8 Apr 2014

EJENDALS INTRODUCES CUT RESISTANT GLOVE WITH DYNEEMA® DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY THAT FEELS LIKE A SECOND SKIN

Lightweight style 909 incorporates finest yarn available for maximum wearer comfort

The Netherlands, 8 April 2014 - At SAWO 2014 (09-15 April 2014 in Poznań, Poland), Ejendals, a leading specialist in the development, manufacture and marketing of quality products that protect hands and feet, will introduce its latest glove, model 909, which incorporates Dyneema® Diamond Technology. The new glove is designed specifically for applications requiring very good dexterity with cool feel and meets level 3 cut resistance standards according to EN388 making it ideal for high precision handling of small components.

The 909 glove is made with DSM’s innovation platform Dyneema® Diamond Technology. The key feature of this technology is that it is twice as thin as the regular yarn normally used in cut level 3 gloves. This enables the finest knitting structure possible for seamless knitted gloves achieving a level 3 cut resistance, resulting in exceptional dexterity and tactility combined with light weight. These factors make the glove easy to wear with less user fatigue. The glove combines Dyneema® Diamond Technology yarn with Nylon and Spandex and includes polyurethane palm coating. Another unique performance characteristic adds an element of costs-effectiveness to the Ejendals 909 glove’s profile; the product maintains performance through multiple washings, lengthening usable life of each pair.

With the new glove, Ejendals sets out to meet the need for a high level of cut resistance, combined with maximum wearer comfort. Niclas Wiklund, Product Manager of Ejendals, explains: “We previously produced three Ejendals Tegera gloves using Dyneema® Diamond Technology. After the success of these gloves, we are proud to introduce a glove that is cut resistant and offers dexterity as a second skin. This is made possible with the newly introduced super fine grade of Dyneema® Diamond Technology that became available in August 2013.”

“The basic idea for these new gloves came from our close cooperation with many end-users. We started the process several years ago with one clear objective: to make the best cut-resistant level 3 glove on the market. This is not an easy task, as we need to deliver maximum strength with the best tactile performance. Because we refuse to jeopardize the protection level, we choose to work only with the best materials. For cut-resistance, there is only one option: Dyneema® Diamond Technology.” Mr. Wiklund adds: “I also want to mention the support from and the team feeling created by the skilled and service minded people at DSM Dyneema. In fact, we share the same vision: we do not only sell gloves - we protect hands.”

According to Olivier Boubeaud, global segment director, High Protective Textiles, DSM Dyneema, the new breakthrough technology meets a global market need: “Dyneema® Diamond Technology is rapidly becoming the new standard in cut resistant gloves as wearers look for the ideal combination of high protection and high comfort.”

About Dyneema® Diamond Technology

Dyneema® Diamond Technology offers the most comfortable and lightest solution for extreme cut resistance. This state-of-the-art technology is pushing forward the properties of cut resistance in a lightweight and ‘natural feeling’ fiber. Applying Dyneema® Diamond Technology in a lightweight elasticised glove can boost cut performance levels up to EN388 Level 5, without the use of glass fiber or steel wire.

It requires no compromise on comfort, tactility and weight of the glove, while providing significantly higher cut resistant performance, and better durability - especially compared to aramid based gloves. By fulfilling end user demand for more dexterous and comfortable hand protection Dyneema® Diamond Technology has the potential to become the new standard in cut protection.

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Notes for editors

Ejendals

Ejendals is a family business, founded in 1949, with its head office in Leksand. The company specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing quality products that protect hands and feet. It is one of the leading companies in its field within Europe. In recent years, Ejendals has expanded into several new markets. With a strong concept firmly rooted in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark, Ejendals expanded a few years ago into the markets in Germany, UK and France. Ejendals also established in Romania, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic. Ejendals is now ready to expand into further markets, and they greatly welcome this continued expansion.

About DSM Dyneema

DSM Dyneema is the inventor and manufacturer of Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyEthylene (UHMWPE) fiber branded as Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. Dyneema® offers maximum strength combined with minimum weight. It is up to 15 times stronger than quality steel and up to 40% stronger than aramid fibers, both on weight for weight basis. Dyneema® fiber floats on water and is extremely durable and resistant to moisture, UV light and chemicals. The applications are therefore more or less unlimited. Dyneema® is an important component in ropes, cables and nets in the fishing, shipping and offshore industries. Dyneema® is also used in safety gloves for the metalworking industry and in fine yarns for applications in sporting goods and the medical sector. In addition, Dyneema® is also used in bullet resistant armor and clothing for police and military personnel.

UHMWPE fiber from DSM Dyneema is produced in Heerlen (The Netherlands) and in Greenville, North Carolina (U.S.A.). DSM Dyneema is also a partner in a high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) manufacturing joint venture in Japan. Further information on DSM Dyneema is available at www.dyneema.com.

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