Elastic but nonetheless recyclable: A brand new growth from KARL MAYER

Polyester-based tricot material with elasticity
The textile business is accountable for large mountains of waste in Europe: in Germany alone, 390,000 tonnes of textile waste are produced yearly. Solely Italy tops this determine with virtually 466,000 tonnes per 12 months, as proven by a research on waste disposal habits in 15 EU nations commissioned by the style label Labfresh. In line with additional research outcomes, each German individual produces 4.7 kilograms of textile waste, of which solely 0.5 kilograms are recycled and 0.4 kilograms are reused with out therapy. The remainder is incinerated or dumped. /1/

A key cause contributing to the low recycling charge is the purity of the fabric. Many clothes textiles include fibre or yarn mixtures that can’t be separated for the therapy course of or can solely be separated with nice issue. If, for instance, discreet consolation stretch for the clothes sector is required, KARL MAYER’s new material affords an ecological different. The textile is constructed from yarns of various polyester polymers: a semi-dull model for a smooth look and a bicomponent fibre that gives reasonable mechanical elasticity with a well-thought-out construction. The weather of the stretchable fibre consist additionally of various polymers and present totally different shrinkage behaviour: when heated, a spiral crimp is shaped. Because the cumbersome deformation will not be mechanically induced – in contrast to in textured yarns – it produces a extra everlasting and pronounced elongation compared.

The 2 polyester yarns have been processed right into a dense material on a high-performance HKS 3-M tricot machine in gauge E 32. The material weighs 202 g/m². It stands out due to its dense, wealthy really feel and a heavy drape. Clothes constructed from it’s comfy to put on, straightforward to scrub, doesn’t have to be ironed and may be recycled – after eradicating equipment resembling buttons and buckles.