Customised: PET specialties With homopolymer fibres there is clear focus on customer-specific developments which can offer evident added value for customers and partners; to which end use the fibres are put to is less decisive here.

Trevira intends to further expand its programme for shortcut fibres, e.g. for paper and filtration materials. These fibre types are also available in a flame retardant variant.

As a specialist in polymer modification, Trevira has recently brought a new development onto the market, one that supplies the fibres with a particularly soft handle. The modification in raw material employed can be used for all polymers and is already commercially available for polyester and PLA. It is anticipated that, along- side technical applications, potential for the new development is expected primarily in the field of hygiene.

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Versatile in use: bicomponent fibres Today’s standard fibre programme contains already a whole series of raw material combinations such as PET/Co-PET, PET/PE and PET/PBT. Trevira is currently working on new modifications, in order to offer suitable products to meet the needs and technical demands of customers. These include, for instance, flame retardant modified bicomponent fibre types for technical applications or fine titres for the filtration sector.