Toray starts sales of MICROMAFIN with 0.5 Dtex single yarn fineness
24 May '11
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(2) Spinning technology
By newly developing and introducing an innovative manufacturing facility, Toray succeeded in achieving high consistency along the fiber's length at industry-best single yarn fineness of 0.5 dtex class. Further, by reducing the thermal degradation of polymer to the minimum, Toray achieved stable production of this ultrafine nylon fiber.
4. Patents
Toray has submitted five MICROMAFIN-related patent applications.
5. Sales plan
(1) Started sales in April 2011
(2) Sales targets: 25 tons in the first year (fiscal year 2011)
100 tons in the third year (fiscal year 2013)