Sports Textiles

16th Jul 2018

Oakley, together with Bioracer, a designer and manufacturer of innovative, customised clothing for cycling teams and individuals, and for other sporting activities, has unveiled the G+ Graphene Aero Jersey containing Directa Plus’ graphene-based products. Directa Plus is a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for consumer and industrial...

12th Jul 2018

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fibre and products converting company headquartered in Japan, has announced that it will participate in Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2018, in stand #MR208. The world’s largest international sports and outdoor trade fair will be held at the Colorado convention centre in Denver, US, from July 23 to 26, 2018.

26th Jun 2018

The University of Manchester in collaboration with British brand inov-8 has unveiled the world’s first-ever sports shoes to utilise graphene – the strongest material on the planet. The two have developed rubber outsoles for running and fitness shoes that in testing have outlasted 1,000 miles and are scientifically proven to be 50 per cent harder...

25th May 2018

The RadiciGroup has presented a new 100 per cent nylon gilet, made with the collaboration of the companies in its 100 per cent European production chain, to the coaches of its ski club. The gilet will be worn by all RadiciGroup ski club athletes. RadiciGroup is a producer of chemical intermediates, engineering plastics, synthetic fibres, and nonwovens.

19th Apr 2018

Charlie Exton, a defence specialist at Porcher Industries, has selected t-shirt and socks made with the newly developed, next generation blast resistant fabric for London Marathon. Porcher Industries is a major actor in high performance technical textiles and composites, for aeronautics and defence, automotive, construction, sports, and leisure.

18th Apr 2018

Swiss textile innovator, HeiQ, is showing the upgraded version of its dynamic cooling technology, HeiQ Smart Temp, at the Performance Days expo, which is being held on April 18 and 19, 2018, in lounge 5, hall 5, and at the workshops in room 13, in Munich. The technology is shown on high-tech sports fabrics by Pontetorto and Tessitura Taiana Virgilio.

17th Apr 2018

The European Outdoor Group (EOG) has announced the main theme and sponsors for the European Outdoor Summit (EOS) 2018, which will be held on September 19 and 20, 2018, in Sweden. Supported by various largest organisations, the summit offers the outdoor industry an opportunity to focus on key topics that stimulate discussion and improve business...

7th Apr 2018

Spartan, the world’s largest obstacle race and endurance brand headquartered in the US, and Craft Sportswear, a Swedish brand specialising in clothing for endurance sports, have entered into a global partnership. The two brands have joined hands to develop the first high-performance technical apparel for the rising sport of Obstacle Course Racing...

29th Mar 2018

TeXtreme has unveiled the ±45° Grid fabric, a new addition to their line of Spread Tow products. The new version of TeXtreme Spread Tow fabric will broaden the ability to optimise Spread Tow solutions for new applications and markets. TeXtreme Spread Tow carbon reinforcements use spread tows to produce optimised reinforcements for ultra-light...