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which include the changing colors as well as designs.
Therefore, before starting manufacturing, they need
to realized customers’ need and the futuristic fashion
streams.
He also points out that the ongoing competition is no
longer the sort of products competitions but innovation
and future of the competing companies. In the recent
years, there are quite a few of innovative new materials
of the textile industry in Taiwan, covering aquatimo®
a kind of wet-absorbing and cooling nylon and LUMI
LONG® a sort of light-reserving fiber developed by TTRI.
LUMI LONG® is currently applied in slippers, light cover
and night home-use decorative products. Also we know
S.Cafe®a kind of coffee-mixed yarn invented by Singtex®
Industrial Co., Ltd. and the recycled fiber innovated by Da
Ai Technology Co., Ltd.
Following the constant developing technology and
materials, lots of traditional products are made from
new materials added with more functions such as
antibacterial, lightweight and other features. For example,
moisture-managing textile products provide light,
comfy and convenient dressing. And the materials like
carbon fiber and aluminum alloy are used in bicycles and
wheel chairs. They help lighten the transportation tools
which make people’s life more pleasantly and easily. The
following cases are the successful ones that enterprises
has transformed or enhanced with the help of new
materials.
Characteristic A:
Energy-saving and environmental
Recycled and reused materials are
marvelous for innovative products!
Talking about energy saving and environmentalism, Da Ai
Technology Co., Ltd. is counted as the pioneer of Taiwan’s
textile industry working together with the technology
industry. It makes good use of the recycled plastic
bottles and turn them into an environmental yarns.
Then these yearns are produced into environmental
blankets. From recycling, plasticizing to the final sales,
this forms a complete and sound supply chain. And the
so-called environmental textile production technology
is to directly apply the recycled plastic bottles; through
physical methods, these bottles are turned into pet
chips, environmental yarns, knitting fabric to the final
product. Compared with the original yarn, this producing
method can saving 84% energy and achieve 77% carbon
reduction.
LUMI LONG is a sort of fabric which gives light without
consuming electricity. This is an innovative breakthrough
within the textile industry. Mr. Bai expresses that this
new material only needs sunshine or fluorescent light for