Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. has developed a polyester material that achieves the look, texture, aesthetic appeal and comfort of hybrid silk wool for a wide range of medium-thickness apparel applications including jackets and bottoms, as a new member of the Solotex family. The new material offers the high-quality appearance of silk wool-like materials, along with softness, smoothness, elegant luster and dense color development. To achieve the luxurious look and feel of natural silk wool, Teijin Frontier processes a straight polyester filament yarn to have a multi-thickness structure by employing a proprietary higher-order yarn-processing technology. The yarn is then blended with Solotex and finally undergoes post-dyeing processing. The new material realizes […]

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. has developed a linen-like fiber that boasts a highly fresh, natural appearance for extra-comfortable outerwear, jackets, bottoms and blouses. Teijin Frontier will commercially launch the new fiber in the spring/summer 2019 season, targeting annual sales of 250,000 meters by the fiscal year ending March 2021. Natural-like synthetic fibers are drawing attention due to their combination of functionality, easy care and cost performance at a time when natural fiber prices are rising due to growing demand for natural materials. Moreover, high-functional linen-like materials are gaining popularity with the reprisal of certain 1980s retro styles. In response, Teijin Frontier has developed its linen-like polyester by utilizing a special […]