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New solution for durable Water-free

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water repelling textile coatings

2025

Jeanologia, a Spanish company specialising in the
products in an eco-efficient way, we will produce an
development of sustainable technologies for
garments finishing, is celebrating World Water Day such, the company CEO explains: “If we develop
eco-sustainable product and bring a sustainable
by highlighting the company’s capabilities, which product to the market, achieving one of our
could enable all jeans to be made “100% water free” company’s objectives: to reduce environmental
by 2025, according to Enrique Silla, CEO. “With impact in its entirety, not partially mitigate it.”
Jeanologia as the expert technology partner, it is
possible, within a few years, for production to use During the past month, Jeanologia says its
zero water and create zero waste; increasing technology has led to a saving of 800,000 cubic
productivity and accelerating time to market,” metres of water, the equivalent of water used to fill
he said. 283 Olympic swimming pools. “This saving has been
Nano-Care Deutschland, a leading specialist in the outstanding resistance to washing cycles and to possible thanks to the laser, ozone, and eflow
production of ready-to-use high-tech coatings, based chemical cleaning. In addition, the combination of Thirty-five percent of the 5 billion jeans produced technology being used in the 60 countries
in Saarwellingen, has developed Intelligent Hybrids, different base technologies allows special features every year are made with Jeanologia technology. As Jeanologia works in,” said Mr Silla.
composed of PFC-free chemicals conforming with such as LAD (laundry-air-dry), the company reports.
the Greenpeace campaign Detox and the ZDHC “Nature itself provided us with the idea of developing
programme, to provide new hope for sustainability in hybrids from silicon dioxide nano-technology,
the market for durable water repelling textile coatings paraffins, waxes, resins and silicones: as in evolution, Gore and
(DWRs). genetic diversity leads to superior ways of living” said
Oliver Sonntag, CEO.
The big advantage of hybrid technologies lies in their Bonbouton to
ability to combine positive features by eliminating the Besides water and dirt repellency, Intelligent Hybrids
disadvantages as far as possible. have further potential, according to the manufacturer
– they are able to be used as a booster for oil and explore smart
The Intelligent Hybrids products are said to show an alcohol repellency to minimise fluorine usage.
fabric technology

Oritain to improve traceability of Egyptian cotton W. L. Gore & Associates has announced a technology, developing mechanically flexible and
collaboration with a digital health start-up Bonbouton
molecularly thin sensors for monitoring skin
to explore material solutions in advanced sensor temperature with graphene oxide (GO).
Oritain, a leading specialist in supply chain traceability, has partnered with Modern Nile Cotton Co. to verify the technology and enable practical smart fabrics for
origin of Egyptian cotton and mitigate against risks in its supply chain. assistive apparel and digital health applications. The initial phase of the Gore-Bonbouton agreement
will focus on collaborative research in the area of
Modern Nile Cotton Co., Egypt’s largest cotton trader, specialises primarily in Egyptian cotton, which it exports Bonbouton is a New York City-based team of temperature sensing materials. This explorative
locally and to international markets. The company is also the largest importer and supplier of foreign cottons innovators in inkjet-printed, low-cost graphene
to Egyptian spinners. Using Oritain’s innovative scientific method, the company will be able to verify the origin temperature sensors. With technology licensed from process will lay a foundation for future applications of
of its cotton throughout the supply chain to ensure it is supplying an authentic final product to its customers. the Stevens Institute of Technology, Bonbouton has sensor technology and conductive inks in digital
Modern Nile Cotton Co. will also work with Oritain to reduce the risk of contamination and fraud in its supply chain. emerged as an industry leader in microsensor health, chronic care management and smart fabrics.

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