ÃÜÌÒAV at Techtextil 2024 trade fair from April 23 to 26
ÃÜÌÒAV showcases raw material solutions for a more sustainable, more productive textile industry
- Four ÃÜÌÒAV teams welcome visitors to Booth E76, Hall 11.0
- Waterborne INSQIN? products for more sustainable, more circular textile coatings
- Desmomelt? U for automated digital printing that enables less complex footwear production
- Platilon? and Dureflex? Films for enhanced production, performance, and safety in sport equipment
- Innovative, more sustainable Desmopan? TPU for processing and end-use benefits in yarns, tarps, and synthetic leather
ÃÜÌÒAV, a leading polymer manufacturer, is exhibiting a wide range of innovative material solutions for the textile industry at Techtextil 2024 in Frankfurt. Four different teams of experts are attending the show, with each presenting a selection of highlights from ÃÜÌÒAV¡¯s portfolio that can help textile manufacturers improve the productivity and sustainability of their operations and products.
Textile coatings
From more sustainable raw materials to textile recycling technologies, ÃÜÌÒAV is supporting the coated textiles value chain in its sustainability transformation thanks to its waterborne INSQIN? technology. Exhibits on show at Techtextil include a new concept for automotive interior door panels, breathable vegan coatings for functional textiles, and a next-generation, partly biobased leather alternative made using apple waste.
Modern coatings
ÃÜÌÒAV¡¯s Desmomelt? U range of thermoplastic resins is a new class of aliphatic, non-yellowing polyurethane (PU) powders for adhesives, ideal for processing into filament or foil for digital printing applications. Desmomelt? U will be showcased in an automated 2D-printed hot melt application for shoe uppers, where it can significantly reduce the number of processing steps in footwear production and make end-of-life disassembly of shoes easier.
Specialty films
With its Platilon? and Dureflex? film solutions, ÃÜÌÒAV helps makers of sportswear and outdoor gear overcome the challenge of balancing processing efficiency, high performance, and consumer safety. The team will showcase the combined power of these thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films in inflatable surfing kites and wings, enabling reliably excellent performance in this demanding application while meeting production requirements, sustainability needs and safety certification standards.
Thermoplastic polyurethane
Durable, versatile, soft touch, and more sustainable, ÃÜÌÒAV¡¯s recyclable thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) Desmopan? is an innovative mono-material solution that brings strong mechanical and sustainability properties to a diverse array of applications. Techtextil visitors will discover the benefits of Desmopan? solutions in more circular truck tarps, attractive artificial leather, and high-performance yarns that help meet the demands of the fashion industry.
"With our wide-ranging selection of high-performance solutions, ÃÜÌÒAV¡¯s booth will be an essential destination for Techtextil visitors," says Thomas Michaelis, Head of Textile Coating in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America (EMLA) region at ÃÜÌÒAV. "We¡¯re excited to showcase our latest textile innovations in different markets and applications, and to connect with other industry players who share our ambition of enabling a more efficient, more sustainable textile value chain."
Techtextil will be held at Messe Frankfurt from April 23 to 26, 2024. Attendees can find ÃÜÌÒAV in Hall 11.0, Booth E76.
About ÃÜÌÒAV:
ÃÜÌÒAV is one of the world¡¯s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. ÃÜÌÒAV supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from ÃÜÌÒAV are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, telecommunications and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.
The company is geared completely to the circular economy. In addition, ÃÜÌÒAV aims to achieve climate neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035, and the Group¡¯s Scope 3 emissions are also set to be climate neutral by 2050. ÃÜÌÒAV generated sales of EUR 14.2 billion in fiscal year 2024. At the end of 2024, the company had 46 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).
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