks to its dense, flat-knit surface. It also offers high durability and colouring properties, the company adds.

WAVERON

Teijin Frontier’s new nylon fibre features a unique cross-sectional shape consisting of four flat peaks, which Teijin says enhances anti-transparency, moisture management and quick-drying. In addition, the nylon’s original characteristics are said to offer softness, hygroscopic effectiveness, wear resistance and a cool feel to the touch. WAVERON nylon fibre is said to be suitable for use in yoga wear and compression garments when mixed with urethane fibre, as well as inner wear and surface fabrics for wadding,

Teijin Frontier plans to release DELTAPEAK and WAVERON in sportswear and outdoor applications for its 2017 spring / summer collections. Additional applications will be offered for dress, casual wear and industrial materials. Annual sales are expected to rise to 10 million metres by the fiscal year ending in March 2019.

Athleisure-type fashionable sportswear, including for outdoor and yoga wear, satisfies demands for soft, attractive outfits that are lightweight, moisture management, quick-drying and opaque, Teijin explains. Going forward, Teijin Frontier will continue to develop advanced athleisure materials, leveraging its long experience with highly functional polyester products, to meet increasingly diverse consumer demands.

Teijin is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare. Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibres such as aramid, carbon fibres and composites, healthcare, films, resin and plastic processing, polyester fibres, products converting and IT.

The group has around 150 companies and approximately 16,000 employees in 20 countries worldwide. It posted consolidated sales of JPY790.7 billion (USD 7.4 billion) and total assets of JPY 823.4 billion (USD 7.7 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

www.teijin.com

 

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