“For the just completed 2014, business in the polyester specialties segment continues on the whole to proceed in a very solid and pleasing fashion, German fibre manufacturer, Trevira said.
It also anticipates the 2014 turnover at €250 million, similar to that of the previous year.
Trevira said the restructuring steps taken over the past years at Trevira have brought about a further improvement in profitability.
At both sites there has been considerable investment in optimising processes, infrastructure and in plant.
Alongside comprehensive measures in filaments, future projects were set in motion in the fibres unit too, such as an on-site boiler house and a conversion plant; both of which were commissioned in autumn.
Despite a difficult economic background and a continuing slow-down in investment, the flame retardant fibres business at Trevira succeeded in generating volume growth of 4-5 per cent over the previous year.
Growth was growth was achieved both in the traditional textile sector and in technical applications like nonwovens, with the latter showing significant volume rise in the spun-dyed segment.
It added that alongside all this, there are at present a variety of qualification processes running with North American customers and given a positive conclusion, promises a solid basis for growth in 2015.
Business in flame retardant filaments also made stable progress in 2014, showing a slight rise on the previous year.
Trevira also noticed a positive development in textile materials incorporating Trevira low-melt yarns, which are being used in the sun protection and acoustics sectors.
It also sees good future prospects for business in Asia, as higher fire safety standards gain more ground there.
According to the fibre producer, Trevira CS is also being used in China, in hotels, the office sector, as well as in public buildings such as theatres.
Trevira also introduced a new line of Trevira CS filaments made from 100 per cent recycled bottle chips, which are expected to cover new fields of application.
Based on new polymer modifications, these product developments are set to open sales opportunities not only in the contract sector, but also in technical applications and in the private market.
In 2014, Trevira intensified activities in brand control and measures involve not only monitoring flame retardancy, the feature safeguarded by trademark testing, but also include chemical tests and analyses.
“These guarantee that only the Trevira raw material for flame retardant fibres and filaments is being applied in textiles reaching the market under the Trevira CS brand,” Trevira infomed.
Trevira is also firmly confronting the manipulation of documentation and will invest in its existing trademark data base to ensure better administration of Trevira trademarks.
