Toray Industries has developed a new polyester-nylon composite fiber containing “at least 93 percent recycled material” by mass, overcoming some of the technical difficulties involved in combining recycled polymers while maintaining consistent material quality.
The Japanese materials company says both the polyester and nylon components of the new fiber incorporate recycled raw materials.
The 93 percent figure applies to the total weight of the newly developed raw yarn and not to finished fabrics or garments, whose recycled content will vary depending on their composition. [Read more…] about Toray develops polyester-nylon fiber made with ‘at least 93 percent recycled material’