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Smart textile innovations at Filo Milan

Monocel is exhibiting its yarns in a range of jersey and woven fabric innovations.

29th September 2016

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Milan

Sustainable, Clothing/​Footwear

Leading experts in the textile industry are exhibiting their latest products and innovations at the 46th edition of the Filo Milan trade fair for yarns and fabrics, which is taking place at the Palazzo delle Stelline this week.

Monocel, a designer and distributor of high-end top dyed yarns under the Monocel brand, is demonstrating its potential and how it can represent the next generation of smart cellulosic yarns. The company is exhibiting its Monocel yarns in a range of jersey and woven fabric innovations.

Monocel is a new generation of smart and responsible lyocell-from-bamboo yarns. These developments represent a new option in eco-responsible yarns, with a unique colour range delivered through an Ultrasonic Natural Plant Dyed process, the company reports.

High tech top dyed yarns

Monocel Ultrasonic Plant Dyed yarns is a family of high tech top dyed yarns. They combine the latest advanced dyeing technology with ancient coloration materials. The company says it believes it is also one of the most advanced water saving techniques available. The patented process uses liquid plant dyes in the new ultrasonic ‘attachment’ technique for a high level of colour fastness, with encouraging improved efficiencies in energy and emissions reductions through lower temperatures and shorter dyeing times.

By combining Monocel with natural plant dyes, the company says it has achieved a beautiful colour range that is unique to the ultrasonic process and offers yarns that are completely non-toxic and gentle to the skin. The dyes are based on traditional Asian medicinal roots, fruits and flowers.

Yarns come in pure Monocel or blended with GOTS certified organic cotton, spun in Siro-Compact, and Compact formats for the finest yarns. White bleached yarns use the more environmental Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) process.

Ecotec by Marchi & Fildi

Marchi & Fildi, a leading spinner and provider of cotton based yarns for the textile industry, is presenting its Ecotec yarn, made in Italy and produced by an exclusive traceable and certified production process that transforms pre-dyed textile clippings into a 100% cotton yarn with record savings in water and energy consumption, according to the manufacturer.

Ecotec Innovation and Ecotec Collection in Pegasus – 65% Ecotec, 35% cotton. © Marchi & Fildi

According to the company, Ecotec is the new generation of smart cotton. Thanks to the exclusive Marchi & Fildi process, the redundant remnants from the fashion system’s garment production are recovered and transformed into Ecotec yarns, amking it possible to use less resources while maintaining the quality standards.

Ecotec partners

Some companies decided to become Ecotec accredited partner by signing the Ecotec policy that makes them active part of the Ecotec marketing and communication activities. These include Euromaglia S.r.l, Lana Reale, Manifattura CBM, Tessuti & Tessuti srl, Tintex Texteis Sa, and Karalis Sa.

Ecotec is a refined and versatile yarn that is suitable for woven and jersey fashion fabrics, as well as for knitwear and hosiery. This year Ecotec by Marchi & Fildi will present two product lines at Filo, including Ecotec Innovation, a line of smart solutions created by the R&D department of Marchi & Fildi, in cooperation with a textile style office; and Ecotec Collection, an exclusive range of Ecotec fabrics made by accredited Ecotec partners.

Re.Verso and Filatura C4

Filatura C4: Re.Verso partner of excellence for smart wool yarns for contract and woven fabrics for fashion, is now presenting its exclusive A/W 2017/2018 collection at Filo Milan. “Thanks to a shared philosophy and dedication to sustainable manufacturing and business, both companies have collaborated, with the support of C.L.A.S.S., to present a new dimension in eco-smart re-engineered wool based yarns, signed Re.Verso by Filatura C4, now especially targeted for the contract market,” said Alessio Catani, Managing Director of Filatura C4.

Re.Verso is a new textile platform that works together with its textile partners to produce a fully integrated, 100%, Made in Italy textile collection. With a dynamic approach to production, Re.Verso aims to make its products in a responsible manner, utilising fully traceable materials and processes that are also 100% Made in Italy.

The supply chain is based on pre consumer clippings, never used, given by the best Italian and international brands/producers of the fashion industry. The system is said to allow great savings in terms of energy and water consumption and CO2 emissions as certified by the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment). The system is also certified Global Recycling Standard (GRS), ISO 9001 and SA8000.

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