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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:

Materials science specialist Hologenix and technical yarns specialist Unifi have collaborated in the development of Repreve fibre which incorporates Celliant technology
Polartec has developed a biobased finish called Polartec Power Shield which is weather resistant
DuPont has developed a new range of yarns which incorporate Kevlar

BUSINESS UPDATE:

Horizon Europe is funding a project called CISUTAC which aims to support the EUs transition to a circular economy
Financial results - adidas, Columbia Sportswear, Puma, Under Armour and VF Corporation
Environmentally sustainable textile finishes developer Green Theme Technologies (GTT) has secured US$5.4 mn worth of investment to ramp up production of its EMPEL durable water repellent (DWR) finishing technology