Kingwhale to demonstrate LIT benefits
11/01/2012
LIT processes can mean savings of 15% in dyestuffs, 22% in electricity for heating and cooling, 50% in thermal energy to create steam and 60% in water over conventional dyeing, Kingwhale has claimed, without compromising on colour quality or hand.
Company president, James Huang, has said: “An average fleece fabric can save more than 30 litres of water per garment. Each LIT fleece dye lot can save 1150 kWh of energy, enough to power a typical US household for over a month.”
LIT relies on a special modification of the molecules of the polyester base during the construction of polyester fibres. Kingwhale developed the technology in its own research labs. The new method, coupled with a major investment in advanced equipment allows the LIT-modified yarns to take on dye more quickly, using fewer dyestuffs and without the heat and pressure conventional dyeing requires.
Kingwhale launched LIT in its fleece line, but has now added baselayer fabrics to the offering.
“We are working to find a way to create appealing, advanced performance textiles with no impact on the environment. With LIT we have made major strides in saving resources. We’re proud of that,”, Mr Huang has said.
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