From September 5 to 7, 2009, Recticel will exhibit at Interfilière – Hall 3 – Booth 3L11. Visit us to check out our new eco-friendly PU foam PureFeel. Feel free to send us a message at bodyfoams@recticel.com to set up an appointment.

Recticel has added a soybean oil based PU foam PureFeel(R) to its Body Foams product range. Wetteren, Belgium, January 26, 2009 – In line with the growing environmental awareness in the entire apparel market, Recticel now offers lingerie manufacturers the choice to source environmentally friendly PureFeel polyurethane (PU) foam. This eco-friendly foam uses in part soybean based polyol as raw material. As Bert Van Langendonck, Sales and Marketing Manager, explains: Bio-polyols leave a smaller environmental footprint as substituting traditional petrochemical polyol with bio- based polyol will results in 36% less global warming emissions, 61% less non-renewable energy use and 23% less total energy demand. Moreover, for every 1 million pounds of bio-polyol used, approximately 2,200 barrels of crude petroleum is saved for other uses. We have done a lot of internal testing and we now look forward to further optimising and enlarging the PureFeel product range together with our customers, elaborates Helga Laporte, Product Manager. Recticel has always been committed to keep the impact from industrial activities on the living environment to a minimum by optimising its processes to limit, for example, waste and airborne emissions. The Group also attaches a great deal of importance to the rational use of energy. The new bio-based PureFeel PU foam fits perfectly in this picture. PureFeel will be introduced to the public during the Hong Kong Mode Lingerie Exhibition on April 7-8, 2009.