Lenzing’s new Tencel microfibre offers advantages for sportswear
Austria-based cellulose fibre maker Lenzing has launched a new, fine fabric, which facilitates brighter, more intense shades, making it suitable for sportswear and lingerie.
The Tencel A100 specialty fibre has been developed for knitted fabrics and displays a 38% increase in terms of the depth of colour, according to the company.
Dieter Eichinger, Lenzing’s vice-president of business development for apparel, explained the microfibre’s advantages as softness, smoothness and opaqueness, despite low weight, making it ideal for next-to-skin fabrics.
Its high gloss “means knitted outfits can shine beautifully without the need for synthetic fibres”, he added.
The fibres can be blended with wool and synthetic fibres, acting as a softener in wool and as a moisture manager with synthetic fibres.
“Lingerie for sportswear could be an interesting application for the new micro fibre. The latter is blended increasingly with wool and is the height of fashion. The legwear segment also promises ideas for developments. These possibilities are being evaluated,” Mr Eichinger added.
Photo: Robert van de Kerkhoff and Dieter Eichinger at a press conference at Premiere Vision, Paris
