Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. (MSYG) has launched polyester yarns processed with CiCLO technology. This technology allows polyester fibers to break down in landfills and the ocean at rates comparable to a natural fiber like wool.
Yarns with CiCLO technology are also available to manufacturers of medical PPE for use making medical gowns, lab coats, medical setting curtains and other medical textiles typically made from polyester. These yarns can be treated with antimicrobials proven effective at reducing exposure to viral infections and have the same beauty, wear-ability, durability, functionality, and performance characteristics consumers expect from polyester.
The yarns are currently being processed in the United States in MSYG’s new manufacturing plant in Valdese, North Carolina. The facility, which opened in July 2019, is he most modern and up to date dyehouse in the US and equal to, or better than, any other yarn dyeing operation worldwide.
According to MSYG, the plant has been engineered to use dramatically less water and power than comparable textile operations and generates much less effluent as a by-product of the dyeing and drying process.
