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Comfortemp Flexx: World’s first adaptive insulation

having extremely air-permeability and breathability

Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel and has a stretch content of up to 20%. The
introduced Comfortemp Flexx having awesome processing of the padding using reinforcement
air-permeability and breathability, at the digital threads also prevents fiber migration through the
Performance Days exhibition from May 17 to 21, outer fabric. Comfortemp Flexx complies with the
2021. Comfortemp Flexx is meanwhile the first Oeko-Tex standard and is supplied by the meter,
adaptive insulation comprising a warming and reducing production time and processing costs for
breathable padding with elastic reinforcement garment manufacturers.
elements made from 97% recycled polyester.
The high-performance, washable and fast-drying
The comfortemp flex is ideal for use in outdoor padding is very light and offers excellent insulation
sportswear designed for cycling, running, and values and optimal breathability. This is because
According to Capgemini, sustainability has become a recycled once again and made into other new products. skiing. When the wearer moves, the padding the fiber balls that give the product its name create
strategic priority for the automotive industry, with expands, and when movement stops, the padding a particular pore structure. Other plus points
automotive organizations increasingly using BMW Group has used the Econyl yarn to make its contracts again. The high-performance thermal include very high-wearing comfort and an incredibly
sustainable materials and 62% claiming to have a floor and floor mats for the BMW i3, BMW iX, and insulation even keeps the wearer warm when wet soft and fluffy feel.
comprehensive sustainability strategy. Reusing nylon other models since 2016. Econyl yarn is produced
to make Econyl reduces the global warming impact from recycled fishing nets and other nylon waste.
of nylon by 80% compared with the material Compared to petroleum-based nylons,
produced from oil. Further, the material can be manufacturing Econyl yarn from recycled materials
continuously recycled without loss of quality in the makes 90% less global warming potential. Jeanologia’s e-flow technology boosting sustainability in denim
finished product.
Econyl regenerated nylon is a product introduced in Jeanologia’s e-Flow technology can accomplish saves the amount of water used, and ensures that
Econyl nylon is now one of the most sought-after 2011 by Aquafil. It is made entirely from the ocean many finishing effects with the highest quality, the correct amount of chemistry stays in the
materials used by more than 1,000 brands, including and landfill waste, such as industrial plastic, fabric minimal water, and zero discharge. The technology garment and not in the water.
Adidas, Breitling, Stella McCartney, Prada, and scraps from clothing manufacturing companies, old uses micronization and nebulization instead of
Gucci. Once the products made from Econyl yarn carpets, and "ghost nets" (lost or abandoned fishing traditional abrasion processes for denim fabrics. The e-Flow technology is the sustainable textile
reach the end of their useful life, they can also be nets). The performance is even better to apply different solution to transfer chemicals onto garments made
finishes using nano-bubbles than water. of any fabric. Conventionally water is used as the
carrier, and, at the end of every cycle, that water,
Jeanologia is an innovative and multicultural still brimming with chemical products, goes to
Textile waste into sports shoes and apparel company with over 20 years of experience develop- waste.
ing sustainable and eco-efficient technologies for
Jeanologia has created an e-Flow Lab for testing
the finishing industry. The company was founded in
The recycling of textile waste into another textile from but a lot more than that. The sock lining of the 1994 by Jose Vidal and his nephew Enrique Silla, and sampling. It functions just like the production
product is now the thing of the past. Asics has boots is developed using a resource-saving technology with innovation and human values as the primary machines but at a smaller scale and will enable you
launched a new sustainable sports shoe collection called solution dyeing that reduces CO2 emissions by columns. With a background in denim finishing to experiment with all the finishing effects that can
made of around 5 tons of recycled textile waste. The around 45% and cuts water use by approximately 33% consultancy, Jeanologia soon became a technolo- be accomplished in industrial conditions. A perfect
collection is also comprised of apparel made from compared to conventional dyeing processes. gy provider of sustainable textile solutions. reproducibility from lab to bulk is granted since the
textile waste. The Earth Day Pack will be on sale recipes can be transferred from one to the other,
globally in-store from 16th April 2021. Asics is a Japanese multinational corporation that Specialty chemicals producer Devan is also ensuring the same results. On the other hand, the
produces sports equipment designed for a wide working with Jeanologia to reduce the water e-Flow Mix allows you to expand the possibilities of
The new Earth Day Pack is the ASICS brand’s most range of sports. In recent years their running shoes consumption required to apply Bi-Ome antimicrobi- your processes by having two separate tanks that
planet-friendly cross-category collection to date, have often been ranked among the top performance al and R-Vital skincare ranges. The e-Flow is the can be filled with different chemicals that could
having been created using a circular manufacturing footwear in the market. Products manufactured and perfect fit for industrial washing machines, allowing never feature together in the same wash by conven-
approach that saw around 5 tons of textile waste, the marketed by Asics include footwear (sneakers, mills and brands to use Devan’s technologies more tional techniques, releasing them at the precise
equivalent of 25,000 t-shirts, recycled into new shoes. sandals), clothing (t-shirts, jackets, hoodies, sustainably than traditional application equipment, moment to get the perfect interaction and grant the
Yet, the Earth Day Pack’s smaller environmental compression garments, pants, shorts, socks), and even for smaller production runs and directly onto desired results. This way, you will save both
footprint is not just down to the materials it is made accessories (bags, backpacks, caps). garments. This reduces the cost of application, resources and time.

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