Across industries around the world, the issue of sustainability and the exploitation of resources and environmental pollution caused by the textile industry, specifically in the areas of water consumption, use of harmful chemicals, and CO2 emissions continue to be of much concern. This is the reason why the trade fair for functional fabrics and accessories, PERFORMANCE DAYS, is dedicated to the topic of sustainability and as they have done so for several years now, according to the fair’s top executive.
Sustainability is a duty of the textile industry and PERFORMANCE DAYS is the engine, said Marco Weichert, head of Performance Days, who said "Sustainability is expected … It is much more than simply using recycled fibres and fabrics. PERFORMANCE DAYS was early to showcase this on a broad scale. We have accompanied the sustainable developments in the industry for many seasons, but even more, we provided the impulse in various directions for sustainability research and development."
Marketing manager Lena Weimer added: "Our FOCUS TOPICS will focus innovative fibre and fabric producers to pursue developments in this field. Whether recycled fibres, recyclable materials, the important topics of biodegradability, water conservation or the use of natural fibres for functional fabrics – we show all possible textile aspects of sustainability for the industry."
Only sustainable materials will be presented in the curated PERFORMANCE FORUM, so visitors to the trade fair can gain an overview of all aspects of sustainability on the FOCUS TOPIC WALL which will feature a range of qualities, including Recycled fibres, Natural fibres from renewable resources, Recycling qualities, Biodegradables or compostables, Microplastics, Product life cycles, Water conservation, Energy savings, Reduce CO2 emissions and Reduce chemicals.
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TINTEX’s
cutting edge colour technology will debut in Munich.
COLORAU® was created with a Portuguese consortium constituted by premium realities and gives life to responsibly colored fabrics with antimicrobial properties, using natural dyes extracted from different types of natural plants resources that do not use salt in the production. |
From TINTEX Textiles of Portugal will be its “WEME” collection - featuring new fabrics made from a mix of new generation of fibres that enhance free movement such as REFIBRA™ by Lenzing, Q-NOVA® by Fulgar and the unique GRS certified premium stretch ROICA™ EF. There is also the “ECOPERFORMER” collection developed with Confetil and part of the CO.LAB project, a collaborative smart platform and research-lab aiming to create a new way of making fashion smart presented by C.L.A.S.S.
TINTEX will feature in Performance Days its cutting-edge color technology which received the Sustainable Solution award in the May 2019 edition of Techtextil. COLORAU® uses only compounds of natural origin such as thyme, boldo, peppermint, chestnut and gambier in the production of functional and sustainable textiles in a variety of fibers such as cotton, lyocell and wool. An eco-efficient and low temperature surface treatment improves the affinity between the textile substrate and these natural compounds. The technology features a selection of “performing” extracts for appropriate color fastness to light and washing as well as color durability and antimicrobial functionality.
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| "AGAIN" by PIAVE MAITEX with ROICA™ EF |
In addition, from France, the Payen group will be introducing an aerodynamic fabric and a Gradual Compression fabric made with ROICA Resistance™ family’s yarns, which stand out for cutting-edge protection stretch functions, to bring performance to a new level. SOFILETA will present innovative warp & weft knitted materials developed with ROICA™ V550 & ROICA™ EF blended with post-consumer recycled Polyester and recycled Polyamide, as well as blends with Amni® Soul Eco from Solvay.
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