Nonwovens manufacturer, Avgol, and developer of algae-based dyes and fibres, Algaeing, are to develop algae-based products for the dyeing of polyolefin based spunbond and meltblown fabrics. Algaeing, of Berlin, Germany, and Beit Yizhak, Israel, has developed an algae-based dye formulation that it says can be applied to all types of fabrics and is completely biodegradable. The company is able to produce a wide range of colours, many of which replicate those currently used for nonwovens, and adds that the dyes are skin-friendly and that their use reduces the consumption of water and fertilisers significantly compared with the use of conventional dyes.
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