Cordage Institute Member Certificate
Category: Nezaradené
Techtextil 2022 – Frankfurt, Germany / 21 – 24 June 2022
Nexis Fibers attended in the Techtextil 2022, the leading trade fair and platform for technical textiles industry. The fair connects today’s technical textile technology to the future, and Nexis Fibers presented its most innovative products in the sustainable area and advanced technical solutions as hydrophobic and infrared invisible fibers.
· Made out from bio-based monomer (content 63%)
· Polymer with lower water absorption in comparison to PA6 or PA66
(on the level of 1% WA)
· Good abrasion resistance
· Heat and UV protected
· Currently available T951,T923, T981 at counts 235, 940 and 1400dtex
(other counts upon request)
· 85% less water absorption comparing to standard polyamide fibers (passing UIAA standard)
· PFC free treatment
· Good abrasion resistance
· Homogenous coating during spinning at capillary level
· UV protected, Oeko-tex 100 certified
· T372H and T321H, various colors in T051H and T052H can be offered
· Special spun dyed fibers for a camouflage garments to minimize the contrast between objects
and their environment by using Infra Red (IR) night vision
· Reflectance at wavelength 700-1200nm according to army requirements
· Better color fastness and reflectance properties comparing to standard surface dyeing
· Lower environmental impact due to elimination of additional chemical treatment on the products
· UV protected, Oeko-tex 100 certified
· PA6 T051 flat, T0517 Air-textured, PA66 T532 flat, T5327 Air-textured
Sustainability – Climate change – CO2 reduction
Nexis Fibers a.s. has already started setting up the philosophy of the sustainability as a long-term value in all the actions and processes across its organization. Our sustainability strategy tries to identify, manage and mitigate the impacts as well as the risks of our company´s actions to the economic, social and environmental nature in accordance with our company credo „Shaping the future“.
As one of the over 13,000 companies disclosing last year 2021, Nexis Fibers a.s. has demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental transparency and was awarded by CDP discloser stamp 2021.
Nexis Fibers has expanded its capacity in Specialty Polymers.
The decision is aligned with Nexis Fibers strategy to remain a preferable supplier of Polyamide Yarns and Specialty Polymers across the Industrial Textile and Plastics Industry while offering tailor- made solutions.
Completed investment supports the growing demand from Industrial and Automotive Market and brings annually up to 4200 T of Specialty Polymers in PA6.10, PA6.12 and other, customized Bio- Polymers.
Nexis Fibers successfully completed re- certification process for STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®.
OEKO-TEX® certification is one of several quality measures we use to show our customers, suppliers, and partners that we practice continuously improving and environment safe processes that deliver world-class products.
Products in compliance with OEKO-TEX®, STANDARD 100 class 1: Polyamide 6, Types T370, T371, T372, T373, T321, spun flat as well as made as plied/ twisted/ air- textured. Certification has been extended to Spun Dyed Yarns, Types T051, T052.
STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is one of the world’s best-known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances. It stands for customer confidence and high product safety.
Find out more at: www.oeko-tex.com
Nexis Group sold to Fibers Investment
Accu Holding AG has entered into an agreement with Fibers Investment a.s., a company controlled by Ivo Bezloja, a former business partner of Marco Marchetti. The agreement was approved by the special guardian [ed: legal guardian with limited powers in Austria] as well as the District Court of Hochdorf. The Prosecutor’s Office III Zurich has also approved the transfer of corresponding shares.
With the conclusion of the agreement, the legal dispute between OC Industrial Group AG / Ivo Bezloja and Accu Holding AG regarding the contestation of the sale of the Nexis Group has been terminated. Furthermore, the buyer has agreed to provide Nexis Group with urgently needed liquidity.
The legislation on the restructuring of companies in Slovakia has been fundamentally changed. Debt waivers will no longer be legal. The new law is applied to all restructuring cases in Slovakia that have not yet been completed. As a result, the debt of the Nexis Group exceeds the enterprise value.
The parties have agreed on a purchase price of CHF 300’000 for or the Nexis Fibers a.s. with an improvement clause should the company be liquidated in the near future or sold with a profit.
Accu
On May 4th 2011, Nexis shareholders took 58.53% of Accu Holding AG, a Swiss listed company based in Zürich / CH. The new shareholders plan to reestablish Accu Holding AG as a renowned listed Swiss industrial group, integrating Nexis’s and some of their own industrial activities, in order to leverage Nexis’s growth strategy.
bluesign®
NEXIS FIBERS has the honor of becoming the first and only bluesign® system partner from the Polyamide Fiber Industry with bluesign® certified articles. The bluesign® label ensures that the product is manufactured in a healthy, environmentally friendly and sustainable way. For more information, check out the bluesign® website at www.bluesign.com
PA6 capacity
In order to satisfy the strong and increasing request of its Ropes and Nets markets, Nexis Fibers has boosted its PA6 production capabilities by 15%
PA66 production
Continuously aiming to be the most competitive European polyamide fibers producer, Nexis Fibers has successfully restarted the first spinning machines after their transfer to its production site in Slovakia.