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Highly stretchable fabric
July 10th, 2023
Teijin Frontier’s SOLOTEX® LIBERTE features a unique span-like texture and exceptional stretchability. Teijin Frontier’s SOLOTEX® LIBERTE, a new functional fabric for sportswear and casual wear, features a unique span-like texture and exceptional stretchability. It uses polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fiber featuring a proprietary low-shrinkage technology and a distinctive yarn processing method that maximizes the properties of […]
Self-adjusting fabric
April 4th, 2022
Teijin has developed an adaptive knitted fabric that responds to perspiration by changing its structure three-dimensionally. Teijin has developed an adaptive knitted fabric that responds to perspiration by changing its structure three-dimensionally, which increases breathability and eliminates the feeling of stuffiness. The self-adjusting fabric will be available as a core product for year-round sports and […]
New products: Savvy textile solutions
December 1st, 2018
Breathable textiles Teijin Frontier has developed a polyester high-gauge knitting material laminated with a breathable film to produce thin, lightweight and breathable textiles. Textiles laminated with breathable film are widely used for high-functional sportswear due to their waterproofness and stretchability. The new material is compact as well as stretchable, form-stable and moisture-permeable. It has a […]
Nonwoven advances in performance and sustainability
August 1st, 2017
The global market for nonwovens is expected to grow from a 2015 level of $2.9 billion to $8 billion by 2022, according to Stratistics Market Research Consulting, specialists in global cross-sector market research. Existing market sectors such as health, hygiene and automotive applications are expanding, and others are being added, with much of the growth […]
Stay dry in the rain
March 1st, 2017
MINOTECH™ is a water-repellent outerwear material inspired by the design of straw raincoats made in ancient Japan. Due to the material’s micro-garter structure, small convex bulges help reduce horizontal surface tension to allow raindrops to slip off the surface in a vertical direction. With its non-laminated structure, MINOTECH has high moisture permeability that allows sweat […]
Teijin develops extra-functional nylon fabrics for expanding athleisure business
August 11th, 2016
Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fiber products converting company, has developed new nylon-based materials and related textiles. DELTAPEAK® and its related textile fabrics are ideal for outdoor, sports and casual wear. Its advantages include lightweight, softness, anti-transparency, strechtability, snag resistance and useful bulkiness. WAVERON™, a new nylon fiber, is suitable for use in […]