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In what is claimed as a world first, Weinor has launched a range of awning fabrics made from recycled PET.
The modern basics blue sustainable collection from Weinor is made from 85 percent recycled PET, and its production uses around 60 percent less energy and causes around 45 percent less CO2 emissions than the production of other polyester fabrics. The spinneret dyeing used also consumes around 90 percent less water than conventional dyeing methods.
A high-quality Teflon finish makes the fabric oil, water and dirt-repellent as well as preventing rot. As all the fabrics in the awning cloth collection are made of Tempotest Starlight blue, they are certified according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and block around 98 percent of UV radiation with an Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of 50+.
“The new awning fabrics not only impress with their sustainability, but at least as much with their contemporary look,” Simon Meyer – managing director, Blinds by Peter Meyer, told WFA.
“328 old bottles would be used to make up an awning seven metres by three metres. On top of that there is huge savings in energy consumption, water use and CO2 emission.”
“Weinor are quite innovative as always, and very on point with colour trends as there is some great greys but also Yellow and Grey stripe launched and designed prior to Pantone releasing their trends highlighting Yellow and Grey.”
The 16 patterns in the new collection include modern plain fabrics in subtle shades of grey and sand, plus grey block stripes with coloured accents and modern interpretations of creative stripes in bright sunshine colours. The popular weinor block designs in shades of grey with contrasting pinstripes are now available in four versions as a 30 cm repeat. As a result, they are also ideal for large systems.
Meyer said that the new modern basics blue sustainable collection is available now for most weinor products.
