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PrimaLoft startet Social Media Kampagne „Tent Talk“ ©PrimaLoft
PrimaLoft Tent Talk 2017
15.11.2017

PrimaLoft startet Social Media Kampagne „Tent Talk“

  • Bekannte Persönlichkeiten der Outdoor-Industrie geben in exklusiven Interviews persönliche Einblicke in ihr Leben – erste Folge mit Kletterprofi Michi Wohlleben

München - Heute startet die erste Social-Media-Kampagne von PrimaLoft in Europa mit Fokus auf den deutschsprachigen Markt. Mit der Kurzfilm-Reihe „Tent Talk“ will die Ingredient Brand vermehrt auch Endkonsumenten ansprechen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen besondere Charaktere des Outdoor-Sports. Den Anfang macht Alpinist Michi Wohlleben, später sollen Interviews mit weiteren Athleten sowie Charakteren aus dem Sport-Fachhandel und der Sportartikelindustrie folgen. Die Videos werden zunächst ausschließlich über die Social-Media-Kanäle Facebook, Instagram und YouTube verbreitet.

  • Bekannte Persönlichkeiten der Outdoor-Industrie geben in exklusiven Interviews persönliche Einblicke in ihr Leben – erste Folge mit Kletterprofi Michi Wohlleben

München - Heute startet die erste Social-Media-Kampagne von PrimaLoft in Europa mit Fokus auf den deutschsprachigen Markt. Mit der Kurzfilm-Reihe „Tent Talk“ will die Ingredient Brand vermehrt auch Endkonsumenten ansprechen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen besondere Charaktere des Outdoor-Sports. Den Anfang macht Alpinist Michi Wohlleben, später sollen Interviews mit weiteren Athleten sowie Charakteren aus dem Sport-Fachhandel und der Sportartikelindustrie folgen. Die Videos werden zunächst ausschließlich über die Social-Media-Kanäle Facebook, Instagram und YouTube verbreitet.

Die Location für die Interviews wurde passend zum Thema ‚Ingredient Brand“ gewählt: ein Zelt irgendwo inmitten der Natur, in dem man Themen von Draußen tiefgründiger und von Innen betrachten. Moderatorin Gela Allmann, selbst ehemalige professionelle Sportlerin, begrüßt in der ersten Folge den jungen Profikletterer und Bergsteiger Michi Wohlleben. Der Alpinist aus Baden-Württemberg spricht sehr offen über seine Leidenschaft für die Berge, Schlüsselerlebnisse auf dem Weg zum Spitzensport, seine aktuellen und künftigen Projekte sowie den Reiz, Grenzen zu überwinden. Die verschiedenen
Videosequenzen inklusive „Behind the Scene“-Material und vieles mehr wird innerhalb der kommenden drei Monate hauptsächlich über die Facebook-, Instagram- sowie YouTube Kanäle von PrimaLoft zu sehen
sein.

Jochen Lagemann, Managing Director PrimaLoft Europe & Asia: „Die „Tent Talk“ Videos sind Teil unserer b2c-Strategie, in der authentische Persönlichkeiten über ihr Leben in der Outdoor-Branche
berichten. Für uns ist die Zusammenarbeit mit Athleten wie Michi Wohlleben ja aus mehreren Aspekten sinnvoll. Sie bringt uns beispielsweise auch wertvolle Erkenntnisse in der Produktentwicklung, da die
Sportler unsere Innovationen in härtesten Bedingungen testen können. Bei „Tent Talk“ geht es aber nicht darum, möglichst spektakuläre Bilder zu zeigen, sondern Emotionen und Leidenschaft für den Outdoor-
Sport zu transportieren.“ Genau diese Leidenschaft will PrimaLoft beispielsweise auch mit ihrem Engagement bei der europaweiten Verbraucherkampagne „It’s Great Out There“ zur Förderung der
Beteiligung an Outdoor-Aktivitäten vermitteln. „Für uns sind all diese Maßnahmen ein wichtiger Schritt, um direkt mit den Endkonsumenten in Dialog zu kommen und unsere Markenbekanntheit weiter zu steigern“, so Lagemann weiter.

Der erste Teaser ist ab sofort unter www.facebook.com/PrimaLoft sowie www.instagram.com/primaloft zu sehen.

