High-tech fabrics at Performance Days, Munich

TINTEX presents high-tech fabrics with unique technical qualities during Performance Days, Munich, November 8-9 2017

TINTEX - a modern industrial company based in the Porto region of Portugal since 1998 - is set to present its latest high-tech fabric innovations at the Performance Days – the trade fair specifically for functional fabrics in Munich, November 8-9 2017 – featuring fashion forward developments that meet the active performance demands of the current athleisure and street sportswear markets.

With more than 120 skilled and expert staff producing market savvy fabrics for global designers and brands, TINTEX produces a range of sustainable modern hybrid jersey fabrics that offer a better, Naturally Advanced choice to all its customers in the Sportswear, Athleisure, Fashion and Underwear sectors.

Each collection counts more than 80 new qualities and styles, under three focused jersey fabric concepts: TIMELESS, FASHIONABLE, INNOVATIVE.

TINTEX's new Autumn Winter 2019 Jersey collection will be presented by its CEO Mario Jorge, who describes the new ‘Naturally Advanced’ position as “advancing beautiful and organic, natural materials to the next level with unique and advanced hybrid ‘nature/hi-tech’ smarts, with added value creativity, thanks to focused investments that will serve and secure our customer demands both now and in the seasons to come”.

Mr Jorge added that part and parcel of the TINTEX DNA is to make better eco-materials, but with new levels of performance and hi-tech smarts, thanks to its expertise in specialist dyeing and finishing techniques, coatings and applications designed with the latest equipment and processes. 

The TINTEX collection uses at least 60% of more sustainable materials such as Tencel, organic cotton, natural organic linen, ECOTEC® by Marchi & Fildi, the smart cotton from pre consumer scraps that saves up to 77,9% of water.

And, for the first time at Performance Days, TINTEX presents unique developments made with the ROICA™ Eco Smart family of premium eco-sustainable stretch fibers with proven credentials for market savvy choices that meet the needs of contemporary apparel for modern consumers.  Within this family, TINTEX has selected the world's first GRS certified ROICA™ premium stretch yarn that comes at least 50% from recycled pre-consumer waste.

Denim with High Performance attributes from VICUNHA

Good quality denim wear are not just for showcasing our assets but also enhancing our well-being.  With the continued popularity of "athleisure" clothing, consumers' thirst for comfort and ease of wear are today addressed by denim makers who use new technology to meet the need for clothes that perform well throughout the day and not just in the gym.

Hi Stretch and Bi Stretch denim from VICUNHA  TEXTIL of Brazil.

Denim maker VICUNHA from Brazil is doing just that by focusing on performance.  Following the introduction of their temperature control denim last season, VICUNHA continue to expand on the theme and launch a selection of hi tech and hi performance fabrics for Autumn/Winter 2018-19, which will be on show at major international trade fairs this September including Munich Fabric Start 5th - 7th September (in the Blue Zone).

Using hi tech  yarns  from Nilit  they  introduce  3  hi tech  fabrics with antibacterial,  moisture  wicking properties  and  temperature  control.

‘BODY  FRESH’  keeps  you  fresh  throughout  the  day, preventing the growth of bacteria that causes body odour. Extremely resilient its antimicrobial properties lasting at least 50 washes.

‘AQUARIUS’ with a high-performance yarn is engineered to wick moisture away from the body, offering comfort to the wearer for continued effectiveness.  The  attributes  are  intrinsic  in  the  fibre,  and  will  not  wash  off  the  fabric, according to VICUNHA.

‘BREEZE’ helps maintain constant body temperature during and after physical performance and hot weather. Use of a special polymer creates soft touch and provides super ventilation.



















This  sector  of  products  is  very  important  for  the  market  as  finishing  techniques  push  the boundaries and the consumer demands clothing that performs through the day not just in the gym, according to executives at VICUNHA TEXTIL, driving the company to continue to pursue textile products in various weaves and weights.

“We see this trend (athleisure) continuing and  customers  growing  their  options  and  adding  new  weave  variations”,  says  Thomas Dislich, Managing Director VICUNHA TEXTIL for Europe and Asia.  "Hi Stretch and Bi Stretch are  still  very  important,  thus VICUNHA  extends its  offer  to  include  bi-stretches  with  higher elasticity adding more vintage options, and although the interest was initially for ladies we are also seeing this coming through for menswear”.

All images from ROLAND HOFFMANN Public Relations for VICUNHA TEXTIL.