Performance apparel markets: product developments and innovations, December 2022
This report provides information on the latest developments in additives, fabrics, fibres, finishes and treatments, finishing processes, footwear, workwear, and yarns. Furthermore, it includes news from the following innovative brands and other organisations: 3M; Alchemie Technology; Asics; Carl Weiske; DOMO Chemicals; HeiQ; Huntsman Textile Effects; Lenzing Group (Lenzing); Microban International (Microban); NNT Uniforms (NNT); On; Patagonia; Pincroft Dyeing & Printing; Polygiene; and Toray Industries (Toray).
- SUMMARY
- ADDITIVES
- MICROBAN INTERNATIONAL (MICROBAN) HAS DEVELOPED AN ANTIMICROBIAL ADDITIVE FOR COTTON
- FABRICS
- LENZING GROUP (LENZING) HAS COLLABORATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FABRICS INCORPORATING ITS FIBRES FOR PROTECTIVE WEAR AND WORKWEAR
- FIBRES
- DOMO CHEMICALS HAS LAUNCHED A PERFORMANCE FIBRE BRAND CALLED NYLEO
- TORAY INDUSTRIES (TORAY) HAS DEVELOPED 100% BIO-BASED ADIPIC ACID FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF NYLON 6.6 FIBRES
- FINISHES AND TREATMENTS
- ALCHEMIE TECHNOLOGY AND HEIQ HAVE DEVELOPED A PLANT-BASED ODOUR CONTROL TREATMENT WHICH IS APPLIED USING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PROCESS
- HEIQ AND PATAGONIA HAVE COLLABORATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MINT-BASED ODOUR CONTROL TREATMENT
- HUNTSMAN TEXTILE EFFECTS HAS DEVELOPED A DURABLE WATER REPELLENT (DWR) FINISH WHICH IS FREE FROM PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS (PFCS)
- MICROBAN INTERNATIONAL (MICROBAN) HAS DEVELOPED A FINISH WHICH IS CAPABLE OF CAPTURING ODOURS
- FINISHING PROCESSES
- PINCROFT DYEING & PRINTING HAS DEVELOPED A SPRAY FINISHING PROCESS FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MILITARY APPAREL
- FOOTWEAR
- ASICS HAS DEVELOPED A TRAINER WHICH IS LIGHTWEIGHT AND HAS A LOW IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
- ON HAS DEVELOPED A TRAINER WHICH IS MANUFACTURED USING MATERIALS DERIVED FROM CARBON EMISSIONS
- WORKWEAR
- NNT UNIFORMS (NNT) AND POLYGIENE HAVE COLLABORATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RANGE OF PROTECTIVE WORKWEAR FOR FRONT LINE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
- YARNS
- 3M HAS DEVELOPED A DURABLE WATER REPELLENT (DWR) YARN
- CARL WEISKE HAS DEVELOPED A FIRE RESISTANT POLYESTER YARN CALLED FLAMEXGREEN
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