Source:

crystal communications GmbH

Schoeller’s heated e-soft–shell wins Design Preis Schweiz © Schoeller Textil AG
Design Preis Schweiz for Schoeller
11.11.2017

Schoeller’s heated e-soft–shell wins Design Preis Schweiz

A shining example of how technology and design work interact: On 3 November, 2017, Schoeller Textil AG wins the Design Preis Schweiz 2017/18 in the textile category. E-soft-shell is a heated fabric which can be cut to size without affecting the embedded technology and is primarily suited to clothing for outdoor activities and motorcycling.

The innovative company Schoeller Textil AG from the Rhine valley is the proud winner of the Design Preis Schweiz 2017/18, picking up the award for Excellent Swiss Design in the textile category on 3 November, 2017 in Langenthal.

Together with the whole Schoeller team, the Schoeller delegation – consisting of Roland Lottenbach (Head of Research and Development, left), Dagmar Signer (Marketing, centre) and Ruedi Kühne (CFO, right) - takes enormous delight in this recognition for the many years of intensive work. The company received the award for the heated fabric, E-soft-shell. Among others, the evaluation criteria were: technologies, material combinations, zeitgeist and innovation.

E-soft-shell by the meter

A shining example of how technology and design work interact: On 3 November, 2017, Schoeller Textil AG wins the Design Preis Schweiz 2017/18 in the textile category. E-soft-shell is a heated fabric which can be cut to size without affecting the embedded technology and is primarily suited to clothing for outdoor activities and motorcycling.

The innovative company Schoeller Textil AG from the Rhine valley is the proud winner of the Design Preis Schweiz 2017/18, picking up the award for Excellent Swiss Design in the textile category on 3 November, 2017 in Langenthal.

Together with the whole Schoeller team, the Schoeller delegation – consisting of Roland Lottenbach (Head of Research and Development, left), Dagmar Signer (Marketing, centre) and Ruedi Kühne (CFO, right) - takes enormous delight in this recognition for the many years of intensive work. The company received the award for the heated fabric, E-soft-shell. Among others, the evaluation criteria were: technologies, material combinations, zeitgeist and innovation.

E-soft-shell by the meter

The Design Preis jury commented as follows on the Schoeller development: Electrically heated clothing which makes it possible for us to stay pleasantly warm in winter has long been a dream of the textiles industry. Projects in this field have hardly made it beyond the development and trial phase hitherto. But now Schoeller Textil has created E-soft-shell, a material that makes this utopia a reality. E-soft-shell is a laminate consisting of bi-elastic tissue, machined lining and a functional corkshell coating. The heating technology is integrated with the fabric in a diamond-shaped geometrical pattern. It is based on metallic yarns, making it possible for the material to be evenly heated at standard voltages. The fabric is designed to be sold off the roll, and can be cut up without affecting the embedded technology. It is suitable above all as clothing for outdoor activities or motor cycling – but applications in the fashion or wellness worlds could also come into consideration.

Kathmandu selects Archroma´s Earthcolors for Capsule Collection of its Signature Hoodies © Archroma
Archroma Earthcolors
30.10.2017

Kathmandu selects Archroma´s Earthcolors for Capsule Collection of its Signature Hoodies

Reinach, Switzerland, 30 October 2017 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced its first-ever collaboration with Kathmandu, the well-known New-Zealand born and based outdoor brand. Kathmandu selected Archroma and its EarthColors range of plant-based dyes to create a new capsule collection of the brand’s signature hoodie.

Archroma’s EarthColors range recently came to public attention for being the Gold Winner of the OutDoor Industry Award 2017, Sustainable Innovations category, where Kathmandu also presented their first hoodies just off of the production line. Archroma’s EarthColors is a line of patented plant-based dyes, sourced from up to 100 percent renewable resources. Archroma developed EarthColors using non-edible waste products, from agriculture and herbal industries, to replace petroleum derived raw materials; which are the conventional raw materials used to synthesize dyes currently. This gives brands an alternative when looking for more natural ways of dyeing garments.

Archroma and Kathmandu teamed up to create an exclusive “vintage casual” look.

Reinach, Switzerland, 30 October 2017 - Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced its first-ever collaboration with Kathmandu, the well-known New-Zealand born and based outdoor brand. Kathmandu selected Archroma and its EarthColors range of plant-based dyes to create a new capsule collection of the brand’s signature hoodie.

