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Kelheim Fibres makes flame-retardant fibre acquisition

23/04/2013
Bavaria-based speciality viscose fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres has entered into an agreement to acquire the intellectual property and technology for the production of flame-retardant (FR) viscose staple fibres from Avilon, a Finnish that has run into financial difficulties.

Avilon previously marketed flame-retardant viscose staple fibres under the Visil name.

Matthew North, commercial director of Kelheim Fibres, said on making the announcement: “The agreement we have reached will allow us to finalise development of FR fibres based on the knowledge and experience of the historical market leader and offer a reliable, high-quality alternative to Asian sources.”

Initial production trials at Kelheim with the support of Avilon technicians were completed successfully in the early part of April and the fibres are currently undergoing testing. It is expected that samples of the new fibre will be available for customer tests by early May 2013.




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