Low fibre-shedding yarns
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has developed a new yarn structure design for cotton polyester blends that reduces microfiber pollution.
Geelong, Australia
CSIRO hopes to see wide-spread adoption of their innovation as it requires minimal changes and costs to implement in most current textile production processes. The team's yarn structure design for cotton and polyester reinforces the structural integrity of yarns and thereby significantly reduces microfiber pollution. The technology has the added benefit of potentially improving indoor air quality in factories that use the system, as fewer airborne fiber dusts are generated in the downstream manufacturing process. This would provide welcome health benefits to workers on the production line.
The CSIRO Team:
From left to right: Neale Gibbons, Menghe Miao, Andrew Jones, Michelina Del Giudice (front), Mark Freijah (back), Deb Hamilton