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“Closed loop meets textile industry 4.0”: Sympatex to present ultimate “functional jacket 4.0” at OutDoor 2017

David Bacci, extreme mountaineer and Greenpeace activist, develops the must-have criteria for the first prototype together with bloggers and influencers during a two-day design hackathon*.Friedrichshafen / Munich, 23 May 2017 “How do you imagine the ultimate functional jacket 4.0?” Sympatex Technologies investigated this question during a two-day design hackathon together with a group of 20 outdoor bloggers and influencers at Mittenwald Hut on 18 and 19 May. The answer: attractive style and individual colouring as well as numerous design gadgets are combined with functional materials

Temporary injunction stops Gore-tex’s “eco claim”

Munich / Unterföhring, 21 April 2017 – The district court of Hamburg sustained an injunction suit of Sympatex Technologies GmbH against W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH on 12 April 2017. Thus, Gore must no longer claim that the ecologically disputed PTFE – core of Gore’s basic product – would be environmentally friendly on a broad environmental consensus to the extend it is produced without any PFCs of environmental concern – if Gore abides by its press release from 6 February 2017. The incorrect statement of the company that Greenpeace also endorsed this view is also part of the sustained

Closing the textile loop: European industrial partnership for 100 percent recycled, recyclable and PFC-free functional fabrics

Munich / Unterföhring, 26 April 2017 – The sustainable wear2wear concept is synonymous with high-quality, responsible clothing. In Europe, textile fibres from used garments will be used to produce new functional fabrics. Depending on the area of intended use, they also meet strict waterproofing, breathability, protection and comfort requirements. To ensure that the raw material cycle comes full circle, these textiles can be recycled again when they reach the end of their service life. As a result, there is no waste, and they go on to be used in the production of additional garments. All

“Biodegradation meets performance”: new highly functional Sympatex laminates of biodegradable TENCEL® fibres

Sympatex Technologies to present the first results of its new cooperation with Lenzing AG from Austria at the “Performance Days 2017” in Munich.Munich / Unterföhring, 24 April 2017 – From wood to clothing – ecological through all steps: Sympatex Technologies will present another milestone of its “agenda 2020” at the Performance Days (26 to 27 April 2017) in Munich. The ecological alternative amongst the functional textile specialists presents first results of its new cooperation with Lenzing AG: highly functional laminates based on botanic TENCEL® fibres combining excellent breathability

Temporary injunction stops Gore-tex’s “eco claim”

Munich / Unterföhring, 21 April 2017 – The civil chamber 12 of the Hamburg district court sustained an injunction suit of Sympatex Technologies GmbH against W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH as from 12 April 2017. Thus, Gore must no longer claim that the ecologically disputed PTFE – core of Gore’s basic product – would be environmentally friendly to the extend it is produced without any PFCs of environmental concern – a change recently announced by Gore for the years to come for at least outdoor clothing. The incorrect statement of the company that this allegedly was scientific consensus is also

Sympatex congratulates Gore-Tex on its No-PFC commitment

Sympatex, the ecological alternative with 30 years of experience in the field of sustainable functional textiles, officially offers its competitor its fullest support with this ambitious goal.Munich / Unterföhring, 6. February 2017 – As the ecological alternative amongst functional textile specialists, Sympatex welcomes today’s commitment by Gore-Tex to not use any hazardous perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) in its products any more. An ambitious goal to be implemented for outdoor clothing by 2020, since Gore-Tex hasn’t developed any final technical solutions to do so, as

Sympatex congratulates Gore-Tex on its No-PFC commitment

Sympatex, the ecological alternative with 30 years of experience in the field of sustainable functional textiles, officially offers its competitor its fullest support with this ambitious goal.Munich / Unterföhring, 6. February 2017 – As the ecological alternative amongst functional textile specialists, Sympatex welcomes today’s commitment by Gore-Tex to not use any hazardous perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) in its products any more. An ambitious goal to be implemented for outdoor clothing by 2020, since Gore-Tex hasn’t developed any final technical solutions to do so, as

“Sympathy Lab” enables closed ecological loop – Sympatex to present its agenda 2020 at ISPO 2017

100% sustainability by 100% transparency: the new “Sympathy Lab” invites customers to jointly establish the closed loop in the textile industry.Munich / Unterföhring, January 26, 2017 – Sympatex Technologies will present its agenda 2020 at ISPO Munich 2017 (February 5 – 8, 2017, Hall A1, Booth 418). The ecological alternative amongst functional textile specialists aims at closing the ecological loop in the functional clothing sector by 2020. Sympatex creates the perfect and required prerequisite for it with its 100% recycled, PTFE-free and PFC-free Sympatex membrane, which will be offered

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