2023.07.24
Not Just Washable!? What is the Elastic "Gomu-gomu Silk"?
You may already be surprised by the unfamiliar name "Gomu-gomu Silk (super-rubber silk)" but unbeknownst to us consumers, fiber processing technology has been steadily advancing. Nowadays, silk is not only washable but also stretches and shrinks like rubber, rendering conventional wisdom about this material obsolete.
The innovative silk has been provided and developed by Nihon Sanmo Dyeing Co., Ltd. The company excels in in-house development of fibers and has not only created numerous functional fibers to date but also holds patents concerning fiber processing methods.
We spoke to Hiromasa Abe, the section manager of the company's Functional Fiber Business Division 3, about the silk processing technology developed in-house. He told us what kind of development process led to the birth of "Gomu-gomu Silk".
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Hiromasa Abe
Section Manager, Functional Fibers Business Division 3, Nihon Sanmo Dyeing Co., Ltd.He has been involved in the sales of functional fibers for over ten years, having started in dye sales. Since November 2022, he has been involved in the sales of washable silk "Cereza Carmen®".
Silk & Dyeing
What kind of business were you doing at the time of the founding in 1938?
The first president, Youjin Tomibe, started the company under the name Nihon Silk Wool Industries Co., LtdAt that time in Japan, silk was available, but wool was hard to come by. He used a technique called "sericin fixation," which turned silk into a wool-like fabric, hence the word "silk wool" in the company name.Share Article
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