Archroma’s EarthColors range recently came to public attention for being the Gold Winner of the OutDoor Industry Award 2017, Sustainable Innovations category, where Kathmandu also presented their first hoodies just off of the production line. Archroma’s EarthColors is a line of patented plant-based dyes, sourced from up to 100 percent renewable resources. Archroma developed EarthColors using non-edible waste products, from agriculture and herbal industries, to replace petroleum derived raw materials; which are the conventional raw materials used to synthesize dyes currently. This gives brands an alternative when looking for more natural ways of dyeing garments.

Archroma and Kathmandu teamed up to create an exclusive “vintage casual” look.

The colors available in the capsule collection: slate blue, burnt olive and burlwood rose, are made from the non-edible parts of nutshells, almond shells, rosemary, saw palmetto, bitter orange and beetroot, left over from agriculture industry or herbal extraction. The collection is available online at www.kathmandu.com.au.

“We are very proud and grateful that Kathmandu selected Archroma’s EarthColors for their first incursion into the world of nature-based colors,” comments Paul Cowell, Head of Brand Marketing in Archroma’s Brand & Performance Textile Specialties business. “Kathmandu will surely inspire other brands and retailers to explore and adopt eco - advanced innovations. With the help of Kathmandu, Archroma is again showing the apparel industry the way to go, one collection at a time. Because it’s our nature!” “We have been using recycled materials for over 20 years and we are constantly looking for new technologies to develop more sustainable outdoor gear, adds Manu Rastogi, Textile R&D and Responsible Materials Manager for Kathmandu. “Dyeing techniques using plants have been around for centuries, but they require adding huge amounts of mordants* and fixatives**, which could lead to water pollution.

They also tend to have poor light and wash fastness which is undesirable for the consumer and does not promote article longevity. So when we heard about Archroma’s EarthColors, we were immediately excited by what is probably the first technology allowing colors to be synthesized from plants rather than petroleum while keeping similar performance.” Kathmandu selected Archroma and its EarthColors range of plant-based dyes to create a new capsule collection of the brand’s signature hoodie. (Photographs: Kathmandu) Archroma’s EarthColors is a line of patent-pending plant-based dyes, sourced from up to 100 percent renewable resources. (Photo: Archroma)

Kathmandu® Registered trademark
*alum, iron, copper, tin, chrome
** salt, tannings, vinegar

@TheNorthFace
25.10.2017

The North Face Speaker Series 2017 Leinwand-Abenteuer exklusiv in drei europäischen Städten

  • München – Mittwoch, 29. November 2017, 18:30 Uhr
  • Location: Botanikum, Feldmochinger Str. 75-79, 80993 München

München / Stabio (Schweiz) - Zwei exklusive Film-Premieren, zwei unglaubliche Abenteuer, drei Athleten hautnah – Willkommen bei der The North Face Speaker Series 2017. Vom 15. bis 29. November 2017 ist die Speaker Series von The North Face zu Gast in Paris, London und München. Es wird die Premiere des Skifilms „Ushba“ mit den Freeride-Profis Sam Anthamatten, Léo Slemett und Markus Eder sowie das Filmportrait „Hansjörg Auer – No Turning Back“ gezeigt. In den exklusiven Locations, die sich jeweils in einen Filmsaal verwandeln, sind in allen drei Städten nur limitierte Tickets verfügbar.

Tickets: https://tnfspeakerseriesmnc.eventbrite.com

  • München – Mittwoch, 29. November 2017, 18:30 Uhr
  • Location: Botanikum, Feldmochinger Str. 75-79, 80993 München

München / Stabio (Schweiz) - Zwei exklusive Film-Premieren, zwei unglaubliche Abenteuer, drei Athleten hautnah – Willkommen bei der The North Face Speaker Series 2017. Vom 15. bis 29. November 2017 ist die Speaker Series von The North Face zu Gast in Paris, London und München. Es wird die Premiere des Skifilms „Ushba“ mit den Freeride-Profis Sam Anthamatten, Léo Slemett und Markus Eder sowie das Filmportrait „Hansjörg Auer – No Turning Back“ gezeigt. In den exklusiven Locations, die sich jeweils in einen Filmsaal verwandeln, sind in allen drei Städten nur limitierte Tickets verfügbar.

Tickets: https://tnfspeakerseriesmnc.eventbrite.com

Der erste Film „Ushba“ dokumentiert den Versuch der The North Face Athleten Sam Anthamatten, Léo Slemett und Markus Eder, eine Skibefahrung des gleichnamigen Bergs zu bewältigen. Der knapp 4.700 Meter hohe Gipfel im georgischen Kaukasus entpuppt sich für die drei recht schnell als skifahrerische, alpinistische und konditionelle Herausforderung mit ungewissem Ausgang.

