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TVU Textilveredlungsunion yarns marketed under OEKO-TEX
28 Dec '11
5 min read
All the products from textile finishing have complied with the requirements of the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 for Product Class I (textiles and textile toys for babies and toddlers) since 1996, meaning that they meet the highest standards for human ecology.
In the field of package dyeing of fibre-spun yarns and smooth or textured filament yarns, TVU is the market leader in Germany. A real speciality of the company, thanks to its large-scale in-house development work, is its ground-breaking special treatments, such as an anti-ageing finish.
Sustainable production
In August 2011, the TVU Textilveredlungsunion was awarded the OEKO-TEX Standard 1000 by the Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute in Bönnigheim, endorsing it as an environmentally-friendly production organisation. In order to be certified successfully, companies have to demonstrate that they use ecological production technologies and offer exemplary working conditions.
Hausner is quite sure of the benefits: "For us, successful certification was really the icing on the cake, both confirming the value of our work and motivating us to keep it up. In this way we can prove to our customers that we take a responsible attitude both in relation to our products and to protecting the environment generally."
The concept of sustainability - and particularly saving resources - has always been a very high priority at TVU because of the high water consumption entailed in the processes it carries out. The company has also made a significant investment in modernising equipment and buildings, and optimising its procedures.
As a result, the latest yarn dyeing machinery, material conveyor systems and pressure dryers ensure that production uses resources sparingly and does not damage the environment. The dyeing spools are packed more tightly so that larger quantities of yarn can be dyed, and the liquor is used more efficiently. This saves on water, dyes and chemicals. Most notably, water consumption per kg of yarn was reduced by about 30% in this way.
Furthermore, since 2004 the company has been using a specially designed system for removing the dye from waste water. The production plant has a waste water measuring station, with a laboratory attached, which monitors the waste water and delivers all the relevant data about it.
In addition, a highly effective heat recovery system makes it possible to feed more than 62% of the thermal energy that is used back into the operating supply at TVU.
Since 2007 the thermal energy has been generated in a biomass plant, powered by wood chips. This supplies heat not only for the company's own processes but also for its immediate neighbours and public buildings.
Extensive measures to save power, combined with consistent sorting, avoidance and recycling of waste materials, all form part of the environmental management system, along with regular training courses for employees by experts in hazardous materials.
In the field of package dyeing of fibre-spun yarns and smooth or textured filament yarns, TVU is the market leader in Germany. A real speciality of the company, thanks to its large-scale in-house development work, is its ground-breaking special treatments, such as an anti-ageing finish.
Sustainable production
In August 2011, the TVU Textilveredlungsunion was awarded the OEKO-TEX Standard 1000 by the Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute in Bönnigheim, endorsing it as an environmentally-friendly production organisation. In order to be certified successfully, companies have to demonstrate that they use ecological production technologies and offer exemplary working conditions.
Hausner is quite sure of the benefits: "For us, successful certification was really the icing on the cake, both confirming the value of our work and motivating us to keep it up. In this way we can prove to our customers that we take a responsible attitude both in relation to our products and to protecting the environment generally."
The concept of sustainability - and particularly saving resources - has always been a very high priority at TVU because of the high water consumption entailed in the processes it carries out. The company has also made a significant investment in modernising equipment and buildings, and optimising its procedures.
As a result, the latest yarn dyeing machinery, material conveyor systems and pressure dryers ensure that production uses resources sparingly and does not damage the environment. The dyeing spools are packed more tightly so that larger quantities of yarn can be dyed, and the liquor is used more efficiently. This saves on water, dyes and chemicals. Most notably, water consumption per kg of yarn was reduced by about 30% in this way.
Furthermore, since 2004 the company has been using a specially designed system for removing the dye from waste water. The production plant has a waste water measuring station, with a laboratory attached, which monitors the waste water and delivers all the relevant data about it.
In addition, a highly effective heat recovery system makes it possible to feed more than 62% of the thermal energy that is used back into the operating supply at TVU.
Since 2007 the thermal energy has been generated in a biomass plant, powered by wood chips. This supplies heat not only for the company's own processes but also for its immediate neighbours and public buildings.
Extensive measures to save power, combined with consistent sorting, avoidance and recycling of waste materials, all form part of the environmental management system, along with regular training courses for employees by experts in hazardous materials.
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