Claiming profitability improvement due to restructuring steps taken over the past years and anticipating 2014 turnover at $50 million, German fibre manufacturer Trevira has said that the business in the polyester specialties segment continued in a solid and pleasing fashion for the just completed year.

The flame retardant fibres business at Trevira succeeded in generating volume growth of 4-5 percent over the previous year despite difficult economic background and a continuing slow-down in investment. Growth was achieved both in the traditional textile sector and in technical applications like non-wovens, with the latter showing significant volume rise in the spun-dyed segment. Alongside all this, there are a variety of qualification processes running with North American customers and given a positive conclusion, promises a solid basis for growth in 2015, it added. 

Business in flame retardant filaments also made stable progress in 2014, showing a slight rise on the previous year. Trevira also noticed a positive development in textile materials incorporating Trevira low-melt yarns, which are being used in the sun protection and acoustics sectors. It also sees good future prospects for business in Asia, as higher fire safety standards gain more ground there. 

According to the fibre producer, Trevira CS is also being used in China, in hotels, the office sector, as well as in public buildings such as theatres. Trevira also introduced a new line of Trevira CS filaments made from 100 per cent recycled bottle chips, which are expected to cover new fields of application. Based on new polymer modifications, these product developments are set to open sales opportunities not only in the contract sector, but also in technical applications and in the private market.