Die zweite Premiere zeigt das sehr persönliche Athleten-Portrait „Hansjörg Auer – No Turning Back“ und begleitet den Alpinisten auf seinem Lebensweg, von seiner Kindheit auf dem Bauernhof seiner Eltern bis hin zu seinem Leben als angesehener Alpinist auf den höchsten Gipfeln der Welt. Im Anschluss an die Speaker Series werden die Filme über den Youtube-Channel von The North Face verfügbar sein. .

Source:

crystal communications

Durch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Maggie Rogers und The North Face können Fans der Musikerin ihr neues, von der Natur inspiriertes Lied „Split Stones“ durch digitale Interaktion hörbar machen ©TheNorthFace
Maggie Rogers und die neue Ventrix™ Jacke von The North Face
20.09.2017

Die neue Ventrix™ Jacke von The North Face

  • The North Face feiert die Markteinführung der neuen Ventrix™ Jacke mit einem Song, der durch Bewegung hörbar wird
  • Durch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Maggie Rogers und The North Face können Fans der Musikerin ihr neues, von der Natur inspiriertes Lied „Split Stones“ durch digitale Interaktion hörbar machen

The North Face bringt ab heute seine neue Ventrix™ Jacke auf den Markt, deren Isolationsmaterial durch gelaserte Belüftungsschlitze bei körperlicher Aktivität überschüssige Wärme abgibt. Sie sorgt so für mehr Atmungsaktivität und eine optimale Regulierung der Körpertemperatur. Zur Einführung der Ventrix™ Jacke mit ihrem einzigartigen Belüftungssystem haben The North Face und die Musikerin Maggie Rogers eine mobile Aktion zum Mitmachen entwickelt, bei dem das Lied „Split Stones“ nach und nach durch Bewegung hörbar und schließlich vollständig freigeschaltet wird. Je mehr Bewegung, desto mehr Tonspuren des Lieds werden freigegeben, bis es schließlich in voller Länge angehört werden kann – und das 24 Stunden vor der weltweiten Veröffentlichung am 20. September 2017.

  • The North Face feiert die Markteinführung der neuen Ventrix™ Jacke mit einem Song, der durch Bewegung hörbar wird
  • Durch die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Maggie Rogers und The North Face können Fans der Musikerin ihr neues, von der Natur inspiriertes Lied „Split Stones“ durch digitale Interaktion hörbar machen

The North Face bringt ab heute seine neue Ventrix™ Jacke auf den Markt, deren Isolationsmaterial durch gelaserte Belüftungsschlitze bei körperlicher Aktivität überschüssige Wärme abgibt. Sie sorgt so für mehr Atmungsaktivität und eine optimale Regulierung der Körpertemperatur. Zur Einführung der Ventrix™ Jacke mit ihrem einzigartigen Belüftungssystem haben The North Face und die Musikerin Maggie Rogers eine mobile Aktion zum Mitmachen entwickelt, bei dem das Lied „Split Stones“ nach und nach durch Bewegung hörbar und schließlich vollständig freigeschaltet wird. Je mehr Bewegung, desto mehr Tonspuren des Lieds werden freigegeben, bis es schließlich in voller Länge angehört werden kann – und das 24 Stunden vor der weltweiten Veröffentlichung am 20. September 2017.

Zur Einführung der Ventrix™ Jacke wurde auch ein Kampagnenfilm mit dem Regisseur Grant Singer produziert. Maggie Rogers tritt darin neben den The North Face-Athleten Jimmy Chin, Alex Honnold und Emily Harrington auf. Gedreht wurde der Film in Portland und am Mount Hood (USA) sowie in El Plomo in Chile.

