BIOMATERIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRIALS & MANUFACTURING

New coated bio based fibre  textile (from PALF: pineapple leaf fibre) material for apparel, automotive upholstery, backpack applications.

Definition of the textile carrier and supervision of initial prototypes.

Bio based PU research and selection from available candidates in the market.

Definition of specific coating process, search for external contractor, process definition and supervision of prototype manufacturing trials.

Initial physicochemical tests.

Upscaling tests and quality.

Definition of material property card (TDS).

Creation of new material for targeted applications, opening new markets for the company.

 Delivery of optimized process (through partnership with external contractor) for the manufacturing of bio based PU coated PALF knitted material.

Positioning and homologation of newly developed material in 3 different applications at various companies (automotive seating, apparel, backpacks).