February-2020

Feb 2020 Birlacril™ New sletter

Radianza™ debuts in Colombiatex

We launched our flagship environment friendly Radianza™ fibre in South America market in Colombiatex de
las Americas, that we held in Medellin, Colombia from January 21-23, 2020. Radianza™ - ready-to-use dyeing
using gel dyed technology – is one of the most environment friendly fibre as it eliminates the needs for yarn
or fabric dyeing later in the process. Ashwini Chotani, Chief Marketing Office, TAF says, “This was our first
time in Colombiatex and we got tremendous response from the textile industry here. Not only from
Colombia, there were customers from other South American countries and Europe that visited and showed
interest in yarns and fabrics made with Radianza™. Since sustainable products are going to drive the industry,
we got a good number of enquiries for Radianza™ fibre and yarns”.

Radianza™ is a specialty ready-to-use dyed fibre manufactured using gel dyeing technology, which enables the
dyeing process to happen with limited use of water, energy, chemicals and highly efficient consumption of
dyestuff, due to which very insignificant amount of unused dye gets discharged into the effluent. TAF has
been promoting the product as a dyed fibre available in many shades and able to develop new colors as per
customer’s requirements. However, the benefits of Radianza™ fibre to the environment got evident once
TAF conducted an independent third party “Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)” study of Radianza™ fibre starting
from polymerization to garment disposal. The results were significantly better than other fibres and when
compared to conventional
dyeing the usage of
Radianza™ fibre showed 20
times less Global Warming
Potential, 7 times less Blue
Water consumption and
similar results in the 8 other
parameters related to
environment impact.
“Radianza™ has been a
success for us in Asian
markets where the customers
are looking at innovative
ways to reduce dyeing. After
this Colombiatex, we believe
that a good number of
products with Radianza™
will be available in the Amer-
icas to offer to the global
apparel and textile industry”,
adds Mr. Chotani.

New product: Marine Canvas with Durashine™

Our Durashine™ SELECT partner
Bulliontex (Sol-Out outdoor fabric brand)
has developed a new range of high
performance marine canvas fabrics. These
fabrics are made with 100% Durashine™
with a high quality PU coating, resulting in
excellent UV resistance and water proof
performance. The fabrics do not fade under
sun-light and aren't affected by sea water
making them the right product to cover and
protect boats.

The fabrics are available in a range of colors
and come with minimum 5 year warranty
for color fading.

Sustainability Corner: LCA of Radianza™ shows benefits of gel-dyeing

Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd. Incorporated in 1987, Thai Acrylic Fibre (TAF) ranks among
888/168-169, Mahatun Plaza, the top five quality acrylic fibre producers globally. The company
16th Floor, Ploenchit Road, has a strong focus on system improvements and has established
Bangkok 10330 comprehensive standards of ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001,
Phone: +66 (0) 2-253 6754 OHSAS 18000 and SA 8000.
Fax: +66 (0) 2-253 4769, 253 6734
Email: [email protected] We produce more than 14 different types of specialty fibres for vari-
ous applications ranging from sweaters, blankets, carpets, circular
www.birlacril.com knitting and technical fibres for outdoor applications.

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