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Tailor-made Calcium Carbonate range of products specifically designed to add value within fibers and nonwovens production.
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Increased Sustainability in Nonwovens
The innovative solution, Omyafiber designed for fiber and nonwovens is classified as a renewable raw material by CCA Europe. Learn how Calcium Carbonate increases sustainability in Nonwovens by watching our recording.
Omya is presenting a tailor-made Calcium Carbonate of high purity and with a unique surface treatment, specifically designed to add value within fibers and nonwovens production. Omyafiber is a result of a complex collaboration throughout the value chain of the nonwoven market. It is an innovative mineral modifier that enables manufacturers to substantially reduce raw material costs and improve the quality of nonwoven fabrics in terms of improved aesthetics and product features such as soft touch and mechanical properties.
PP SPUNMELT AND DRY-LAID NONWOVENS
Omyafiber MB165 - CBN, a new innovative solution, containing a tailor-made Calcium Carbonate of high purity and with a unique surface treatment specifically designed for PLA nonwovens. Omyafiber MB165 - CBN allows manufacturers to substantially reduce costs, improve processing and the quality of the nonwoven fabrics.
POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) NONWOVENS
- Substantial cost savings
- Improved stability in PLA spinning process
- Natural cotton like haptics and softness for nonwoven fabrics
- Significantly increased mechanical properties of high and low grammage fabrics
- Higher whiteness and opacity
- Reduced static charge during processing and on the final fabric
- Proven processability on industrial nonwoven lines
- Food contact approved, no skin irritation or sensitization
- Sustainable and renewable raw material
KEY BENEFITS FOR PLA NONWOVEN MANUFACTURERS
Index People's Prize Award for Omyafiber
Omyafiber 800, a new innovative solution from Omya designed for PP spunmelt and dry-laid nonwovens had won the Index People´s Prize Award 2020. The solution is recognized in the industry for complying to food contact regulation and non-skin sensitized, on top its improved haptic property and cost savings.
To realize all beneficial features with Omyafiber 800 it is important to ensure high quality along the value chain from raw material producer via the compounders to the nonwoven producers. Therefore, it is crucial that all stakeholders work together to make the development a success.
HIGH QUALITY ALONG THE VALUE CHAIN
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Exploring New Ways - CaCO3 Within the Nonwoven Industry
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- Sustainable and renewable raw material
- Natural cotton like haptics and softness of
spunlace fabrics - Maintained mechanical properties of high and low grammage fabrics
- Higher whiteness with Omyafiber
(allows savings on TiO2) - Reduced static charge during processing and
on the final fabric - No die build-up in industrial scale run
- Good performance regarding filtration systems
- No filament breakage
- Food contact approved
- Non-skin irritant and non-skin sensitized
- Substantial raw material savings
KEY BENEFITS FOR PP NONWOVEN MANUFACTURERS
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NEWS
Omyafiber MB165-CBN certified as OK to Compost
Verified by TÜV AUSTRIA, Omyafiber MB165-CBN has received the certification OK to compost INDUSTRIAL. Omyafiber MB165-CBN, designed for PLA nonwovens is proven to be biodegradable in industrial composting plants and compliant with the requirements of the EU Packaging Directive (94/62/EEC).
Calcium Carbonate enables Sustainability in Polymer Fiber Applications
Calcium Carbonate is a naturally occurring and renewable mineral. It provides value to polypropylene nonwovens. By replacing 10% polypropylene with Calcium Carbonate, the equivalent CO2 emissions can be reduced by 8.5%. Main benefits are the improved sustainability, opacity, haptic properties, and cost savings.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Meet us at IndexTM between October 19 - 22, 2021
Meet our team of experts at the world's leading nonwovens event and join our presentation on October 21st, 12.30pm on how the Omyafiber solution improves sustainability in nonwovens, without compromising on quality nor product safety.