World fiber and filament giant is alaways respectful, recognized, innovative, stable and sustainable…
Going through radical changes in recent years Trevira has an important role in the textile industry. Either it is acquired by a world giant or managed by gurus in the business but there are a great many unchanging facts about the company. It is always the most important name in the flame retardant fibers and filaments where it is the most respectful brand in the world. Its widespread dealership scattered all over the world works very properly and heightens the quality level of the industry. As always Trevira took part at Heimtextil 2014 and met hundreds of its dealers and customers. The company organized a number of events including press conferences, award ceremonies, luncheons and cocktails.
Review of 2013 and outlook for 2014: Stable and sustainable business
Taken as a whole, business for fiber manufacturer Trevira was pleasing and stable in the year just passed. Steps taken to reorganize production structures and tighten up operations are taking effect, which can be seen in the fact that targets set for 2013 were in substance achieved. Not only had the company invested in consolidating in 2013, it launched growth projects at both production sites, especially in fibers. Performance for 2013 will be above the line both in turnover and in results, the outcome on the one hand of changes in the product mix, and on the other of good performance in volumes.
In the industrial applications field the position of Trevira is maintained by successful development work. It is also anticipated that products for technical uses and non-woven applications will continue to grow in importance for the future. In 2013 Trevira showed its colors in this important market at three trade fairs: Alongside the now traditional input at Techtextil Frankfurt, Trevira made a first appearance at Techtextil North America in Anaheim (California) and was also represented at Textile Solutions under the umbrella of the Hannover Messe. For non-woven Index in Geneva is once again on the cards for 2014, while the company will be participating with filament products at the Composites JEC Europe trade fair in Paris.
For the New Year Trevira anticipates that the European market will recover and stabilize and that qualified export business will see further development. Throughout 2014 the process of internationalization and the success of steps taken in recent years will underpin business in both fibers and filaments. In future a key factor in Trevira business development will be further Internationalization, especially into Asia, North and South America and the Near East. The emphasis will also be on new end uses, in industrial or technical applications, for example.
In 2014 the close cooperation with Indorama Ventures and Sinterama, the dedicated owners, will be entering its third year and is proceeding positively and smoothly. Trevira continues to be a sizeable and stable player in the polyester fibre market and is confident that goals set in 2014 will once again be achieved.
Trevira CS innovations: New looks, functions and applications
Today the Trevira CS brand stands not only for the flame retardancy function of home textiles, it also represents textiles that stand out from the competition by virtue of their design and the new opportunities they offer in terms of end use. The materials embody the innovative powers of companies as they cooperate along the textile chain to create new product. Trevira actively supports them in the process.
Trevira itself is continuously adapting its product portfolio in yarns and upstream products to market requirements. Many products stem from close collaboration and agreement with yarn and fabric customers.
The demand for finer qualities is steadily increasing and Trevira is meeting this by expanding both its capacity and the range of flame retardant micro yarns, used in Trevira CS warp knitted articles with a suede effect for upholstery, special weaves for the exhibition construction sector and extremely fine velour. Great emphasis continues to fall on spun-dyed yarns – firstly for ecological reasons, but also since they offer more durability and opportunities for innovative design. Manufacturers have at their disposal a wide range of flame retardant filaments in around 20 standard colors. The trend towards functional materials as well is unchecked. Hybrid yarns for the thermal bonding of materials continue to grow in importance. These are used mainly for interior sun screening, but they are now found more and more in applications outside classic furnishing textiles.
Spinners, twisters and manufacturers of fancy yarns are extending and enhancing the palette for Trevira CS with numerous fiber and filament yarns, thus contributing with their experience and customer-centered developments to the almost inexhaustible choice of raw materials that result in highly creative surface developments. In the process they are widening the options for high-value Trevira CS textiles in terms of construction and design. Fabric manufacturers have the total spectrum at their disposal. Ranging from standard yarns, to elastic, shrink, chenille, KdK, and mélange yarns, up to innovative paper yarns.
In recent years it has become very evident, particularly in fabric manufacture, that looks are being achieved with Trevira CS qualities that come very close to natural materials such as linen, silk, wool and cotton. Currently there are materials available on the market with both the look and the handle similar to high quality natural materials. To some degree they exhibit even the fine character of apparel fabrics and meet the demands of the upmarket private sector.
Trevira CS textiles also play a large part in opening up new areas of application for textiles. They are now used in the sound absorbency and sunscreen sectors, areas where architects are at present always on the lookout for fresh functional solutions. Sound absorbency can be achieved from stiffened materials made from hybrid yarns, from new 3D knitted fabrics and from innovative constructions. But existing articles too are maintaining their entry into soundproofing, in panels, wall dividers and decorative elements.
At Heimtextil Trevira is displaying a whole series of fabric developments in products from its yarn partners. This year Trevira has for the first time asked partners at the yarn stage to exhibit their latest product in the form of textile material. Fabrics are on show either as commercial articles or as development samples.
New developments in sustainability
Post-consumer recycling: return and recycling of Trevira CS fabrics In 2013 Trevira launched a recycling concept for used Trevira CS fabrics. The end of their useful life does not mean that Trevira CS textiles end up in the rubbish dump or in the incinerator for thermal recycling. On the contrary, they are a valuable raw material and within the framework of a return and recycle concept they can proceed on to appropriate new uses.
Since the textiles are manufactured from a single raw material, 100% Trevira CS polyester, this is a favorable precondition for recycling. Possible end uses are, for instance, materials for insulation or soundproofing – which could include applications in acoustic panels for office and conference areas, hotels and restaurants as well as for public buildings.
The concept foresees that at the end Trevira will take back fabrics consisting of 100% flame retardant Trevira fiber and filament yarns when their useful life is over. The fabrics need to be clean, dry and free of contaminations and coatings. They must also have passed the Trevira CS trademark test, as the identification of the fabrics and the permission to participate in the recycling scheme is handled via the trademark approval number registered at Trevira.
All players in the textile chain, from the yarn producer to the end user, will be informed that used Trevira CS textiles will be taken back by Trevira. For example, when refurbishing a hotel, the hotel owner/manager or the contracting furnisher can send the old Trevira CS fabrics back to Trevira. These fabrics are put on stock and, when the required quantities have been collected, proceed on to mechanical processing and recycling.
To ensure sustainability in implementing the recycling process, Trevira will take into account the location of the end consumer. Fabrics sent in by companies in the European area are collected in the Trevira production plant in Bobingen (S. Germany), for onward transmission to recycling, while sensible local arrangements will be made for textiles outside Europe.
