Micropolyester
Also known as: Micro polyester, Micro-PES
Polyester in microfibre fineness — combining the robustness of PES with a soft hand and high functionality.
Description
Micropolyester refers to polyester fibres with a fineness below 1 dtex, produced from PET by melt spinning. The finer filaments create fabrics with a particularly soft, textile hand, high coverage and a fine appearance.
Micropolyester is preferred in functional wear, where a large fibre surface provides fast moisture management, good wind resistance and pleasant skin contact. Softshells, wind jackets, sports shirts and light rain jackets benefit from the combination of tear strength and softness. In fashion, micropolyester satins offer a luxurious drape.
- PES filaments < 1 dtex
- Soft, textile hand with high tear strength
- Good wind resistance and moisture management
- Often combined with DWR or WVP membrane
Recycled variants (rPET micropolyester) combine functionality with a reduced ecological footprint.
Properties
| Base fibre | Polyester (PET) |
|---|---|
| Fineness | < 1 dtex |
| Hand | very soft, textile |
| Typical use | Softshells, wind jackets, sports shirts |
Related product categories
Sources & references
3- Wikipedia: Microfiber Wikipedia — Freie Enzyklopädie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfiber
- Textile Exchange Textile Exchange https://textileexchange.org/
- OEKO-TEX OEKO-TEX Association https://www.oeko-tex.com/
