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coldblack® wins Textile Design Award 2009 - Schoeller Technologies awarded for research and developments in the textile industry

Sevelen (ots)

On 6 November Schoeller Technologies has been
awarded with the Textile Design Award 2009 for research and 
development in textile sector. coldblack® is the result of a close 
cooperation between Schoeller and Clariant International.
"coldblack® represents a practically invisible but enormously 
useful design achievement," said juror Daniel Zehntner. "One that 
deserves to be known and recognised in the highest degree. The 
twofold protective function of this innovative high-tech textile 
treatment is a technical masterstroke with extensive practical 
relevance in the fields of design and preventive health care". 
coldblack® is a new textile finishing with a double benefit: It 
reduces the absorption of solar rays so that dark textiles, in 
particular, heat up significantly less when exposed to sunlight. And 
it provides reliable protection from damaging UV rays. All textiles 
with coldblack® feature a UV protection factor of at least 30. "This 
award is the third within one year", states Hans U. Kohn, COO from 
Schoeller Technologies. Thomas Winkler, Head Textile Business from 
Clariant, confirms, "Within short time, we have recorded a large 
number of manufacturing partners that are developing products with 
coldblack®." coldblack® is ideal for all types of clothing worn in 
sunny weather. Currently, tests are being conducted for car seats and
garden furniture.
Local creativity with a global broadcast Albert Kriemler from 
Swiss fashion company AKRIS was granted in addition a Merit Award for
his tireless performance for Swiss Design. Martin Leuthold of Jakob 
Schlaepfer won "The Textile Design Award for innovative solutions for
textiles" for Secret Garden. All three textile design winners come 
from the canton of St. Gallen and enjoy regionally and 
internationally long standing excellent reputations.

Contact:

north america:
Shannon Walton
Tel.: +1/206/265'2421
E-Mail: shannon@schoellerusa.com

hq:
beatrice gille
Tel.: +41/81/786'09'50
E-Mail: b.gille@schoeller-tech.com
Internet: www.coldblack.ch