An Italian company specializing in developing eco-friendly yarns, Manifattura Italiana Cucirini (MIC), has launched a specially treated sewing thread. Especially suitable for making PPE, the thread has significance in the fight against COVID-19. It has been developed with the help of a new treatment called SAFE that makes it suitable for all sectors demanding protection, hygiene and odour controlling properties, including production of medical supplies like masks, gowns, and PPE, technical textiles and sportswear.

The treatment lasts up to over 20 washes and is compatible with all fibers – synthetic, artificial and natural. It can be combined perfectly with other MIC treatments (i.e. water repellent PFC-free), without altering the characteristics and solidity of the treated sewing threads. This treatment is performed with Sanitizer , a disinfecting product that thanks to its properties can reduce the antibacterial and viral load up to 99 per cent.

MIC treated sewing threads are tested and approved according to international standards ASTM G21 (antifungal) and JIS L 1902 (antibacterial). Threads’ antiviral properties are tested in independent laboratories, therefore the final product in which Safe treated yarn has been used must necessarily be certified and authorised according to regulations.