„Maggies Sound ist von ihrer tiefen Naturverbundenheit beeinflusst und nimmt oft die Bewegung und den Rhythmus der Natur auf“, sagt Tom Herbst, Marketing Vizepräsident bei The North Face. „Maggies Zugang zur Musik durch Natur- und Outdoor-Erfahrungen macht sie zur idealen Partnerin für The North Face und die Markteinführung unserer Ventrix™ Jacke.“

„Die ersten Sound-Ausschnitte für ´Split Stones` habe ich während eines einmonatigen Hiking-Trips in Oregon im Sommer 2013 gesammelt; seitdem habe ich an dem Song gearbeitet.“, erzählt Rogers. „Technik und Naturerlebnis so zu verbinden, dass man den Song hören kann und gleichzeitig das Gefühl hat, einen Teil seines Entstehungsprozesses nachgehen zu können, finde ich besonders aufregend.“

Ventrix™ ist der nächste bahnbrechende Entwicklungsschritt, den The North Face im Bereich der synthetischen Isolationsmaterialien für sportliche Aktivitäten unter wechselnden Wetterbedingungen gemacht hat. Das Besondere an der Ventrix™-Technologie sind gelaserte Belüftungsschlitze im Isolationsmaterial, die sich je nach körperlicher Aktivität des Trägers öffnen und Wärme herauslassen oder bei einer Pause geschlossen bleiben und die Wärme halten. So kann einerseits Überhitzung und andererseits ein Auskühlen des Körpers verhindert werden.

Die Ventrix™ Jacken sind ab sofort im Handel und auf www.thenorthface.com erhältlich.

DyStar and CSI launch their Sustainable Color and Trend magazine ©DyStar
DyStar and CSI launch their Sustainable Color and Trend magazine
18.09.2017

DyStar and CSI launch their Sustainable Color and Trend magazine

As a combined effort of the CSI color team and DyStar’s technical experts, DyStar and CSI are launching the first 2 issues of the Sustainable Color and Trend magazine with Cadira® color palettes.

This new magazine inspires Designers and Color Managers by offering palettes and color combinations that are Eco-friendly and Inspired by Nature. Not only does the magazine include a wide range of color palettes, but also color validation in CSI’s Relative Color Popularity (RCP) information as well as sustainable dye recipes that have been formulated based on the Cadira resource optimization process.

The Cadira Concept is a module in DyStar’s Resource Efficiency program. It helps to considerably shorten lead times and reduce water, waste and energy consumption. Cadira Concepts have been developed for different substrates and dyeing procedures. This launch focuses on both reactive dyeing of cotton as well as polyester & recycled polyester dyeing.

As a combined effort of the CSI color team and DyStar’s technical experts, DyStar and CSI are launching the first 2 issues of the Sustainable Color and Trend magazine with Cadira® color palettes.

This new magazine inspires Designers and Color Managers by offering palettes and color combinations that are Eco-friendly and Inspired by Nature. Not only does the magazine include a wide range of color palettes, but also color validation in CSI’s Relative Color Popularity (RCP) information as well as sustainable dye recipes that have been formulated based on the Cadira resource optimization process.

The Cadira Concept is a module in DyStar’s Resource Efficiency program. It helps to considerably shorten lead times and reduce water, waste and energy consumption. Cadira Concepts have been developed for different substrates and dyeing procedures. This launch focuses on both reactive dyeing of cotton as well as polyester & recycled polyester dyeing.

The reactive-issue – Inspired by Nature – offers color palettes with softer, muted tones, levels of neutrals and earthy shades of green. The recipes are based on DyStar Levafix® and Remazol® combined with Sera® chemicals for an optimized dyeing and wash-off process.

The Polyester issue offers more vibrant color options with saturated colors and brights for active wear and outdoor clothing and accessories. The recipes are based on Dianix® dyes and the dyeing process can be optimized by use of the Optidye® PES program.

“We are conscious about our environment so we wanted to create a magazine with an ecological color and optimized processes so that our customers can pick the right color that will help them reduce their environmental impact in the design process.” Says Ron Pedemonte, VP of Sales and Marketing Americas.

CSI will fcus more on color palettes with ecological dyes and low impact processes when offering color and trend information to customers in the future. More eco-friendly color palettes will be available very soon.

More information about CSI color trends and the Cadira process is available in the DyStar Website and CSI Website. www.dystar.com / www.csicolors.com

Source:

DyStar Press Info

Hestra: Sportlich und schick ©Hestra
Women‘s Primaloft Winter Forest Handschuhe
31.08.2017

Hestra: Sportlich und schick

München – Mollig warm und stilvoll in den Winter: Die Women‘s Primaloft Winter Forest Handschuhe von Hestra überzeugen mit inneren und äußeren Werten und vereinen eine hohe Isolationsleistung mit ansprechender Optik.

