Textile and fibre company Teijin has developed a new polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fibre for use in outerwear, which it says raises the wearer’s wind-chill factor by 5 degrees celsius.
Teijin Frontier Co, the Teijin Group’s fibre-product converting company, says it envisions a wide range of applications for Solotex Thermo, including jeans, pants and bottoms. The company is targeting annual sales of 500 tonnes by the fiscal year ending March 2021.
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The fibre, which Teijin Frontier says offers excellent thermal retention and insulation, has been developed to provide high comfort thanks to its softness, form-suitability and stretchability and also absorbs near-infrared sunlight, converting it to heat efficiently due to carbon-based inorganic particles mixed into its monocular structure.
Meanwhile, the firm claims that compared to conventional polyester fibre, Solotex Thermo raises the wearer’s wind-chill factor by 5 degrees celsius, as demonstrated in a sunlight heat-storage test conducted by Boken Quality Evaluation Institute.
Earlier this year, Teijin Frontier developed a new functional fabric for use in sportswear, which it said can be used as a substitute for cotton in sweat-suits.
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