solution dyed regenerated nylon yarn for seat cover fabric
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Fashion, sportswear and luxury brands did recognize the value of ECONYL® yarn as the sustainable ingredient in their products.
The ECONYL® solution dyed yarn platform for automotive interiors offers the opportunity to upgrade the attractiveness and performances of seat covers fabrics, while drastically reducing their environmental footprint.
Furthermore, it gives manufacturers the possibility to work on the development of innovative eco-designed seats, where the ECONYL® seat cover fabric could be removed, regenerated and re-manufactured an infinite number of times.
Toward a circular economy
ECONYL® regenerated nylon is virginquality yarn with a very different story in terms of where it’s come from and it’s going.
Made by turning nylon waste - like fishing nets from the oceans and aquaculture, fabric scraps from mills and spent carpets destined for landfill - into brand new nylon yarn, it unleashes endless possibilities to the fashion, interior and automotive industries.
100% regenerated and 100% regenerable, it can be recycled, recreated andremoulded again and again without ever loosing its quality.
No waste. No new resources. Just endless possibilities.
What is ECONYL®
ECONYL® solution dyed yarns are manufactured using high quality masterbatches produced by Aquafil.
The use of solution dyed yarns provides important advantages in terms of enviromental impact: no water is used in the dyeing process and, conseguently, no wastewater needs to be processed and purified. This leads to significant materials and energy saving.
Moreover, the superior elasticity of ECONYL® solution dyed yarns overcomes all limitations in the reprocessing phase.
A wide range of colored yarns
Aquafil’s masterbatches ensure high quality yarns with color fastness in terms of:
• LIGHT FASTNESS• UV RESISTANCE
The available platform is based on 3 types of ECONYL® solution dyed yarns:• textured• twisted• taslanwhich are always available in their standard configuration.
However, solutions are infinite. ECONYL® yarns can be customized based on the client’s need by fine tuning the reprocessing, the design and the color of the fibers.
Solutions for the automotive seat covers
TEXTURED YARNS • 78 DTEX | 18 FILAMENTS | 2 PLIES• ROUND SECTION FILAMENT• 35 COLOR SHADES• LIGHT INTERMINGLED YARN• SZ TORSION
TWISTED YARNS• 78 DTEX | 18 FILAMENTS | 2 PLIES• ROUND SECTION FILAMENT• 35 COLOR SHADES• S or Z TORSION• 90 TORSION PER METER (TPM)
TASLAN YARNS• 600 DTEX | 108 FILAMENTS• ROUND SECTION FILAMENT• 35 COLOR SHADES
• 2700 DTEX | 540 FILAMENTS• ROUND SECTION FILAMENT• MÈLANGE EFFECT
(FT - False Twisted)
(TW)
(TS - Air Textured)
Solution dyed ECONYL® regenerated yarns are lighter than the comparable PET yarns traditionally used by the automotiveindustry. The lower specific gravity of ECONYL® regenerated yarns offsets most of the price differential.
Furthermore, it ensures better performance especially in terms of elastic and antistatic properties, quality ofthe fabrics and performance over time.
And ECONYL® yarns are regenerable. Infinitely.
Why ECONYL® regenerated nylon rather than PET?
ECONYL® PET
• Chemical resistance• Biological resistance• Dynamometric & elastic properties• Quality of the fabric*• Performance over time of the product**• Regenerability
2.03.0 3.0
3.0 2.53.0 2.0
3.0 2.03.0 1.0
2.0
1.0 = limited - 2.0 = good - 3.0 = high
* Resilience (resistance to bending) | density | swelling point | heat set (energy and quality) | flame resistance | permanent setting |ironing | carbonization.** Friction factor | abrasion proof | pilling formation | moisture absorbance | dieletric properties | heat transmission | aging resistance |effect of the heat | effect of sunlight exposure.
2002 BIANCO CANDIDO
2292 TURCHESE
2617BRONZATO
2010 ANTRACITE
2037CORDA
2064 BANDIERA
2710FUXIA
2017 ARGENTO
2297 BLU FRANCIA
2332 MARRONE
2999 NERO
2618 SACCO
2614 MILITARE
2701 VIOLA
2015 ALLUMINIO
2295 ADRIA
2078 CANARINO
2028 LAVANDA
2310 CAMMELLO
2602 CIPRESSO
2053 ARANCIO
2012 GRIGIO MEDIO
2294 CARTA DA ZUCCHERO
2071 GIRASOLE
2065 NILO
2034 NOCCIOLA
2708 ROSA
2044 ROSSO
2011 GRIGIO TOPO
2223 OLTREMARE
2075 LIME
2213 CELESTE
2319BRUNO
2709 GLICINE
2441 BORDEAUX
ECONYL® standard color shades card
New color solutions can be always developed based on client’s needs. *Actual color yarns may slightly differ.
Aquafil S.p.A.Via Linfano, 9 · 38062 Arco TN · Italy
T. +39 0464 581 111 · F +39 0464 532 [email protected] - www.aquafil.com
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