Mit dem Women‘s Primaloft Winter Forest präsentiert Hestra einen neuen Skihandschuh, der Frauenherzen höher schlagen lässt. Mit seinem modischen Kunstpelzsaum und dem gestrickten Bund stechen die Handschuhe schon auf den ersten Blick aus der Masse hervor. Die wärmende Primaloft Gold-Füllung wird an der Innenhand je nach Farboption aus Lammnappa (weiße Innenhand) und Rindsleder (schwarze Innenhand) sowie an der Rückhand von winddichtem und wasserabweisendem Hestra Micron Polyester-Material umschlossen.

Das Design und die dezente Farbgebung machen das Modell in Kombination mit den hochwertigen Materialien zu einem Allrounder, der auf der Skipiste, auf Wanderungen oder im Alltag eine tolle Figur macht. Der Women`s Primaloft Winter Forest von Hestra ist auch als Fäustling erhältlich.

München – Mollig warm und stilvoll in den Winter: Die Women‘s Primaloft Winter Forest Handschuhe von Hestra überzeugen mit inneren und äußeren Werten und vereinen eine hohe Isolationsleistung mit ansprechender Optik.

Mit dem Women‘s Primaloft Winter Forest präsentiert Hestra einen neuen Skihandschuh, der Frauenherzen höher schlagen lässt. Mit seinem modischen Kunstpelzsaum und dem gestrickten Bund stechen die Handschuhe schon auf den ersten Blick aus der Masse hervor. Die wärmende Primaloft Gold-Füllung wird an der Innenhand je nach Farboption aus Lammnappa (weiße Innenhand) und Rindsleder (schwarze Innenhand) sowie an der Rückhand von winddichtem und wasserabweisendem Hestra Micron Polyester-Material umschlossen.

Das Design und die dezente Farbgebung machen das Modell in Kombination mit den hochwertigen Materialien zu einem Allrounder, der auf der Skipiste, auf Wanderungen oder im Alltag eine tolle Figur macht. Der Women`s Primaloft Winter Forest von Hestra ist auch als Fäustling erhältlich.

Gold Winner Award Gold Winner Award
Gold Winner Award
19.06.2017

EARTHCOLORS BY ARCHROMA RECEIVES OUTDOOR INDUSTRY AWARD 2017

Among the winners, the Gold Winner Award distinguishes further the EarthColors range - out of the 330 entries - as one of the most innovative products of the industry in what is one of the highlights of the OutDoor Show held in Friedrichshafen, Germany, until June 21, 2017.
EarthColors are Archroma's patent-pending new method of creating warm ternary shades from nature. These high performance dyes are synthesized from natural waste products of the agriculture and herbal industries, such as almond shells and rosemary leaves, replacing the oil-based raw materials typically used in dyestuff manufacture. Earthcolors are available in a range of six dyes, covering a palette of natural shades. They are fully traceable from the source to the shop – thanks to NCF chip attached on the clothing hangtag.
Visitors at Archroma's booth (A4-306) will also be able to discover why company’s such as Kathmandu and Flocus who have selected EarthColors. The technology will also be on display in a special exhibition and on the official website of the OutDoor show.

Among the winners, the Gold Winner Award distinguishes further the EarthColors range - out of the 330 entries - as one of the most innovative products of the industry in what is one of the highlights of the OutDoor Show held in Friedrichshafen, Germany, until June 21, 2017.
EarthColors are Archroma's patent-pending new method of creating warm ternary shades from nature. These high performance dyes are synthesized from natural waste products of the agriculture and herbal industries, such as almond shells and rosemary leaves, replacing the oil-based raw materials typically used in dyestuff manufacture. Earthcolors are available in a range of six dyes, covering a palette of natural shades. They are fully traceable from the source to the shop – thanks to NCF chip attached on the clothing hangtag.
Visitors at Archroma's booth (A4-306) will also be able to discover why company’s such as Kathmandu and Flocus who have selected EarthColors. The technology will also be on display in a special exhibition and on the official website of the OutDoor show.
“We are extremely proud to receive one of the most prominent Awards in the outdoor industry”, commented Nuria Estape, Head of Marketing & Promotion for Archroma’s Brand & Performance Textile Specialties business, after the ceremony. “The OutDoor Industry Award will surely help us convince more brands and retailers to explore and adopt more nature-friendly solutions from Archroma.”

