Durashine - the high performance solution dyed acrylic fibre of Thai Acrylic Fibre Co Ltd (TAF) from Aditya Birla Group, will debut in IFAI Expo in Orlando, Florida, from October 1-4, 2019. Durashine will be in stall # 2561 along with Bulliontex (Sol-Out brand of outdoor fabrics) and European Spinning Group (RA Outdoor brand of outdoor yarns).

Durashine from TAF is suitable for various outdoor applications including awnings, outdoor-furniture, Carpets and marine exterior etc. Colour brilliancy, durability and performance characteristics of these yarns remain unchanged year after year, as it is manufactured using highly advanced technology that supports weather and UV resistance, said TAF in a press release.

This year in IFAI, a range of outdoor products – fabrics, furniture, umbrellas, carpets, yarns etc will be displayed all made with Durashine.

"US is a large market for outdoor products and IFAI Expo is an opportunity for us to showcase a lot of developments that we have been doing with our partners. The products are a combination of performance, functionality and design and I am confident that the outdoor companies in the US will find a lot of interesting items in our stall," said Satyaki Ghosh, CEO – domestic textiles & acrylic fibre – Aditya Birla Group.

"Our Sol-Out fabric range which is made with 100 per cent Durashine solution dyed acrylic fibre has been developed for all-weather outdoor products and our USP is that we combine high performance with varied designs so that our customers have lots of options to choose from. We are exhibiting for the first time in IFAI and we are confident that the customers will like what we have to show to them," said Thaveechai Sirikulthada (Dev), director of Bulliontex – the company behind Sol-Out.

Named after Egyptian Sun-God, RA – ESG RA Outdoor yarn range has been designed exclusively for 'Under-the-Sun' applications, including outdoor furnishings, carpets and awnings. European Spinning Group, which has an established customer base in Europe and US in outdoor segment especially in luxury carpets and upholstery markets, will also be debuting in IFAI Expo.

"We have a very long association with TAF and over the years we have been offering our customers a wide shade of yarns with Durashine. Our yarns are available in a colour pallet of more than 100 shades both in single, folded and fancy yarn form. I believe that the customers will be pleasantly surprised to see the range that we will display in the Expo," said Julie Lietaer, director of European Spinning Group. (PC)