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Adidas

develops

Aquafil and Genomatica collaborate on Bio-Nylon
periods of

downtime caprolactam, a key ingredient to producing 100% sustainable nylon. The collaboration aims to
Aquafil and Genomatica have announced a multi-year agreement to create sustainable
develop a commercially-advantageous bioprocess (Genomatica’s Geno CPL process) to make
caprolactam using plant-based renewable ingredients, rather than the crude oil-derived materials
traditionally used by the nylon industry.

Used in a variety of nylon-based products including carpets and apparel, caprolactam has a
worldwide market of over five million tons per year, according to Aquafil. Genomatica’s Geno CPL
process aims to provide an environmentally-friendly way to make caprolactam with better
economics, including for smaller-scale plants.

All multi-sport adventurers respect the
periods of calm that surround the
contrastingly high-intensity action in the
outdoors. These include tuning bikes in New ‘Universal’ option in Archroma’s
the carpark, belays at the crag, and
post-trail run cool downs. These
quintessential periods of downtime are Smartrepel® Hydro range
important, valued and require us to have
hard-working, versatile equipment.

To stay warm during lull time between Smartrepel® Hydro is a nature-friendlier protection
pursuits, the adidas Terrex has agent based on distinctive micro- encapsulated,
developed a Climaheat Agravic Down highly biodegradable, non-PFC based technology
Hooded Jacket, which features offering exceptional, durable water repellency to
Climaheat Technology with a polyester, polyamide and cotton-based textiles. With
patent-pending baffle construction, Smartrepel® Hydro AM, Archroma offers to brands,
where every other baffle is bigger, retailers and textile manufacturers a new, ‘universal’
overlapping the stitching lines to water repellent protection that is applicable on all
eliminate cold spots. Additional seals at fibers - cotton and synthetic, and their blends. The
the cuffs and collar traps warm air inside range supports the increasing adoption of eco-ad-
the jacket and help prevent heat loss for vanced materials and production processes by
when the conditions really start to bite. brand owners and textile producers adhering to
industry initiatives such as the ØZDHC program or
eco-label standards such as bluesign® and
Oeko-Tex®.

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