RadiciGroup yarns are taking front stage again at Domotex 2011, the international carpet and floor coverings trade fair. The focus is on Radifloor® PA66 and PA6 BCF yarns, particularly the new Radifloor® PA 66 counts for the contract sector and PA 66 1000-dtex, 84-filament yarn (dpf = 12) for the residential sector.

RadiciGroup yarns are taking front stage again at Domotex 2011 (15-18 January), the international carpet and floor coverings trade fair.

The focus is on Radifloor® PA66 and PA6 BCF yarns, particularly the new Radifloor® PA 66 counts for the contract sector and PA 66 1000-dtex, 84-filament yarn (dpf = 12) for the residential sector. Thanks to their performance characteristics, during the years these RadiciGroup yarns have gained a highly respectable position in the European quality flooring market. Radifloor® yarns were developed to customer specifications and are available in a wide variety of weights, counts, colours, lustres, and degrees of fineness.

“Our new offerings focus on two counts, PA 66 1000 and 1300 dtex,” said Arturo Andreoni, RadiciGroup Radifloor® Marketing Manager, “which are both available in three dye affinities – regular, deep and basic – and with or without anti-static properties. The 1000-dtex, 25-dpf range was designed for the most heavy-duty applications in the contract sector, such as high-traffic floor coverings in airports and hotels. These yarns are suitable for weaving cut pile velour carpet on 1/10”- and 5/64”-gauge looms. We also have 1300-dtex, 27-dpf yarns. These Radifloor® yarns retain the performance characteristics of the previous yarns and allow you to manufacture solid-colour or printed carpet with a softer feel. The 1300-dtex, 27-dpf line can be used in the manufacture of loop pile carpets for contract use.”

“Also worth mentioning for the contract sector,” Mr. Andreoni continued, “is the PA 66 1350-dtex, 18.5-dpf yarn, which turns out to be a good compromise between softness and performance — needed for those carpet applications that require good resistance to wear and tear, as well as good resilience. Like the previous yarns, these products are available in three dye affinities – regular, deep and basic – in twisted and Superba heat-set versions, with or without anti-static characteristics.”

In the Radifloor® Residential range, RadiciGroup is showcasing new PA 66 1000-dtex, 84-filament (dpf = 12) yarns.

At Domotex 2011 RadiciGroup is presenting the Radigreen® Landscape Classic, Radigreen® Landscape Excellence and MY RADIGREEN® polyolefin and polyamide yarn lines for the manufacture of synthetic turf for sports fields, landscaping and decorative applications. Of particular importance is the Radigreen® Landscape Excellence line of yarns, which come in various types and combinations of types, and meld high quality with careful attention to shades and colours. Long yarn life is achieved through the use of UV additives that protect the synthetic turf from degradation caused by exposure to the sun’s rays. Furthermore, the exclusive colour combinations make it possible to realize natural-looking synthetic turf — turf that provides ideal conditions all year long, with reduced maintenance time and cost.

The RadiciGroup PA6 Radilon® staple fibre range – ideal for contract applications – returns to Domotex in its two available versions: raw and solution-dyed. But this year the Group offers a renewed and expanded solution-dyed colour chart, with new shades to best meet the needs of its customers.

“During 2010 we continued to develop new dye colours for Radilon® solution-dyed staple fibre, as there is increased demand for sustainable products in the market,” said Filippo Bona of Radici Yarn R&D. “The special Radilon® dyeing technology used for these Radilon® fibres yields a product with good performance while respecting and safeguarding the environment. Recycled raw materials make up 50% of the raw materials used in manufacturing all the Radilon® staple fibre products.”

“Among our future objectives,” continued Mr. Bona, “is a further expansion of our assortment of counts and solution-dyed colours, so as to offer our customers a more complete and specialized range of products. For this reason, last year we started to collaborate with an important German company, dorix GmbH, a European leader in the manufacture of raw and solution-dyed, polyamide 6 and polypropylene staple fibre. This partnership has allowed us to enlarge and complete our product offering, in terms of both counts — from the finest to coarser denier, such as 135 dtex — and, especially, the number of solution-dyed colours available. dorix boasts exceptional versatility in solution-dyed PA 6 and PP staple fibre production and extensive experience in formulating tailor-made shades. The brand dorix is synonymous with quality and tradition. Our collaboration — which we plan to develop even further — will allow the Group to strengthen its position in the staple fibre market, particularly in floor coverings.”

For more information concerning RadiciGroup products at Domotex 2011, please read VOICES, RadiciGroup Information Magazine: http://www.radicigroup.com/en/News/IntroDetail.aspx?IDMaster=21547

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