The company partner with clients to innovate wherever fibres are used, and takes great pride in finding solutions across a multitude of industries.
With a dedicated pilot testing line based in Linz, Austria, IFG are able to ensure that technical capabilities of fibres are in line with traditional usage and that optimum performance is maintained.
Through close partnerships, IFG are leading industrial research into sustainable alternatives to traditional fibres across a huge variety of applications.
IFG are consistently conducting R&D into new fibres that are biodegradable, have higher levels of recycled content, and are recyclable. The focus is always on ensuring the best possible technical performance.
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The IFG Recycled brand represents our range of recycled polymer derived fibres made from polymer chip from post-industrial and post-consumable sources (including our own).
These fibres have undergone intense screening and filtration of contaminates to retain the polymers’ high performance and tolerances, allowing them to be used for a variety of different markets. IFG only source from eligible suppliers who have gone through a rigorous and extensive qualification process.
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The IFG Core brand represents our long standing, high output, high performance products that have been developed and honed over decades.
The IFG Bio brand represents our range of bio-based fibres made from sustainable feedstocks and/or with compostable or biodegradable qualities.
As consumers and industries increasingly drive for more sustainable products, IFG continues to supply and develop more environmentally aware product solutions to a widening number of industries. We proudly work collaboratively with our customers to realise their sustainability targets.
3rd Feb 2025
In December 2024, the team at IFG Drake lost a very special former colleague, Gerry O’Rourke. Having worked for the company since the late 1970s, Gerry had IFG in his veins, and will be sorely missed by his colleagues and friends. Former colleagues Andy Wilkinson and Paul Briggs…
24th Jan 2025
Recycled PP is produced from both post-industrial and post-consumer waste. Post-industrial waste comes from manufacturing and production processes, while post-consumer waste consists of PP-products that have been used by end-users. At IFG, the post-industrial waste is being collected and send to a specialised recycling company. The waste goes…
PLA is produced from renewable resources such as corn or sugar cane. The process begins by extracting and purifying sugars from these plants. Next, raw sugar is transformed into lactic acid using a natural fermentation process. The lactic acid is polymerized to create PLA. Finally, IFG spin it…
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