English_Newsletter_October_2021

Oct 2021 Birlacril™ New sletter

Radianza™ fibre is now bluesign® APPROVED

Radianza™ fibre, the flagship acrylic fibre brand of Thai Acrylic Fibre Company (Aditya Birla Group), is
now “bluesign® APPROVED” – making it the first and only acrylic fibre to get this certification. This
bluesign® APPROVED certification is another feather in the cap for Radianza™, which is now the only
acrylic fibre which has Higgs MSI scores, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study and digital tracking & tracing
facility.
The gel-dyeing technology behind Radianza™ is the key driver for its superior sustainability performance.
Water pollution and water consumption are two of the biggest environmental problems facing the fash-
ion industry and conventional dyeing processes contribute immensely towards these two problems. In
gel-dyeing, the dye is absorbed in the fibre within 4-5 seconds with close to zero discharge of unused dye
and minimum requirement of water. The LCA study as well as the MSI scores show significant reduction
of environmental impact while using Radianza™ fibre in place of conventional acrylic fibre and processes.
bluesign® APPROVED articles go through a rigorous certification process by Bluesign Technologies ag –
the organization behind the certification – and it certifies that these articles are produced in a resource
conserving way with a minimum impact on people and the environment. “We are very proud of getting
the bluesign® APPROVED certification for Radianza™ fibre. It gives even more assurance to both our
direct and downstream customers of a sustainability index of their products made with Radianza™ fibre.
It also shows our commitment to not only come up with more and more sustainable products for the
industry, but also the length at which we will go to ensure that our customers can safely claim the better
environmental impact of their products”, says Thomas Varghese, Business Head – Textiles – Aditya Birla
Group.

Radianza™ is a trademark of Thai Acrylic Fibre Co. Ltd.

Ferntex Collaborates with Sol-Out & TAF for Australian Outdoor Fabric Market

TAF and Bulliontex Co. Ltd. have joined hands with
Australia based company Ferntex Solutions to
distribute outdoor fabrics under Bulliontex’s Sol-Out®
brand made with our Durashine™ fibre in Australasia.
Sol-Out® fabrics will be available for Awnings, Shades,
Marine Canvas as well as Outdoor Upholstery
segments and Ferntex will be the sole distributor for
these fabrics.

Durashine™ (www.durashineoutdoor.com) is our
superior quality Solution Dyed Acrylic fibre and is
suitable for various outdoor applications including
awnings, outdoor furniture, carpets and marine
canvas etc. Color brilliancy, durability and
performance characteristics of fabrics made with Durashine™ remain unchanged year after year.

Sol-Out® brand (www.sol-out.com) from Thailand based Bulliontex, is an Outdoor fabric brand that offers high
performance functional fabrics for shades, upholstery and marine canvas applications. Sol-Out® has created a
niche in the market combining high performance and impeccable designs.

Ferntex Solutions, founded by Russel Fernandes, is based in Melbourne. With an extensive experience in dealing
with a variety of fabrics and know-how of Australian market, Russel started Ferntex to offer innovative textile
products in this market.

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,
OHSAS 18000 and SA 8000. We produce more than 14 differ-
Phone: +66 (0) 2-253 6754 ent types of specialty fibres for various applications ranging from
Fax: +66 (0) 2-253 4769, 253 6734 sweaters, blankets, carpets, circular knitting and technical fibres for
Email: [email protected] outdoor applications.

www.birlacril.com
www.durashineoutdoor.com
www.radianza.world