Teijin Frontier has launched a new Microft MX high-performance fabric made from highly-deformed cross-section multifilament yarn. 

The yarn used to make the fabric is made by mixing single filaments of polyester and nylon using a unique spinning technology. These filaments produce deep colors and are give the fabric an appearance of a finely woven chambray due to difference in dyeing effect of both fibre elements.

Having a V-shaped highly deformed cross-section, the new fabric is both bulky and soft at the same item. Its nylon-polyester mix helps it combine desirable features from both materials, such as the abrasion resistance and color development capabilities of nylon and the water absorption, quick-drying properties and shape stability of polyester.

Teijin Frontier plans to promote the Microft MX fabric for use in 2025 spring and summer outdoor clothing and sportswear collections. The company will further broaden its applications to functional innerwear and fashion clothing, with an aim to sell 500,000 m per year by 2026.

Apparels combining style with functionality have been gaining in popularity in recent years, reports Teijin. Fabrics with superior functionality and new looks and textures are in demand, Yet, progress in developing materials combining the texture and functionality of polyester and nylon, has been slow, the company adds.