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Innovationen gibt es für Lauf-, Bike- und Fitness- sowie für Yoga- und Outdoor-Bekleidung

creora®, die innovative Elastanmarke des koreanischen Herstellers Hyosung Corporation, wird auf der ISPO in München erstmals seine neuen Stoffinnovationen aus recycelten Materialien sowie die neue Kollektion der creora®-Elastanstoffe vorstellen.

Als weltgrößter Hersteller von recyceltem Nylon und recyceltem Polyester arbeitet Hyosung stetig daran, sowohl die produktionsbedingten Abfälle als auch den Energie- und Wasserverbrauch so gut wie möglich zu reduzieren. Für die Verwendung von recycelten Materialien und der Sicherstellung einer umweltfreundlichen Produktion hat das Unternehmen das „Global Recycle Standard“-Zertifikat (GRS) erhalten.

Auf der ISPO wird der Hersteller Hyosung seine Stoffinnovation MIPAN regen aqua-X präsentieren, ein recyceltes Nylon mit kühlender Wirkung. In Kombination mit creora® Color+ eignet sich dieser Stoff besonders gut für Lauf-, Bike- und Fitnessbekleidung. Für eine höhere Chlorbeständigkeit für Schwimm- und Triathlonbekleidung wird MIPAN regen aqua-X zusätzlich mit creora® highclo™ verarbeitet.

Außerdem hat creora® das recycelte Polyester regen cotna entwickelt. In Kombination mit dem Elastan creora® Fresh eignet sich der Stoff perfekt für jede Art von Outdoor-Bekleidung.

Weitere nachhaltige Stoffe enthalten das spinngefärbte Elastan creora® Black mit dem Nylon MIPAN Black, das Durchscheineffekte etwa bei Laufbekleidung oder Unterwäsche vermeidet. Speziell für Yoga-
Bekleidung kommt das spinngefärbte Nylon creora® eco-soft zum Einsatz.

Gorham, ME, USA – Montalvo, international specialists in web tension control, has promoted Bryon Williams to Director of Sales and Marketing. Mr. William’s will oversee Montalvo’s North America sales efforts, and global marketing strategy with an emphasis on building relationships within existing and new industries, managing Montalvo’s internal and external sales team, and continuing to further Montalvo’s marketing strategy. Previously Mr. Williams worked as Montalvo’s Global Marketing Manager.

Montalvo’s CEO Robin Goodwin says “Bryon has been with Montalvo since 2010, during which time he has shaped and elevated our global branding and marketing strategy while helping to manage our product portfolio. Bryon is highly committed to delivering excellence both internally and externally, directly benefitting our customers and his colleagues. He will bring this commitment and dedication to his new role, to grow Montalvo even further.”

Before Montalvo, Mr. Williams specialized in customer communication and marketing coordination at JobsintheUS.com and Sunday River Ski Resort. Mr. Williams attended Bryant University and earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administrant in Marking and Communication and is currently earning his Masters of Business Administration in Leadership from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.

Es heißt: Wer schläft, sündigt nicht. Aber wer fragt: Wie muss eine Bettdecke gestaltet sein, damit der Schlaf sündhaft gut ist? In einem neuen Forschungsprojekt geht die Hohenstein Group diesem Ansatz wissenschaftlich nach. Mit ersten Ergebnissen des Projektes ist im Frühjahr 2019 zu rechnen.

Rund ein Drittel seines Lebens verbringt der Mensch im Bett. Der Schlaf dient der Regeneration und dem Erhalt unserer Leistungsfähigkeit. Während des Schlafes kommt der Körper mit verschiedenen textile Materialien wie Matratze, Bettdecke, Bett- und Schlafwäsche in Kontakt. Physiologisch betrachtet nimmt die Bettdecke den größten Einfluss auf den Wärme- und Feuchtigkeitsausgleich während des Schlafens. Schließlich soll sie die notwendige Wärmeisolation bieten, damit während des Schlafens keine Auskühlung des Körpers erfolgt. Andererseits soll die Bettdecke, die vom Mensch produzierte Feuchtigkeit ableiten, um ein trockenes Bettklima zu gewährleisten.

Um den thermophysiologischen Komfort von Bettdecken zu bestimmen, greift man bislang auf ein Messsystem zurück, das auf den Ergebnissen von Schlafversuchen basiert. Das Wärme- und Feuchtemanagement wird mit Hilfe des Hautmodells sowie der thermischen Gliederpuppe „Charlie“ gemessen. Dabei werden Wärme– und Feuchtetransporteigenschaften der Bettdecken getrennt untersucht. Mit dem thermischen und schwitzenden Manikin „Sherlock“ erhofft man sich zukünftig beide Messungen in einer Methode zu vereinen.

Sherlock ist der optimalen Bettdecke auf der Spur

Mit „Sherlock“ sollen vor allem innovative Füllmaterialien für Bettdecken untersucht werden. Dabei handelt es sich um neue Materialien, und Konstruktionen u. a. Bettdecken aus 3D-Maschenwaren oder mit Füllungen aus mikrofeine Faserstrukturen, etc. Diese neu entwickelten Bettdecken lassen sich mit den bisherigen Bewertungssystemen nicht ausreichend charakterisieren. Gerade die Betthöhle dieser Bettdecken kann sehr unterschiedlich gestaltet sein.

Mit Hilfe der 3D-Scanner Technologie soll jetzt der Einfluss der Drapierbarkeit der Bettdecke auf die Betthöhle und die Wärmeisolation sowie das Wärme- und Feuchtemanagement von Bettdecken systematisch untersucht werden. Im Fokus stehen dabei die Abhängigkeit der Drapierbarkeit der Decke von den Parametern Füllmaterialien, Füllmenge, Konfektionierung und Inlett.

