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Product Overview

Performance Apparel Update is an executive briefing, supplied in electronic format. Each month, we include details of the latest developments and business news in the performance apparel sector.

What's in it?
"Performance Apparel Update" includes information on developments in the performance apparel sector (sportswear and functional workwear), such as developments in:

compression garments
corporate social responsibility (CSR)
environmentally sustainable sports apparel and footwear
finishing treatments
insulation materials
membranes for performance apparel
mountaineering apparel
odour resistant apparel
performance fibres and fabrics
performance footwear
protective apparel
snow sports apparel
wearable technology
workwear

It also contains news of such companies and brands as Adidas, Asics, Columbia Sportswear, Cone Denim, Cordura, Dickies, Directa Plus, DragonWear, DSM Dyneema, Eurojersey, eVent fabrics, Freudenberg Performance Materials, HanesBrands, HeiQ, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Nike, Patagonia, Perry Ellis International, Polartec, Polygiene, PrimaLoft, Puma, Reebok, Skins, Teijin, TenCate Protective Fabrics, Under Armour, Unifi, Vaude, VF Corporation, and W L Gore.

Like all Textiles Intelligence publications, "Performance Apparel Update" is a reliable source of independently sourced business information, and it does not carry advertising.

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS in:

DuPont Biomaterials and Lenzing Group (Lenzing) have collaborated in the development of an environmentally sustainable fabric collection
PrimaLoft and Parley for the Oceans have entered into a partnership to develop insulation materials which incorporate fibres derived from ocean waste
The North Face has launched its first collection of outdoor apparel incorporating FutureLight waterproof breathable material
Polartec has commercialised a series of military issue fabrics and garments which are designed to provide protection from cold weather conditions

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BUSINESS UPDATE from:

Asics Ventures Corporation (Asics Ventures) has acquired an equity stake in the start-up company Pyrates
Puma is reintroducing swimwear as part of its product portfolio
Columbia Sportswear
Puma
Under Armour
Unifi
VF Corporation
Textile recycling specialist Evrnu has secured Series A funding worth US$9.1 mn