Asahi Kasei’s Fibers & Textiles SBU completed the addition of new production facility for Bemliese™ cupro continuous-filament nonwoven fabric in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. Commercial operation of the new facility began on February 1, 2017.
Bemliese™ is the world’s only cupro continuous-filament nonwoven fabric. It is composed of regenerated cellulose fiber made from cotton linter, the fibers around cotton seeds. These natural origins make Bemliese™ the ideal material for a wide range of applications—in the skincare and medical fields, as wipers for industrial and commercial use.
Sold in markets around the world, Bemliese™ is enjoying particularly strong demand growth in skincare applications. As such demand growth is forecasted to continue, the decision was made to construct a new production facility. With the completion of the new facility, production capacity for Bemliese™ increased by approximately 1,500 tons/year.
Moving forward, the Fibers & Textiles SBU will continue to expand production capacity and enhance the production infrastructure in order to strengthen the Bemliese™ supply configuration in line with additional growth in the global market.
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- Start-up
Raw Material
Fabrics
![Photo:Fabric patterns](http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/bemliese/en/what-bemliese/images/what-bemliese/what-bemliese_img06.jpg)
Fibres
![Photo:Filament diameter](http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/bemliese/en/what-bemliese/images/what-bemliese/what-bemliese_img07.jpg)
Bemliese only uses the short fibers (unused) around the seeds that were not previously used. The process was developed in the 1960's and first commercialised in 1973 and marketed as a cotton nonwoven.
![Photo:Filament spinning to roll winding](http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/bemliese/en/what-bemliese/images/what-bemliese/what-bemliese_img05.jpg)
The original production process enables these fibers to be turned into material with higher functionality than regular cotton.
http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/bemliese/en/what-bemliese/index.html
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