NEWS FROM THE SWICOFIL WORLD

A conductive yarn that has elastic properties - an idea longhold by Swicofil and a dream of many yarn applying parties has now finally been realized.

We are proud to announce herewith the launch of SwicoSilver HiCon DC yarns - high conductive yarns with an dynamic property. The dynamicity enables the yarn to be applied in applications were differences of potential are crucial for the performance of the final product.

Interested? Please do not hesitate and contact us with your inquiry for SwicoSilver HiCon DC yarns!
 

What a week it was! We look back onto a TechTextil week that was filled with good and constructive talks, wonderful people, great ideas, fascinating new products, and a great time in Frankfurt. An overall successful week!

We would like to thank everyone who made this week to what it were - including SwissTextiles and Swiss Global Enterprise for the impeccable organisation. See you in April 2024 again!
 

The Swicofil product programme has grown!

As per May 2021, we are proud to welcome two new products in our product line as follows to further complete our product range as follows:
 

• PBAT
  PBAT fibers and cable for applications where biodegradability are required
   
• all purpose retroreflective yarns
  reflective yarns for every application your heart desires

Please do not hesitate to browse around or to contact us in case of questions or interest.
 

Swicofil turns 25!

As per 02.10.2020, we are very proud to say that we have been officially in business for 25 years - a quarter of a century! We would like to thank all our partners, customers, and friends for the support, the great projects and the wonderful relationships and are looking forward to the next 25 years!


 

New patented technology developed by the Serge Ferrari Group applied on composite membranes to eliminate durably coronavirus from surfaces.

Our partner for high tenacity polyester yarns and for plasma metal coated filament yarns, Serge Ferrari Tersuisse, announced it has successfully developed and patented a technology for composite materials, which reduces viral load of corona viruses. After a 15-minute contact time it reduces the load by 95% and after one-hour contact time it reduces it by 99.5%. This in comparison to an untreated membrane.

This technology was tested by Virhealth, a laboratory specialising in virucidal and bactericidal testing of decontamination/ disinfection technology.

The global health emergency we are experiencing today has highlighted two very delicate issues: hygiene and safety. It is important to carefully follow all forms of precaution in relation to daily cleaning and deep hygiene of the environments in which we live as well as the objects with which we are in contact.

In this scenario, the modern features of polypropylene emerge yet again in the current situation in which the consumer, in addition to aesthetic taste and comfort, gives the idea of "well-being" and health an even greater value.

In addition to the important prerogatives to be totally recyclable and to guarantee the best degree of sustainability among all natural and synthetic fibres (production requires lower temperatures than other polymers and reduced impact in terms of water, energy and CO2 emissions),  polypropylene yarn is particularly suitable for the current health situation as it can be easily sanitized with 70% hydroalcoholic solution or with sodium hypochlorite up to 0.5%. This is the legal requirement in relation to sanitization and after tests conducted in our laboratory on fabrics, including intense colours, as well as light and dark, total resistance of the colour to washing and mechanical actions emerged.

To satisfy the new demands in terms of hygiene and environmental protection, the time has come to consider polypropylene as a fibre suitable for INDOOR use as well as for contract, residential or community use.

>> More about Polypropylene yarns

Are you looking for antiviral fabrics? Copper as well as copper oxides have shown to be of antiviral effects, also for coronaviruses. In order for you to stay safe and to take advantage of these antiviral effects of copper, Swicofil together with Statex have developped copper coated fabrics. 

Those fabrics can be further processes into covers for public transportation handles, covers for door handles or where ever you feel the hygiene standard could be improved.


Together, we can beat COVID-19!
Stay healthy, stay safe!


Click here for more information.
 

Swicofil is pleased to announce that per immediate action, we work by the newly released Incoterms 2020. Interested what this means and what are the novelties that are introduced by the Incoterms 2010 successor? If so, then check out the International Chamber of Commerce website, which can be found here!
 

The delivery situation for PA 6.6 raw material has come to a critical point that makes it difficult to guarantee supply for future orders of PA 6.6 yarn.

In the past we have communicated that the main suppliers of PA 6.6 raw material have declared “Force majeure” on PA 6.6. The situation looks very much like lasting well into the future. Once the current production limitation will be solved, the largest European producer of ADN (Butachimie/FR) have planned to shut down their largest reactor for a retrofit in Q2/2019. This results again in a reduction of
capacity of >120’000 tons of ADN - equivalent of approximately 250’000 tons of PA6.6 polymer - will not be available for the market.

You need the perfect combination of high conductvitiy and characteristics of a textile yarn? - SwicoSilver HiCon!

SwicoSilver HiCon yarn for applications where extraordinarily high conductivity and textile flexibility as well as robustness are required (> 0.05 ohm/cm).

Click here for more information on SwicoSilver HiCon yarns or contact us!

We regret to inform that the supply of casein / milk fibers and yarns is currently strongly restricted worldwide. We expect the lead times to normalize earliest in March 2019. 
We try however everything in our power to accelerate things and to ensure a quick fix of these circumstances so that we will be able to supply you with casein fibers and yarns the earliest. In the meantime, please contact us for possible replacements such as soybean fiber or other.

We sincerely apologize for these circumstances and thank you for your comprehension.

Your Swicofil team

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