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SEARCH RESULTS FOR: PROCESS > Non-woven


Flax Insulation
A natural insulation material made from 100% flax fibres. Matted together into a non-woven matting, which can then be laid down in lofts or inserted into wall cavities.


Coconut Matting
Manufactured from recycled coconut fibres from the post industrial waste stream. This textile currently provides a low impact and affordable solution to the problems of soil erosion and land sliding on man-made slopes such as motorway and railway embankments. However, with thought it may be specified within other design contexts.


Cotton
Made using 100% recycled cotton (mainly from old clothes) from the post consumer waste stream. Available in a wide range of colour ways, each of which having the characteristic speckling due to the lack of discrimination during the recycling and sorting stages of production.


Polyester Geo-textile
Manufactured from 100% recycled P.E.T. (mainly soda bottles) from the post consumer waste stream. This textile provides a low impact and affordable solution to the problems of soil erosion and land sliding on man-made slopes such as motorway and railway embankments.


Polyester Fleece
Manufactured from 100% recycled P.E.T. (Mainly soda bottles) from the post consumer waste stream. Available in a wide range of colours and thicknesses, this is a durable and highly effective insulating textile already utilised heavily by the outdoor clothing industry.


Polypropylene Geo-textile
Manufactured from 100% recycled polypropylene from the post industrial waste stream. This textile provides a low impact and affordable solution to the problems of soil erosion and landsliding on man-made slopes such as motorway and railway embankments. However, with thought it may be specified within other design contexts.

Straw Geo-textile
Made using a blend of straw and a loosely woven net of biodegradable string. This textile provides a low impact and affordable solution to the problems of soil erosion and land sliding on man-made slopes such as motorway and railway embankments.

Jute/Thermoset Composite
Fine thermoset plastic fibres are mixed with equally fine jute fibres to make a non-woven 'rug'. The rug is then placed within a hot press which melts the plastic and jute together creating a tough, lightweight shell. This material and process are currently being used by the automotive industry to manufacture car interiors. The presence of jute not only reduces the overall weight of the material, but it also reduces the consumption of non-renewable resources such as oil (plastic).


Kenaf/Thermoset Composite
Fine thermoset plastic fibres are mixed with equally fine kenaf fibres to make a non-woven 'rug'. The rug is then placed within a hot press which melts the plastic and kenaf together creating a tough, lightweight shell. This material and process are currently being used by the automotive industry to manufacture car interiors. The presence of kenaf not only reduces the overall weight of the material, but it also reduces the consumption of non-renewable resources such as oil (plastic).


Non-Woven Copper Textiles
An ultra thin non-woven textile made purely from copper. The material is spun into micro-hairs before being pressed into sheet form. Both light and air pass easily through it which creates a sensation of lightness around the material. However, it is also quite tough despite the delicate aesthetic rendering it durable.


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