TEXTILES, HOME & PERSONAL CARE
IMPROVING THE FABRIC OF LIFE With over 240 years as a pioneer in thread technology, Coats has responded to the global pandemic with a range of innovative textile solutions
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August 2020, Coats, the world’s leading industrial thread company, formed a partnership with HeiQ, a Swiss technology company, to incorporate HeiQ Viroblock technology into its engineered yarns and sewing threads. HeiQ Viroblock is among the first textile technologies in the world to be proven effective in laboratory testing against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Coats Innovation Hub in North Carolina, US, is adapting HeiQ Viroblock technology to create a new range of threads and engineered yarns suitable for applications across a wide range of
end-use products. Non-toxic and hypoallergenic, HeiQ Viroblock merges microsilver technology to attract virus particles which then combine with vesicle technology to break down the viral membrane within seconds. The microsilver technology uses recycled silver to enhance its sustainable offering, while the vesicle technology is bio-based. Ronan Cox, President, Performance Materials, Coats, said: “The combination of HeiQ Viroblock technology with our specialist expertise in threads and yarns creates a unique and powerful textile
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