Phormium launches a new ultra-transparent energy screen: Diamond

The leading Belgian climate screen manufacturer Phormium announces the introduction of a brand-new revolutionary energy screen: Diamond. This is a transparent energy screen with a number of unique features:

- High light transmission: up to more than 3% higher than the current market standard – a shading level of only 8% (Phormium method) or 23.6% (WUR, NEN 2675)

Phormium develops new energy screen with proprietary weaving technique

Belgian greenhouse textile manufacturer Phormium is in the final stages of developing a new energy screen, with production already underway at its facilities. Peter Ollevier and Els De Martelaer are closely monitoring the looms in the production halls where the new screen is being woven. Full details are expected to be released within weeks.

By leveraging its weaving technology Phormium has designed 2 new, unmatched products to meet emerging market demands. Weaving is a wonderful manufacturing process for greenhouse screens that offers great advantages. It allows to combine demanding lists of materials into well balanced screen solutions. Furthermore, it enables to provide the screen with the specific properties for the targeted application.

For more than 30 years, Phormium is a leading global player in the segment of screens for horticultural greenhouses. The state-of-the art production plant in Lokeren (Belgium) is fully vertically integrated: from yarn extrusion, weaving-beam production, weaving & knitting to tailormade finishing, Phormium is the only screen producer that has all the know-how under one roof.