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Innovation through sustainability: Sympatex launching a highly-breathable new line of footwear in time for Lineapelle

Replacing chemically-produced PU foam with recycled textiles further reduces ecological problems in the shoe industry, providing the shoe a better eco-footprint.Munich / Unterföhring, February 18, 2019 – At this year’s Lineapelle (February 20-22, Milan), Sympatex (hall 22P, booths M11-M19 / N12-N20) will premier a new line of functional materials for footwear in which PU foams commonly used in the lining of the laminate are completely replaced by a fleece-like compound made from recycled clothing fibers. This innovation dovetails with several of the ecological goals set down in the Sympatex

Partnership between NGOs, research and industry presents initial results of a study outlining the impact of microfibers from outdoor apparel on our waters at the 2019 ISPO

Analysis jointly undertaken by the Plastic Soup Foundation, Italian institute IPCB-CNR, PlanetCare and Sympatex demonstrates initial ways to curb the release of microfibers and where further research opportunities remain.Munich / Unterföhring, February 5, 2019 – Experts since long are in agreement that the only viable future for the global apparel industry lies in a closed loop, in which the raw materials in the textiles are separated, recycled and re-used for new products. While many companies have already begun to align their future product strategies with this view, a few details still

Sympatex kicks-off the 2019/2020 season with four new apparel partners: MAMMUT, ZANIER, ON and LAGOPED

Mammut and Lagoped receive prestigious ISPO awards by integrating innovative products from Sympatex. Austrian market leader Zanier achieves a 60 percent reduction in CO2 with the new Sympatex-based gloves. On introduces a stylish running jacket.Munich / Unterföhring, February 3, 2019 – At the 2019 ISPO, Sympatex is once again proving that consistent sustainability does not require sacrificing style and design, or restricting performance. As a result, the functional textiles specialist is entering the coming season with another four renowned apparel partners in tow, all of who chose climate-

From plastic waste to shoe of the future: Sympatex to introduce a study for the design of a water-proof “Shoe 4.0” at the 2019 ISPO trade fair

“Closing the loop” prototype: an upcycling production line consisting of a plastic shredder, extruder and 3D printer demonstrates how the shoe industry of the future can take advantage of recycled plastics.Munich / Unterföhring, January 24, 2019 – What does the waterproof “Shoe 4.0” of the future look like, if it can be ecologically sustained within a closed loop system at the same time? At its exhibit booth (hall 1 booth 300) during the 2019 ISPO, Sympatex will offer a potential answer to this essential question with a production line consisting of a plastic shredder, extruder and 3D

Outdoor & Microplastics: Sympatex Technologies to present the initial results of a collective study on the subject of microplastics in the area of functional textiles during ISPO 2019

Study results will be presented on the 2ndday of the trade fair together with Plastic Soup Foundation, the Plastic Leak Project and the Italy-based IPCB-CNR institute, as well as with PlanetCare, a manufacturer of microplastics filters.Dear media representatives, Sympatex cordially invites you to attend our press conference during the 2019 ISPO trade fair in Munich. Date:              Monday, February, 4, 2019Time:              4.00 pm – 5:00 pmLocation:       Press Center West, Munich Trade Fair and Convention Center Our industry has always preached about closeness with nature.

ISPO 2019: Sympatex to hold a plogging event in the center of Munich as official sponsor of the ISPO Sports Week

Together with Swedish plogging creator Erik Ahlström, functional textile specialist Sympatex will collect waste for upcycling at the company’s exhibit booth during ISPO.Munich / Unterföhring, January 17, 2019 – Sympatex Technologies, official sponsor of the ISPO Sports week, will demonstrate the recovery value of waste during the upcoming international trade fair for sportswear and sporting goods. The membrane specialist and pioneer in the field of ecologically sustainable and recyclable functional textiles is inviting interested participants to a plogging event in the center of Munich on

It’s In Your Hands – #IIYH: Sympatex social media campaign animates consumers to stand up for the environment

Under the motto “It’s In Your Hands,” consumers are being encouraged to become role models and do their part to protect the environment.Munich / Unterföhring, December 18, 2018 – On the heels of the launch of the radical awareness campaign during Outdoor 2018 in Friedrichshafen, Sympatex is now gearing up for a corresponding social media campaign. As a pioneer in sustainable functional textiles, Sympatex is targeting changes to processes in industry and society not only by raising awareness among its market partners in the fashion and outdoor industries, but also by directly addressing

Milestone for climate change at COP24: Sympatex Technologies is one of 40 signatories of the United Nations “Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action”

