Performance apparel markets: product developments and innovations, October 2019
This report provides information on the latest developments in anti-odour treatments, fabrics, fibres, footwear, headwear, insulating materials, laminates, outerwear, sewing threads, swimwear and yarns. The report includes news from the following innovative brands and other organisations: Adidas, Amann Group, Argar, BUFF, Carrington Textiles, Cifra, Devan Chemicals, Eastman Chemical Company, HeiQ, KJUS, Outlast Technologies, Petratex, PrimaLoft, Speedo, Sympatex Technologies, Teijin Frontier and Toray Industries.
- SUMMARY
- ANTI-ODOUR TREATMENTS
- DEVAN CHEMICALS HAS DEVELOPED A NEW ANTI-ODOUR TREATMENT CALLED ODOUR BREAKDOWN
- FABRICS
- ARGAR HAS DEVELOPED A COLLECTION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE FABRICS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WORKWEAR
- CARRINGTON TEXTILES HAS DEVELOPED THREE NEW FABRICS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE COMFORT OF WORKWEAR
- TEIJIN FRONTIER HAS DEVELOPED A POLYESTER PERFORMANCE FABRIC WHICH HAS A COTTON-LIKE TEXTURE AND HANDLE
- TORAY INDUSTRIES HAS DEVELOPED A WATERPROOF NYLON FABRIC WHICH HAS EXCELLENT RESISTANCE TO ABRASION
- FIBRES
- EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY WILL MAKE ITS AVRA FILAMENT FIBRES FROM POLYESTER DERIVED FROM POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED MATERIALS
- FOOTWEAR
- ADIDAS HAS DEVELOPED A FULLY RECYCLABLE RUNNING SHOE
- HEADWEAR
- HEIQ AND BUFF HAVE COLLABORATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RANGE OF PERFORMANCE HEADWEAR PRODUCTS WHICH PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM ULTRAVIOLET (UV) RAYS AND HAVE TEMPERATURE REGULATING PROPERTIES
- INSULATING MATERIALS
- PRIMALOFT HAS DEVELOPED A NEW RANGE OF INSULATING MATERIALS CALLED PRIMALOFT NEXT
- LAMINATES
- SYMPATEX TECHNOLOGIES HAS DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE LAMINATES WHICH INCORPORATE RECYCLED FIBRES
- OUTERWEAR
- CIFRA AND PETRATEX WILL COLLABORATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-END AND LUXURY OUTERWEAR PRODUCTS MADE USING CIFRA'S WARP KNIT SEAMLESS (WKS) PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE
- KJUS HAS DEVELOPED A NEW COLLECTION OF HIGHLY WATERPROOF AND BREATHABLE RAINWEAR PRODUCTS FOR GOLFERS
- SEWING THREADS
- AMANN GROUP HAS EXPANDED ITS RANGE OF CONDUCTIVE THREADS FOR SMART TEXTILE PRODUCTS
- SWIMWEAR
- SPEEDO AND HEIQ HAVE COLLABORATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPEEDO FASTSKIN SWIMWEAR FOR COMPETITIVE RACING
- YARNS
- OUTLAST TECHNOLOGIES HAS DEVELOPED A NEW POLYAMIDE FILAMENT YARN WHICH INCORPORATES PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS (PCMs)
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