In response to market needs, Eastman is expanding the specialty color palette to complement existing fashion hues and to offer mill customers greater flexibility in terms of color, luster and finish. Eastman s new extended color palette will enhance the appeal of these fabrics to fashion houses, said Scaglione. Today, more than ever before, it is color that dictates fashion, especially in the younger market. With its new palette, Eastman will have much more to offer. Chromspun acetate yarns can be woven to produce a solid fabric, or combined with other Chromspun colors, or combined with other fibers, including viscose, rayon, linen and cotton for distinctive fabrics in tones, stripes, plaids or iridescent sheet.
Solution dyeing ensures a high-quality yarn with no color variation or shading.
Chromspun acetate s fine hand and drape, whether used alone or in combination with viscose, has always offered affordable luxury to fashion houses. It is a definite quality cue at all price points. Designers find the fabric appealing because of its tremendous versatility. It lends itself to innovation, resulting in fabrics that have a distinctive elegance not achievable with other fibers, said Al Robbins, Eastman business unit manager. Copyright 2000 Eastman Chemical Company.