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News briefsToray announces renewable nylon 66 breakthrough
Tokyo-based Toray Industries announced that it has developed what it claims is “the world’s first 100% bio-based adipic acid,” a raw material for nylon 66 (polyamide 66). The company achieved this breakthrough using a proprietary synthesis technique that combines its microbial fermentation technology and chemical purification technologies. Nylon 66 has ...
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News briefsArtilect ignites next stage of A/SYS clothing system
After starting its premiere season fall/winter 2021/22 with its A/SYS-1 and A/SYS-2 clothing system styles, i.e. base layers and next layers (midlayers), the newcomer brand Artilect from Boulder, Colorado, is now following up with the product groups A/SYS-3 to A/SYS-5 for fall/winter 2022/23: insulayers, breathable vapor layers and weatherproof mission ...
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News briefsToray introduces 100% plant-based nylon fiber for sports and outdoor applications
Japanese fiber specialist Toray Industries announced that it has developed a nylon fiber 510 (N510) composed of 100 percent bio-based synthetic polymers, analogous to the definition in section 3.1.5 of ISO 16620-1: 2015, the international standard for the bio-based content of plastics. The product, named Ecodear™ N510, is the first ...
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Toray’s Makspec V antiviral textile effective in combating Covid-19
Toray Industries announced that its tests on samples of its Makspec® V fabric have confirmed the effectiveness of this antiviral textile in reducing concentrations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The company manufactured the washable textile from 100 percent polyester. Under the JISL 1922 antiviral test for textile products, samples were irradiated ...
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Toray launches eco-textile with the feel of traditional Japanese paper
Toray Industries, the Tokyo-based chemical company, has introduced a new polyester filament fabric called Camifu. Toray says that the new material “combines the softness, smoothness, and comfort of synthetic fibers with the natural feel and random unevenness of traditional Japanese paper” and recommends it “for a variety of clothing uses, ...
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Toray presents washable antiviral fabric
Toray Industries claims to have developed a fabric, called Makspec V, that retains both its antiviral properties and its softness with repeated washing. According to the Japanese multinational, the chief problem was fixing the antiviral agent in a manner that would last and keep the fabric comfortable. Cotton blends aid ...
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Toray develops bio-based nylon
Toray, the Japanese chemical and materials company, has developed a nylon 60 percent of whose contents are drawn from a biological source – specifically, the sebacic acid in castor beans. Given the trade name Ecodear Nylon, the fiber can be spun in the same manner as conventional nylons, is both ...
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Toray’s Kudos XT treatment to set new DWR standards
Toray Industries, Inc. has developed a durable waterproof treatment called Kudos XT. The Japanese chemicals company claims that the new treatment delivers higher levels of durability for both abrasion and machine washing. Kudos XT also solves the problem that conventional durable water repellents (DWRs) decompose over time and the outer ...
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Toray offers PET-recycled version of Primeflex stretch fabrics
Toray is launching a PET-recycled iteration of its Primeflex series of flexible stretch fabric. The new version, which will be available in spring/summer 2021, is meant to meet the increasing demand by sportswear consumers for sustainability without compromising stretch. The Primeflex PET-recycled type incorporates recycled PET that would normally be ...
