Fibers
Enhance your synthetic fibers by making them more durable, more sustainable and more flexible: Our unique and highly technical masterbatches address the ever-changing challenges in the fiber industry.
Turn Your Fiber Applications into Must Have Pieces
We develop innovative solutions for synthetic fibers that meet industry demands, ensure highest product safety, and offer the flexibility to develop tailored colorants and functionalities for your application.
Our broad and highly concentrated portfolio meets a wide range of product requirements in processes such as BCF, POY, FDY, monofilaments, multifilaments, and technical yarns. Whether you need enhanced durability, an improved carbon footprint or specific colors in your products, our products are designed to meet your needs.
Where Our Products Make an Impact
- Nonwovens
- Carpets, floor coverings, and rugs
- Hygiene
- Apparel & sportswear
- Home textiles
- Technical fibers
- Synthetic turf
Industry Developments in the Fiber Sector
The fiber industry is undergoing significant changes, driven by advancements in technology and shifting market demands. These developments are paving the way for more sustainable and innovative solutions. Below, we explore how these are influencing the industry.
Embracing Sustainability in Fibers
The industry is increasingly focusing on sustainability, driven by growing environmental concerns and consumer demand for environmentally friendly products. Companies are now prioritizing EcoDesign by using fabrics with recycled content. This approach can help reduce waste and conserve natural resources. We can help you incorporate recycled content into your products while retaining the physical properties of your materials for lower environmental impact applications.
The Future of Stain-Resistant Fibers
The fiber industry is increasingly moving away from using PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), due to their persistence in the environment and potential to contaminate water sources. They have been widely used for their excellent stain resistant properties, but in response to their environmental concerns, there is a strong push within the industry to find more environmentally friendly alternatives.
A promising approach is the use of additive masterbatches directly integrated during fiber processing for durable stain resistance without the need for harmful coatings. Achieve your required stain resistance with one of our masterbatches and improve the sustainability profile of your application.
Transform Your Fibers With Our Color and Functional Masterbatches
Our masterbatches for fibers enhance the quality and performance of your applications. With high dispersion quality and highly dispersed colors, we ensure vibrant and consistent coloration. Our accurate color matching capabilities ensure you achieve the desired aesthetics and visual effects.
We make your fibers fit for demanding applications, by reducing stiffness, enhancing yarn tenacity, and increasing elongation, resulting in more flexible and durable fibers. Additionally, our high-performance additive masterbatches provide competitive processing advantages, optimizing your production efficiency and product quality.
Explore Your Material Options
PET/rPET for Fibers
PET is widely used in synthetic fibers from clothing to carpets, due to its durability, versatility, and cost-effectiveness. Additionally, our antimicrobial masterbatches help improve the performance of polyester in sportswear. We also offer Flame Retardant masterbatches and Processing Aids to enable the use of rPET in fibers and filaments to promote higher recycled content, thereby reducing the product carbon footprint.
Biopolymers for Fibers
We have a full masterbatch portfolio based on biodegradable PHA and PLA carriers for fibers and nonwovens, ranging from durable colors and tint correction to functionalities improving line speed in production of nonwoven fabrics as well as mechanical performance of the end application.
Recycled Resins for Fibers
Equip recycled materials to be used in carpets, clothing, and industrial fabrics to lower the carbon footprint of the fiber industry. We offer various Processing Aids to enable the use of recycled resins without compromising productivity and quality.
Polyolefins for Fibers
In synthetic fibers, our masterbatches for polyolefins ensure high performance, aesthetics and reliability across diverse industries. The materials show good hydrophobicity which can be essential in clothing and wipes for both personal and industrial cleaning applications. They also ensure long-lasting performance in nonwovens such as automotive coverings.
Engineering Resins for Fibers
We offer specialized nylon (polyamide) masterbatches for carpets and nonwovens, providing an excellent alternative to PFAS materials. Our highly dispersed color masterbatches are designed for use in nylon fibers, making them ideal for carpets, rugs, nonwovens, and textiles. We also offer a variety of End Application Modifiers and Processing Aids to enhance the efficiency of nylon fiber processing.
Explore Our Fiber Portfolio
Color and Appearance for Fibers
We ensure visual appeal and brand consistency with precise color matching and customized whites, blacks, and colors for fibers. Our masterbatches offer excellent dispersion, providing consistent color even in very fine fibers for soft and lightweight applications. Additionally, our Color Correction masterbatches neutralize material undertones for improved transparency and uniform colors.
End Application Modifiers for Fibers
Enable freshness and odor control in sportswear, underwear, and medical textiles with our efficient Antimicrobial masterbatches. Enhance fire safety in applications such as aircraft carpets with halogen-free Flame Retardants. Increase line speed by preventing web sticking during processing with Antistatics. Provide fiber stability and weathering resistance for items like garden furniture and umbrellas with UV Stabilizers.
Physical Property Modifiers for Fibers
Our Plasticizers reduce stiffness and enhance the tenacity of nonwoven applications and raffia tapes, enabling thermal shaping without breakage. Thermally induced changes in viscosity can pose challenges during extrusion of PP and PE. Our Antioxidants improve melt processing stability, ensuring the physical properties of these materials are retained throughout the manufacturing process.
Memberships to Help Drive the Fiber Industry
Our active participation in various organizations allows us to stay informed about the latest industry trends and developments, ensuring that we are always ahead of the curve.
As a member of the Nonwovens Institute (NWI), Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry (INDA), American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), and the Synthetic Yarn and Fabric Association (SYFA), we are able to share valuable information and knowledge with customers and help them navigate the evolving landscape of the fiber industry.
Our dedication to innovation and expertise enables us to provide tailored solutions that support the industry’s goals and drive progress in the direction of sustainability and efficiency.
Adding Value Through Expertise and Testing
Regulatory Expertise
The landscape of regulations is complex and varies internationally. With Sukano, you benefit from a team specializing in regulatory affairs and trained to navigate through global regulations to ensure compliance with the latest standards and support market readiness and safety assurance.
We meticulously assess our formulations against declarable or restricted substances lists, safeguarding your business from potential industrial regulatory pitfalls. In addition, our experts provide advice on industry compliance, including fiber stability according to ISO and AATTC as well as different compostability standards.
In-House Labs
At our in-house technical center, we conduct comprehensive sample testing for fibers and specialized applications such as floor coverings, utilizing our state-of-the-art laboratory fiber line. Additionally, we offer precise color matching and develop our colors and additive masterbatches to your specific needs.
We meticulously assess the visual and mechanical properties of samples and conduct thorough material analysis to ensure that our products meet the highest quality standards and are suited for your needs. This proactive approach ensures reliable and consistent performance of our products.
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