Italian engineering plastics and synthetic yarn producer RadiciGroup will showcase its recent developments at the Techtextil 2013 leading event for technical fabrics and nonwovens in Frankfurt.

The highlights of the presentation will be nylon yarn products such as Radilon PA6.10, a new nylon yarn with a smaller environmental footprint, achieved through the use of 64% renewable source polymer of biological origin, and Raditeck Fine, a range of fine-count, high-tenacity PA66 yarn that has been enhanced with new air-textured items. It will also feature Radyarn and Starlight Trace Micro Taggant polyester yarn with anti-counterfeiting, tracing capabilities, UV protection and sunscreening properties.

Radilon PA6.10

Filippo Bona, of Radici Yarn’s R&D Department, explained: “Following last year’s launch of our nylon 6.10 staple fibre, we have achieved another important development using a polymer of biological origin. Starting this year, we have expanded our Radilon line of continuous filament yarn to include not only PA6 and PA66-based products, but also a PA6.10 version. The biological content and technical characteristics of this new Radilon PA6.10 product make it the ideal yarn for high performance technical fabrics, it offers comfort, light weight, less water absorption, resistance and colourfastness.”

The new Radilon PA6.10 yarn range is made from a polymer developed and produced by Radici Chimica SpA, RadiciGroup’s Italian chemical facility.

Sustainability

“We have been producing high volumes of this new polymer since May of last year, and market response has been very good,” stated Nicolangelo Peduto, of Radici Chimica’s R&D Department.

“Firstly, compared to other long-chain polyamides, it is a highly competitive material in terms of cost/performance. In all products – from yarn to staple fibre and engineering plastics – polymer 6.10 maximises technical performance and contributes to reducing the environmental impact of specific applications on account of its renewable source content. Therefore, it ensures performance and sustainability. This is the winning combination to stay competitive in today’s market. And that’s a fact.”

“The sustainability aspect is becoming more and more important and, for this reason, our entire yarn production chain has been concentrating on it for some time, ” added Filippo Bona.

Polyester yarn properties

“At the Frankfurt event this year, we want to highlight two new specialties for technical textiles,” said Daniele Dossi, quality manager of Noyfil SA.

“We were able to develop these items because of our in-house technology. Our Trace yarns boast permanent traceability, which is mainly used to combat counterfeiting. When the yarn is incorporated into textiles, it allows for tracking the items without altering their look, feel or other properties. It’s like having a bar code in the fabric – polyester that is traceable through all processing stages.”

Radyarn/Starlight UV-protection yarn, on the other hand, is ideal for manufacturing total protection sunscreen fabric, due to its superb UV-radiation reflection and absorption properties,” Mr. Dossi continued. “Our UV-protection yarn also offers high performance in resistance, colourfastness, life and abrasion resistance.”

Other exhibits

RadiciGroup is also showcasing:

• Raditeck DoubleSix, high-tenacity PA66 yarn ideal for automotive and industrial applications
• Raditeck acrylic yarn versions – AC (for anti-cracking concrete and mortar), RF (for fibre cement products) and High Performance (for industrial uses)
• Radilon staple fibre and Dorix solution-dyed PA6 staple fibre
• Radilon solution-dyed PA6 continuous filament yarn
• Radyarn and Starlight high-performance polyester yarn and microfibre

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