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Coats developing yarns with HeiQ Viroblock

19/08/2020
Coats developing yarns with HeiQ Viroblock

Thread company Coats is partnering with Swiss technology company HeiQ to incorporate Viroblock technology into its yarns. The agreement also gives Coats exclusive global access to the technology for use in sewing threads.  HeiQ says Viroblock was proven to 99.99% effective against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes covid-19) in tests conducted...

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