Japan to develop polylactic acid spunbond fabrics

 

Japan KaneboGosen company and Kureha Chemical Company announced that they have developed a biodegradable polylactic acid spunbond fabrics. Called polylactic acid blocks of such three-dimensional material is expected to be used for water filtration, civil engineering and construction uses. In the drainage sieve, general PP products due to algal blooms occur mesh blockage phenomenon affect the use, development of new products, there are antibacterial, antifungal, long-term use. Kanebo Company of Osaka and Tokyo, Kureha Chemical Co. predicts that sales of this product in 2005 will reach 250 million yen. The company is said to Kanebo, Japan's leading manufacturer of polylactic acid counterparts.