NYLSTAR
Almost a century ago, in 1923, on the coast of the mediterranean sea, Nylstar was founded. Soon after its foundation, In 1953, Nylstar became the very first and most important producer of Nylon 6.6 in Europe, and has been producing the highest quality yarns from the same site ever since.
Open your wardrobe. The clothes you wear, the garments you do sport with, your socks and stockings, your underwear...Chances are they have Meryl® inside.
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This premium synthetic fiber was developed from its inception to equal the touch and comfort of the best natural fibres. Nylstar has been producing nylon 6.6 since 1953 making them the oldest and most experienced producer in Europe. Today, over 60 years of innovation later, Meryl remains the premium synthetic fiber of choice but with an array of designed-in performance properties. Meryl truly is the best of both worlds, the fantastic comfort of natural fibers with endless possibilities to tailor it to the needs of the future.
Meryl fibres are only produced in Blanes and are not made by any partners or licensees. All Meryl fibres are made under the same roof to the same exacting standards. This means that using Meryl assures you that the yarn was produced to the highest standards by Nylstar in Blanes. Meryl is a guarantee of consistent quality.
Meryl main characteristics include light weight, high strength and softness with good durability. Even when wet, Meryl's overall strength may decrease only about 15%. And, that is minimal compared to most other natural and synthetic fibers. Meryl also dries very quickly when wet. Its proven ability to withstand abrasion is more than 20 times greater than wool and more than 10 times greater than silk or cotton.
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EcoDye
Meryl® EcoDye dope dyed yarns offer several unique advantages over traditional dyeing processes: Higher quality coloring with excellent color fastness.
Technology
Traditional dyeing consists on a two step process: The production of white fabric and the subsequent dyeing. By contrast, Meryl EcoDye uses one step coloration process in which the pigment is added to the polymer and the color becomes an inherent part of the yarn.
Color Resistance
Meryl EcoDye is guarantee of the highest quality: Absolute color fastness and tighter color control. The fiber is dyed throughout assuring a perfect color uniformity. Moreover, it offers outstanding color fastness to UV rays, washing abrasion, migration and ironing.
Sustainability
Meryl EcoDye offers significant environmental benefits. Traditional dyeing uses large quantities of water and requires effluent treatment to address the dye discharge whereas Meryl EcoDye process does not use water, thereby reducing the environmental footprint. Meryl EcoDye colors have been made 100% with dyes and pigments and its color masterbatch is considered environmentally friendly and healthy. Meryl EcoDye does not contain heavy metals.
Meryl® EcoDye yanrs are the sustainable option to achieve amazing and permanent colors. Able to reduce energy consumption, Meryl® EcoDye is defenetlly the latest generation dyeing process.