RadiciGroup, a leading European producer of a vast range of polyester yarn, is in Frankfurt at Heimtextil 2015 international exhibition for home textiles with the FR and bacteriostatic versions of its Radyarn and Starlight yarns.

“These flame retardant products continue to generate positive feedback from the market,” said Andrea Marcassoli, of Noyfil SpA Technical Assistance.

“During this past year we have worked hard on optimizing the products through analysis and testing in order to provide our customers with yarns for flame-retardant fabrics compliant with all the strictest laws, standards and regulations, which may be different from country to country and may depend on the type of application.”

FR Total Care project

Within the context of its FR Total Care project, RadiciGroup is introducing polyester continuous filament yarn featuring intrinsic flame-retardant properties.

Radyarn and Starlight Flame Retardant yarns – available in solution-dyed, antibacterial and UV-stabilized versions – are designed to suit applications in the indoor and outdoor textile furnishings and contract sectors, because they add high performance, safety and functionality to fabrics. These yarns are also said to feature softness, breathability, colourfastness and high quality.

 “The value added we offer our customers lies in being more than just a supplier,” Mr Marcassoli continued. “Through FR Total Care, a project founded through the partnership of synthetic fibre industry leaders, in which RadiciGroup is represented by its companies Noyfil SA and Noyfil SpA, we are able to provide full-spectrum service, including support throughout the fabric design, processing, testing and certification stages.”

Growth outlook

“In 2014, growth in these flame-retardant products has continued its upward trend,” said Maurizio Vedovati, General Manager of Noyfil SpA and Sales Manager of the RadiciGroup Polyester Business RadiciGroup.

“This is particularly the case for FR versions stabilized against the effects of outdoor exposure, such as our FR UV-stabilized Radyarn and Starlight yarns, which are available in a wide range of solution-dyed colours and resistant to photodegradation, and our FR Bacteriostatic with bacteriostatic functionality added.”

“For 2015, we have a good growth outlook (+20%) for our flame-retardant products, both in the solution-dyed variants and the dyed yarn for traditional applications in the furnishings segment. For this year, we also foresee 15% growth for the microfibre FR and solution-dyed bacteriostatic yarn lines.”

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