More information:
Archroma, Award, EarthColors
Source:

Archroma

Schoeller Schöller Textil AG
Schoeller
13.06.2017

Exciting new developments from Schoeller at Outdoor Friedrichshafen

Schoeller Textil AG announces strategic cooperation at this year’s Outdoor in Friedrichshafen. At fair stand A4-402, visitors will experience the debut of Taurex® technology on Tuesday, 20 June, 2017. Tuesday, 20 June, 2017: Taurex® - a development from Red Bull and Schoeller Textil AG Red Bull and Schoeller are proud to unveil the jointly-developed Taurex®-finishing technology at Outdoor in Friedrichshafen. The Taurex® garment material and fabrics feature different types of fibers that encapsulate the essence of Red Bull into clothing – living up to claims of increased performance. The innovative Taurex® fabrics increase physical and mental performance capacity. Taurex® reflects the body’s energy back to the garment’s wearer. As a result, it provides improved wellbeing, greater concentration, reduced fatigue and speedy regeneration.

Schoeller Textil AG announces strategic cooperation at this year’s Outdoor in Friedrichshafen. At fair stand A4-402, visitors will experience the debut of Taurex® technology on Tuesday, 20 June, 2017. Tuesday, 20 June, 2017: Taurex® - a development from Red Bull and Schoeller Textil AG Red Bull and Schoeller are proud to unveil the jointly-developed Taurex®-finishing technology at Outdoor in Friedrichshafen. The Taurex® garment material and fabrics feature different types of fibers that encapsulate the essence of Red Bull into clothing – living up to claims of increased performance. The innovative Taurex® fabrics increase physical and mental performance capacity. Taurex® reflects the body’s energy back to the garment’s wearer. As a result, it provides improved wellbeing, greater concentration, reduced fatigue and speedy regeneration.
For some time now, Taurex® has been featured in the Red Bull clothing brand, AlphaTauri, but can now also be applied to other clothing brands, providing certain criteria are met. On 20 June, 2017, together with Red Bull staff, the Schoeller Competence Team provides detailed information on the Taurex® technology at the Schoeller fair stand A4-402.

More information:
Schöller, Outdoor
Source:

Schoeller Textil AG

Archroma Source: www.archroma.com
Archroma
07.06.2017

Archroma heads to outdoor for the first time with nature-focused ways to enhance gear

Under the motto: “Enhancing your gear, it’s our nature”, Archroma invites show visitors to discover how to:

Under the motto: “Enhancing your gear, it’s our nature”, Archroma invites show visitors to discover how to:


• Create exciting color effects – with solutions ranging from high-fast dyes Foron® S-WF, Nylosan® S, Printofix® TF, Drimaren® HF, and the new-in-range Foron® S luminous dyes, to EarthColors nature inspired biomass-waste based dyes, supported by Archroma’s Color Atlas color management service to boost your creativity;
• Make gear more resistant to extreme weather conditions from heatwaves to rain pours, with thermo-control and protection solutions, coldblack®, HyDry, Smartrepel®, Appretan® S and Sanitized®;
• Bring softness and comfort to your gear whilst looking good at all times, with Archroma’s fabric care effects Siligen®, Solusoft, Ceralube® and Arkofix®;
• Take a sustainability step up - with the new online ONE WAY calculator.
Visitors at the booth will also be able to discover the new fabric collection created by Flocus and colored with Archroma’s Earthcolors. Flocus is a company producing yarns, fillings and fabrics made from kapok fibers, for which they received the 2016 OutDoor Industry award in the Sustainable Innovation category.

Source:

 Archroma

Archroma Archroma/ Press Department
Archroma
10.04.2017

Archroma offers coating, repellency & release, fire protection & color solutions at techtextil 2017. WHY? Because it´s our nature!

“These products reflect Archroma’s commitment to delivering responsible products and solutions, and underscore our key principle as a company that we continuously challenge the status quo in the deep belief that we can make our industry sustainable,” stated Miquel Vila, Head of Technical Service, Brand & Performance Textile Specialties, EMEA. At the booth, Archroma will highlight in particular the following solutions and innovations:


COLOR
Archroma will be displaying its Printofix TF high-performance pigment preparations for outdoor applications. These are mainly suited for synthetic fabrics that are specifically developed for sunshades, camping tents, umbrellas and industrial applications where other dyes cannot meet the very high requirements of light and weather fastness. Printofix TF pigment preparations are easy to handle and allow the creation of colors that can resist light, weather, ozone or heat.

