What Lovetex is doing to help to protect the environment.
Oct. 13, 2021
Manufacturing Sustainability
Eco-friendly Finish (100% Solid Content PU back coating)
To reduce the VOC Solvents Emissions, in 2019, Lovetex started implementing a new PU back-coating procedure by using 100% solid content PU. As of 2021, about 90% of Lovetex PU back-coating lines do not involve water and solvent consumption.
Instead of burning out the exhausted VOCs by the conventional method of thermal oxidizer or ground flare, Lovetex quits using solvent at all. This new technology of back-coating is a much more delicate procedure, which requires monitoring on every aspect of the hook and loop production from weaving. Comparing to the conventional back-coating procedure, the new one uses much less amount of PU, approximately only 30% of the old one.
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Conventional solvent- |
100% Solid Content |
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Coating amount |
100 units |
30 units |
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PU amount left on tapes |
30 units |
30 units |
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Solvent usage |
Yes |
None |
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Performance* |
Stable |
Stable |
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Hand feel |
Average |
Slightly stiffer |
*Given the diversity of uses of our products, we advise our customers to assure themselves that the product meets the requirements of their applications. The responsibility for the application and use of the product remains with the customer.
Chemical Management
Lovetex is endeavoring to eliminate hazardous chemicals from the manufacturing process. From chemical supplier selection, to chemical management, we follow STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®.
For the rest 10% of Lovetex production lines that cannot implement with 100% Solid Content PU back coating, we have replaced some of the chemicals we used in the back coating procedure, which are DMF-free and Toluene-free.