Leading fashion brands, retailers, suppliers, member organizations and NGOs make joint commitment to follow and implement 16 goals for tackling climate change.Munich / Katowice, December 11, 2018 – Yesterday, the UN “Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action” was officially presented to the global public for the first time. The charter represents a milestone for climate change in light of the fact that the textile industry is the world’s second largest polluter – right after the oil industry – and is currently responsible for 8 percent* of the world’s CO2 emissions. Sympatex, a pioneer in

LAUNCH Challenge 2018: Sympatex, an official partner of the LAUNCH Challenge, supports innovative industry pioneers in establishing circular economies and sustainability in our global society

LAUNCH Circular Innovation Challenge finalists battle for support through the international LAUNCH network during this year’s LAUNCH Forum.Munich / Bentonville, December 4, 2018 – After a rigorous selection process carried out by 35 international experts and decision makers from research, business and government, on December 5 and 6 LAUNCH will present the finalists of this year’s LAUNCH Circular Innovation Challenge in front of a large audience. Sympatex, a pioneer in sustainable functional textiles and a LAUNCH partner, is lending its support to the selection of the finalists during the

Minimizing water consumption: Sympatex to introduce spun-dyed functional textiles at the 2018 Performance Days

In addition to saving water by relying on the Sympatex 100 percent polyether/polyester membrane, as opposed to using commercially-available PTFE membranes, spun-dyed processes reduce the amount of water needed by roughly 75 percent on average.Munich / Unterföhring, November 21, 2018 – According to estimates from the World Bank, dye processes used by the textile industry account for around 20 percent of the world’s industrial water contamination. This is despite the fact that polyester dye technologies which conserve significantly more water than traditional dye processes, while massively

An enterprise model with integral responsibility for society and environment: Sympatex Technologies is B-Corp certified as of now

Being awarded the internationally renowned B-Corp certification for exemplary corporate governance in the interest of society, the Munich-based functional textile specialist commits itself to public interest and environmental protection as its official corporate goals.Munich / Unterföhring, 13 November 2018 – As one of the first German companies of the textile industry, Sympatex Technologies GmbH is awarded the internationally renowned hallmark for above-average corporate governance in the holistic interest of society beyond corporate borders. B-Corp stands for a corporate concept which

“Green Deal” at Expoprotection Paris 2018: Collaboration between industrial partnership wear2wear and France’s recycling project FRIVEP

French companies and government agencies will in future feed tons of used protective workwear back into the textile loop of European upcycling consortium wear2wear for value-retaining reutilisation of polyester fabric.Munich / Paris, 5 November 2018 – At the Expoprotection Paris (6 - 8 November), wear2wear will present its next decisive move towards establishing closed-loop textile recycling across national European boundaries and economies: through intermediary Sympatex – a member of both partnerships – the European textile partnership (which introduced its first upcycling project at the

Conquering the 3rd dimension – Sympatex to introduce its revolutionary UTMOSPHERIC™ shoe technology at the Lineapelle Milan trade show

Thanks to a thermal moulding process, elaborate manufacturing processes are now a thing of the past. Sympatex UTMOSPHERIC™ adapts perfectly to any foot shape, without seams and creases.Munich, Unterfoehring, 11 September 2018. Using a sophisticated, innovative process, Sympatex Technologies has developed a manufacturing technology that allows lasting three-dimensional shape forming of their laminates. Sympatex *UTMOSPHERIC™ is produced by means of a thermal moulding process, and is a liner that adapts perfectly to the shape of the foot, without seams and creases and without compromising the

“What kind of world do you want to live in? It’s in your hands” – Sympatex to call for radical turnaround with new image campaign

The two-world concept of the new campaign compares the foreseeable implications of the industry’s passivity with society’s ideal in a provocative manner. An appeal to the textile industry and brand partners to radically change their mindsets – and to each and every individual consumer to demand this of every purchase.Munich / Unterföhring, 7 June 2018 – 80 billion pieces of clothes are bought every year, twice as much as 15 years ago; 23 billion pairs of shoes are produced annually. The textile industry already generates more harmful CO2 than the entire air and ship traffic as a whole – and

News from the “Sympathy lab”: Sympatex and RICOSTA on joint recycling mission

The children’s shoe producer adapts its Sympatex line to recycled Sympatex material. A joint POS campaign teaches children plastic and recycling.Munich / Donaueschingen, 19 February 2018 Sympatex Technologies starts a new initiative on sustainability with its long-standing customer RICOSTA: the ecological alternative amongst functional textile specialists provides the traditional company with completely recycled Symptex lining material for the field of children’s shoes for the next season. Thanks to this agreement, RICOSTA is the first manufacturer of children’s shoes which adapts its

New owners are official: members of Hamburg OTTO family invest into the future of Sympatex Technologies GmbH