“These products reflect Archroma’s commitment to delivering responsible products and solutions, and underscore our key principle as a company that we continuously challenge the status quo in the deep belief that we can make our industry sustainable,” stated Miquel Vila, Head of Technical Service, Brand & Performance Textile Specialties, EMEA. At the booth, Archroma will highlight in particular the following solutions and innovations:


COLOR
Archroma will be displaying its Printofix TF high-performance pigment preparations for outdoor applications. These are mainly suited for synthetic fabrics that are specifically developed for sunshades, camping tents, umbrellas and industrial applications where other dyes cannot meet the very high requirements of light and weather fastness. Printofix TF pigment preparations are easy to handle and allow the creation of colors that can resist light, weather, ozone or heat.


FIRE PROTECTION
Archroma made a commitment back in 2011 to use only non-halogenated technologies for its global range of Pekoflam products. This range is ideally suited to help customers face today’s ecological challenges and fulfill ever stricter safety regulations, regardless of the application. The company’s non-halogenated portfolio includes select products that are assessed for compliance to labels such as GOTS or OEKO-TEX(1) Standard 100 and that are in line with today’s global requirements for industrial and consumer safety.


REPELLENCY & RELEASE
Archroma's innovative next-generation fluorochemical alternative is PFOA-free* C6 Nuva N supporting the switch away from long-chain fluorotelomer products that may contain PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid). These products provide long-lasting and excellent repellency and release effects, are easy to handle and non-sensitive regarding compatibility with other finishing chemicals. They allow covering the full spectrum of repellency and release needs in technical textile applications.

They also can be combined with finishing specialties, such as Pekoflam fire retardants, Nuva N and Smartrepel release and repellence solutions, and Sanitized(2) antimicrobial products. These products allow for more sustainable, tailor-made coating solutions for applications such as technical textiles, automotive, nonwoven, personal protective equipment and sportswear. With its diverse selection of advanced, sustainable and customizable solutions, Archroma is ideally positioned as the system supplier of choice for textile mills and nonwoven manufacturers. As Miquel Vila puts it: “Visit us at Techtextil to learn more about products that offer cutting-edge functionality while also being safer and more environmentally friendly. It's our nature!”

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Archroma nature color solutions
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Archroma/ Press Department

Swiss Companies Schoeller Technologies AG/ Press Department
Swiss Companies
08.04.2017

Swiss companies Schoeller and Textilcolor develop revolutionary polyester dyeing

An exciting new development, resulting from a Swiss collaboration between textile manufacturer Schoeller and auxiliaries and dyes specialists at Textilcolor. ecodye is a new auxiliary concept used, in particular, in polyester dyeing processes. The technology accelerates the dyeing process and contributes to cutting costs, while at the same time helping to preserve the environment with a low level of demand on resources.
Less time, less water, less energy – the new ecodye auxiliary concept allows eco-friendly and cost-saving dyeing processes for polyester yarns and piece goods. It shortens the heating phase, thus accelerating process time by more than 30 percent. At the same time, it reduces energy consumption by 20 percent and the water requirement by 25 percent, as the goods can be cleaned in the cooling dye bath.

An exciting new development, resulting from a Swiss collaboration between textile manufacturer Schoeller and auxiliaries and dyes specialists at Textilcolor. ecodye is a new auxiliary concept used, in particular, in polyester dyeing processes. The technology accelerates the dyeing process and contributes to cutting costs, while at the same time helping to preserve the environment with a low level of demand on resources.
Less time, less water, less energy – the new ecodye auxiliary concept allows eco-friendly and cost-saving dyeing processes for polyester yarns and piece goods. It shortens the heating phase, thus accelerating process time by more than 30 percent. At the same time, it reduces energy consumption by 20 percent and the water requirement by 25 percent, as the goods can be cleaned in the cooling dye bath.
In addition, ecodye improves the dyeing levelness in polyester textiles. Spots and dye agglomeration are almost completely avoided, and the precipitation on the goods that arises as a result of polyester oligomers are no longer evident. ecodye provides good shade stability and avoids reproduction problems from batch to batch, thus reducing the rate of double staining and increasing the capacity utilization and productivity of the dyeing mill on a long-term basis.


Following a successful launch phase, ecodye has already been able to provide numerous positive test results. The technology is being used by polyester-processing customers in categories including outdoor, sportswear and technical knitted fabrics, primarily in Europe, South and Middle America, Turkey, Bangladesh and China.            

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Schoeller Swiss companies
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Schoeller Technologies AG/ Press Department