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New matte biobased textile option
March 1st, 2022
Carnegie’s Xorel Matte expands the aesthetic range of the company’s biobased product line by offering a delustered matte option. This technical innovation is achieved solely through extensive yarn development to maintain all the performance characteristics of Xorel products, including antimicrobial, colorfast, bleach-cleanable, high durability and plant-based properties. Sourced from rapidly renewable sugar cane plants, Xorel […]
New matte biobased textile option
November 29th, 2021
Carnegie’s Xorel Matte expands the aesthetic range of the company’s biobased product line by offering a delustered matte option. Carnegie’s Xorel Matte expands the aesthetic range of the company’s biobased product line by offering a delustered matte option. This technical innovation is achieved solely through extensive yarn development to maintain all the performance characteristics of […]
Biopolymers: a green alternative to plastic textiles
December 1st, 2019
Bio-based materials are an increasingly desirable (and versatile) base for textiles in a variety of markets. by Debra Cobb Within global manufacturing’s quest to become more sustainable, biopolymers are becoming an increasingly important area of development. Polymers are the chains of monomers, or building blocks, that make up many materials, including textile fibers. Biopolymers—created from […]