The consistently sustainable alignment of Sympatex Technologies perfectly fits the corporate culture of OTTO investors oriented towards sustainability and social responsibility.Munich / Hamburg, 25. January 2018 It’s official now: the family office of the Hamburg OTTO family has brokered the new investors of Sympatex Technologies. After having successfully restructured the Smart Solutions Holding (parent company of Sympatex Technologies GmbH) at the beginning of December 2017 and having evaluated the available purchase offers, the Munich manufacturer of functional textiles will be owned by

News from the “Sympathy Lab“: new winter sports and outdoor brands to embark on the path of sustainability together with Sympatex in winter 2018/19

Famous brands, such as CHIEMSEE, ROSSIGNOL, BILLABONG, DC SHOES, PYRENEX, TIERRA and WOODS will focus on the 100% recyclable and climate-neutral Sympatex membrane.Munich / Unterföhring, 12 December 2017 Sympatex Technologies is going to launch the winter season 2018/19 with new partnerships in the fields of ski, snowboard and freestyle. The ecological alternative among the functional textile specialists is proud of numerous new and international winter sports brands in its apparel portfolio: CHIEMSEE (GER), BILLABONG (EU), DC SHOES (EU), ROSSIGNOL (FRA), PYRENEX (FRA) and TIERRA (SWE) as

The shoe industry in 2020 – a look ahead: the Italian shoe industry accepts the invitation of Sympatex and PIDIGI S.p.A.

The longstanding cooperation partners will present which global challenges the industry will have to face in the years to come by means of a joint presentation.Munich / Montebelluna, 6 December 2017 Sympatex Technologies and PIDIGI S.p.A. were delighted about such a great response in Montebelluna in North Italy last Thursday evening. The functional specialist and its longstanding Italian sales partner had invited the gathered Italian sports shoe industry to the museo dello scarpone e della calzatura sportive (Ital. shoe museum). As part of this event, Dr. Rüdiger Fox, CEO of Sympatex

Green light for A+A 2017: Sympatex and Diadora Utility to present their first partner products for occupational safety

Diadora, the Italian shoe brand, will cooperate with the functional specialist from now on. The Diadora Utility occupational safety line will be the first series together with Sympatex.Munich / Unterföhring, 10 October 2017 Sympatex Technologies and Diadora Utility will present their first partner products at the A+A international occupational safety trade fair taking place in Düsseldorf from 17 to 20 October 2017. The first model series will be launched in the (occupational) safety shoes segment as the beginning of the cooperation with Diadory, the Italian shoe brand. The first

“We shape the world for our children’s benefit” – Sympatex to present a recycled and climate-neutral children’s shoe along these lines

The functional specialist will launch the second innovative lighthouse project this year at the leading Lineapelle fabrics and leather fair in Milan at the beginning of October.Munich / Unterföhring, 26 September 2017 According to a statement of a leading German textile journal* recycling is currently still in its infancy – Sympatex literally implements this in its new lighthouse project: a children’s shoe consisting of up to 90 per cent of recycled raw material, including a sole made of more than two thirds of recycled rubber. Following the recycled and recyclable functional jacket 4.0

Closing the textile loop: Sympatex to present the first upcycling product of the "wear2wear" corporate partnership at A+A 2017

In addition, new partner products with the innovative and highly functional footwear technology Moisture-Tech® by Sympatex will be presented at the Sympatex booth.Munich / Unterföhring, 19 September 2017 Turning old into new – according to these lines, five competent partners formed the European wear2wear industrial partnership. As a supplier of the 100% climate-neutral, recyclable, PTFE-free and PFC-free membrane within this association, Sympatex is going to present the first end product, which has been manufactured at highly modern production plants from used functional textiles, at the

OutDoor 2017: New Sympatex brand campaign to promote feel and look instead of looking away

Clearly feeling the very own experience of nature combined with an authentic personal responsibility for the environment – this is the focus of the new creation to be launched by Sympatex at this year’s OutDoor in Friedrichshafen.München / Unterföhring, 14 June 2017 Clearly feeling the untouched vastness, the deep feeling of freedom as well as breathtaking moments of silence in the midst of the wilderness – how long will we still be able to do that? Trump withdraws from the Kyoto Protocols, the G20 states will vote on urgently needed measures against the massive waste pollution of the

OutDoor 2017: VAUDE and Sympatex to present the next generation of the ecological functional shoe

VAUDE spring/summer collection 2018 to come with 100% recycled and climate-neutral Sympatex membrane as well as with 100% recycled Sympatex liningMunich / Friedrichshafen, 30 May 2017 VAUDE and Sympatex are going to show how ecological a functional shoe can be already today at this year’s OutDoor in Friedrichshafen (18 to 21 June 2017). Both longstanding cooperation partners will present the next generation of the “green functional shoe“ at the VAUDE booth (Hall A1 booth 300) which can already be bought from spring/summer 2018 onwards in specialized shops. The cooperation covers the entire

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