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Lenzing Modal® now in color Lenzing is proud to present the new COLOR and BLACK Modal fibers. The new developments are being presented for the first time at the international yarn and fabric trade shows. Lenzing Modal® in color Lenzing Modal ® is now available in special fibers including black. The advantage of the spun-dyed fiber is its ecofriendliness: dyeing is no longer necessary because the color pigments are embedded directly in the fiber matrix. Resources, such as water and energy, are spared when producing fabrics. Tests prove that processing Lenzing Modal ® COLOR requires up to 80% less energy and saves up to 75% of water (in jet dyeing) in comparison to standard fibers. This result mainly depends on the dyeing process. Creative fashion The color black harbors enormous potential for applications in lingerie and socks. Particularly in these applications, Lenzing Modal ® COLOR in black boasts interesting properties such as color and abrasion fastness. Textiles of Lenzing Modal ® COLOR are generally extremely durable. The color stays put. No “bleeding”, as it is known, occurs. Even after repeated washing, clothing of Lenzing Modal ® COLOR remains as colorful as on the first day. Moreover, a range of other design ideas can be realized with the other colors from blends to color innovations such as cross-dyed products. Edelweiss is in on the act Lenzing Modal ® COLOR is produced in an eco-friendly process using edelweiss technology. The fiber is produced in Corporate News Austria from beechwood. It is carbon neutral and up to 95% of processing chemicals are recovered during production. For this reason Lenzing Modal ® has been newly positioned and the slogan “Makes the World a Softer Place” has been changed to “Carbon Neutral Softness by Edelweiss Technology”. “We wanted to produce Lenzing Modal ® as an eco-friendly cellulose fiber and point out that particularly this fiber produced in Austria is produced to the best of our knowledge and belief and basically differs from other Modal fibers”, Dieter Eichinger, Vice President Lenzing Business Unit Textile, explains. DyStar Colours Distribution GmbH opens new European Warehouse With a customer event, DyStar Colours Distribution GmbH, located in Frankfurt- Hoechst, together with 4PL Central Station Deutschland GmbH, officially started up the new European warehouse in Biebesheim. 4PL invested about 2.7 Mio Euro to establish this state-of-the-art distribution warehouse for DyStar, in which the inventory of textile dyes and textile auxiliaries is stored. In 2011 the business of DyStar Colours Distribution GmbH showed double-digit growth and the new warehouse is an additional milestone to continue the company‘s expansion path. “This investment is an important strategic step which will bring forth considerable improvement in our logistics“, says Eric Hopmann, Managing Director of DyStar Colours Distribution GmbH. “Our capacities from three locations can be centralized in the new warehouse which allows us to become more efficient and flexible in our customer supply process. We are happy to have found a partner in 4PL Central Station Deutschland GmbH that will support us in the future as professional logisticians.“ The attendants of the event could view the modern equipment on a tour through the warehouse. The 5000 square meter distribution center was built within 4 months. All in all, 3000 tons of concrete and 180 tons of steel were used to build the warehouse with a 12 meter high rack system. In accordance with the special regulations for textile dyes and chemicals, a containment area for repacking liquids and equipment to stir liquids when repacking is available. For the DyStar group which is headquartered in Singapore, the German and European textile markets play an important role despite the crisis in Europe. As the global market leader and dyestuff specialist for the textile and leather industry, DyStar has several manufacturing sites in Europe in Ludwigshafen, Germany, in Portugal and in Turkey. Following the motto “Global presence - local support“, DyStar and its 2500 employees offer ISO-certified products and extensive services. PTJ October 2012 25
EDANA announces nonwoven production statistics EDANA, the International Association serving the Nonwovens and related industries, released a public summary of its annual statistics on Nonwovens Production and Deliveries for 2011 on 12th July 2012. This shows a growth in production volume for 2011 of 5.7%, with several market segments recording their best output ever in both tonnage and square metres, including baby diapers, medical, personal care wipes, civil engineering, automotive and agriculture. The total deliveries reached the level of 1,897,748 tonnes and 55,740 million square metres in 2011. In global terms, the production of Greater Europe represented approximately 25%. The 2011 expansion, albeit at a slower pace than the increase of 10.9% observed in 2010, has continued the positive growth of the industry after the hiccup of the recovery year of the economic crisis. Additional positive signs were also recorded. Jacques Prigneaux, EDANA’s Market Analysis and Economic Affairs Director, stated that “Each production Corporate News process obviously has its own specific trends depending on the evolution of the market segments. Spunmelt production recorded two successive growths of more than 9% in 2010 and 2011. Within the fibre-based products, while thermobonded nonwoven production has been quite flat over the last two years, spunlace production recovered the most, and was by far the most important drylaid output”. Apart from Europe, the exports of nonwovens to rest of the world have never been as high as the current period for both volume and value. Last year, import into the region from China increased by 24% and China became the EU’s most important supplier, but, for each sub-category of Nonwovens the EU-27 remained a net exporter of products.The EDANA nonwovens database and statistical methodology, which is over 30 yearsold (and has obviously been refined using latest IT features), is unique and the largest of its kind in the world, based on an exhaustive annual survey with direct input from nonwoven producers. The full report and detailed data for the “2011 European Nonwovens Production and Deliveries”, an exclusive EDANA membership benefit, has been made available since mid-June. Jakob Müller and COMEZ combine their activities Jakob Müller AG Frick and COMEZ Gestioni S.p.A. combine their business activities in the field of crochet and knitting machines. COMEZ will operate as of October 8th, 2012 under the name COMEZ International s.r.l. as a member of the Jakob Müller Group. The brand COMEZ, the COMEZ machine portfolio and quality level in machinery and services will remain unchanged to continuously serve customers with advanced knitting solutions. Due to the combined strengths of Jakob Müller and COMEZ, the two partners are convinced to enhance their product portfolio and services. COMEZ will operate as of October 8th 2012 under the name COMEZ International s.r.l. as a member of the Jakob Müller Group. Mr. Paolo Banfi will continue to represent COMEZ internationally as the General Manager. According to a press release dated October 04, 2012 from Jakob Müller AG Frick, all activities of the Jakob Müller Group, other than the crochet and knitting segment, will remain unchanged.
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