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RadiciGroup polyester yarn arrives at Heimtextil 2016

RadiciGroup has become a fixture at Heimtextil in Frankfurt. From 12-15 January 2016, the biggest international trade fair for home and contract textiles is once again the showcase for the Radyarn® and Starlight® yarn ranges developed by RadiciGroup companies Noyfil SpA and Noyfil SA. The two manufacturers rank among the leading European producers of polyester yarn and boast a long tradition of excellence in the field.
At Heimtextil, RadiciGroup is focusing on its lines of flame retardant and bacteriostatic yarns, solution-dyed yarns – both conventional and made of recycled materials –, and ANTIMONY FREE polyester yarn, available in raw and solution-dyed versions. What do all these RadiciGroup products have in common? Excellent performance, sustainability and safety.

Featuring embedded flame-retardant properties, these RadiciGroup continuous polyester yarns are ideal for the indoor and outdoor textile furnishings and contract sectors. Radyarn® and Starlight® FR are available in solution-dyed, bacteriostatic and/or UV-stabilized versions and endow fabrics with:

  • Excellent performance
  • Safety
  • Functionality
  • Softness and breathablity
  • Colourfastness
  • Superior quality

Radyarn® and Starlight® FR are presented as part of the FR Total Care initiative, a collaborative project involving a group of manufacturers in the synthetic fibres industry – including Noyfil SA and Noyfil SpA from RadiciGroup. The team members have pooled their know-how and expertise in the pursuit of a well-defined objective: to bring to the market the best flame retardant solutions in a complete range of high performance FR products and services that combine functionality, safety, customizability and efficiency in terms of cost and sustainability.

But that is not all. FR Total Care also stands for technical expertise, innovation and specialized assistance in fabric construction, design and finishing, as well as support in fabric testing and approval, and marketing consulting.

Radyarn® and Starlight® Bacteriostatic for exceptionally hygienic fabrics

These RadiciGroup polyester yarns are manufactured with a micro-structured silver-ion additive that endows the yarn with bacteriostatic properties to inhibit the proliferation of bacteria in the fabric. The silver ions are incorporated directly into the fibre during the extrusion stage and are distributed throughout the yarn, giving Radyarn® and Starlight® Bacteriostatic lasting bacteriostatic effectiveness (over time and even after many washes).

The Radyarn® and Starlight® Bacteriostatic lines mean complete production versatility in all available versions: solution-dyed, flame retardant FR, UV-stabilized and Ceramic.

In Frankfurt, RadiciGroup focuses once again on sustainability as an active process involving people, methodology, continual improvement and concrete action, such as the development of products using renewable source energy, recycled raw materials, biopolymers obtained from renewable natural materials, and dyeing processes (e.g., solution dyeing) that help save precious resources like water and energy.

Two of the above sustainability features are star attractions at Heimtextil: solution dyeing and postconsumer recycled PET bottles used to make low environmental impact yarn.

Solution dyeing Solution dyeing is a one-step process in which colour masterbatch is added to the polymer melt during the extrusion phase of fibre manufacturing and becomes an integral part of the polymer matrix. This technology allows for considerable savings of water and energy compared to traditional post-dyeing and finishing methods.

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) studies done by RadiciGroup – specifically the measurement of GER, GWP, eutrophization and water consumption for its Radyarn® PET yarn – have demonstrated that solution-dyed yarn has a smaller environmental footprint compared to conventional post-dyed yarn.

r-Radyarn® and r-Starlight®

These yarns made from post-consumer recycled PET bottles are the result of a multi-stage process – from post-consumer bottle collection to reprocessing and yarn production –, all taking place in Europe and monitored at every step.

r-Radyarn® and r-Starlight® are tangibly sustainable products in that they:

  • Valorize waste
  • Cut down on plastics disposal
  • Raise awareness of separate waste collection
  • Decrease energy consumption during the manufacturing process with a noticeable reduction in CO2 emissions
  • Avoid excessive use of water when solution dyed

Radyarn® and Starlight® antimony free As part of its commitment to offer new products that are safer for end-user health, RadiciGroup has developed antimony free, a continuous polyester yarn free of antimony, a semimetal commonly used as a stabilizer and catalyst in polyester manufacturing.

Noyfil SpA and Noyfil SA are two of the 47 textile companies recently recognized for having been OekoTex® Standard 100-certified for the past 20 years.

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#Sustainability

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#Recycling / Circular Economy

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#Knitting & Hosiery

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#Home Textiles

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#Home Textiles

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