ADVANSA: The leading European polyester manufacturer focisses on value-added with its speciality fibres

In a highly competitive business sector, innovation and performance are what drives ADVANSA. Its capacity to develop and market highly competitive, hi-tech products is one of the firm’s major assets.

In 2002, ADVANSA set up an R&D centre using up an initial outlay of €10 million, and entrusting some forty staff with the mission of developing new products, perfecting existing technology, fundamental research, exploring new leads based on chemicals such as copolyesters...

Since 2000 ADVANSA had spend 100 million US Dollars in Research and Development. This strategy has spurred the firm to further develop its range of speciality polyester fibres, made in Germany (Uentrop) and in Turkey (Adana).

In the clothing sector, they are marketed under the brand names Coolmax® and Thermolite®, and in bedding market, Aerelle® and Allerban® (anti dust-mite and antibacterial) Climarelle™ (thermoregulatory properties), Comforel®, fibre fill, for ergonomic pillows.

This range of polyester fibres is the result of ongoing fundamental and applied research at ADVANSA, which is positioned as the European leader for innovation and quality, in the competitive market of polyester.

Thus Coolmax® (made using 4- or 6-channel polyester fibre) has recently benefited from technological progress to provide protection from UV rays (Coolmax® UPF), stains (Coolmax® SRT), and even bacteria (by incorporating silver: Coolmax® Fresh FX™).

Its introduction into the world of ready-to-wear is, for ADVANSA, a fresh challenge where fashion meets functionality, working towards everyday well-being, with new blends of Coolmax® with wool being first off the starting block.

Parallel to this, ADVANSA is developing Thermolite®, a concept involving fabrics made from hollow polyesters, 20 times finer than a human hair, which creates micro pockets of air for thermal insulation to help withstand extreme temperatures for mountaineers, or even in blends with wool or cotton for everyday warmth without added weight.