Ziel des Projektes ist es, eine Datenbasis zu erstellen, die es Herstellern von Bettdecken ermöglichen soll, bekleidungsphysiologisch hochwertige Bettdecken unter Berücksichtigung verschiedenster Füllmaterialien produzieren zu können. Hersteller von Füllungen (Hersteller von Vliesen, Gewirken, Faserkügelchen etc.) können aufgrund der erhofften Daten optimale Füllmaterialien (bzgl. Material und Füllmenge) zur Verfügung stellen. Erwarteter Vorteil der Forschungsergebnisse wird sein, dass Materialprüfungen schneller, günstiger und auch für individuelle Anfragen – abgestimmt auf die Kundenbedürfnisse – umsetzbar sein werden. Darüber hinaus können die Ergebnisse auf die Outdoor-Industrie (Schlafsäcke) sowie auf Winterbekleidung und Bekleidung mit Isolationsschichten übertragen werden, da hier die feuchte Wärmeisolation auch eine zentrale Rolle spielen kann.

• Schwedischer Flair im Ruhrpott

Der Sportbekleidungshersteller CRAFT ist offizieller Ausrüster der JOKA Biathlon World Team Challenge 2017. Die schwedische Marke stattet während des Events am 28. Dezember 2017 die rund 120 Helfer und Veranstalter mit Bekleidung aus. CRAFT ist seit jeher eng mit dem Langlauf- und Biathlonsport verbunden – sowohl mit Funktionsunter¬wäsche als auch mit spezieller Langlaufbekleidung. Als Sponsor von „Biathlon auf Schalke“ möchten die Schweden ihre Markenbekanntheit in Deutschland weiter steigern.

CRAFT ist 2017 zum ersten Mal offizieller Ausstatter des WTC Biathlon auf Schalke. Der am 28.12.2017 stattfindende Event ist einer der großen TV-Quotenbringer zwischen Weihnachten und Neujahr. Der schwedische Funktionsunterwäsche- und Sportbekleidungsspezialist stattet dabei rund 120 Offizielle und Helfer aus. Am CRAFT Promotion-Truck können sich Besucher im Winterdorf vor der Arena über die Marke und ihre Produkte informieren – und auch shoppen.

Den schwedischen Wurzeln entsprechend sind Langlauf und Biathlon große Fokuspunkte von CRAFT. Mit den schwedischen und amerikanischen Langlauf-Nationalmannschaften sowie den finnischen Biathleten stattet CRAFT absolute Weltklasse-Teams in diesen Bereichen aus. Geschäftsführer Andre Bachmann sagt: „Ausstatter des Biathlons auf Schalke zu sein, ist für uns eine Herzensangelegenheit und freut uns sehr. Es ist ein wirklich toller und spannender Event, der zu unserer Marke passt. Da er im TV sehr gute Einschaltquoten erreicht und eines unserer strategischen Ziele ist, die Marke CRAFT auch in der Breite bekannter zu machen, haben wir uns zu diesem Sponsoring entschieden.“

Seit 2002 treffen sich die besten Biathleten der Welt in der Veltins-Arena auf Schalke. Bei der diesjährigen „JOKA Biathlon World Team Challenge“ starten mit Laura Dahlmeier und Benedikt Doll sowie Franziska Hildebrand und Erik Lesser zwei Deutsche Teams in den Wettbewerb. Außerdem sind Lisa Hauser und Simon Eder für Österreich dabei. Das Starterfeld vervollständigen Teams aus Kanada, Japan, Tschechien, Russland und Italien.

Beijing - Tencent Holdings Limited (“Tencent”) (00700.HK), JD.com, Inc. (“JD.com”) (NASDAQ:JD), and Vipshop Holdings Limited (“Vipshop”) (NYSE:VIPS), today jointly announced that Tencent, a leading provider of internet value-added services in China, and JD.com, China’s largest retailer, have entered into definitive agreements with Vipshop, a leading online discount retailer for brands in China, such that Tencent and JD.com will invest an aggregate amount of approximately US$863 million in cash in Vipshop at the closing of the transaction.

Pursuant to the share subscription agreement, Tencent and JD.com will subscribe for newly issued Class A ordinary shares of Vipshop in the amount of approximately US$604 million and approximately US$259 million, respectively. The purchase price will be US$65.40 per Class A ordinary share, which is equivalent to US$13.08 per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) of Vipshop, five of which represent one Class A ordinary share. The purchase price represents a 55% premium over the closing price of the ADSs as of the last trading day on December 15, 2017.

The transaction is expected to close in the near future, subject to customary closing conditions.  Upon the closing, Tencent and JD.com will beneficially own, taking into account any existing holding, approximately 7% and 5.5%, respectively, of Vipshop’s total issued shares. The Class A ordinary shares issued to Tencent and JD.com will be subject to a two-year lock up restriction. Tencent and JD.com will have the right to appoint a director and an observer, respectively, to Vipshop’s board of directors during the two-year lockup period. After the end of the lock-up period, for so long as Tencent and JD.com hold approximately 12% and 8%, respectively, of Vipshop’s total issued shares, or otherwise by mutual agreement with Vipshop, they will maintain director and board observer rights.

Concurrently with the entry of the share subscription agreement, Tencent and JD.com have entered into business cooperation agreements with Vipshop, effective upon closing, establishing a cooperative relationship among Tencent, JD.com and Vipshop. Under these agreements, Tencent will grant Vipshop an entry on the interface of Weixin Wallet enabling Vipshop to utilize traffic from Tencent’s Weixin platform, and JD.com will grant Vipshop entries on both the main page of JD.com’s mobile application and the main page of its Weixin Discovery shopping entry, and will assist Vipshop in achieving certain GMV targets through JD.com’s platform.   

“I am truly delighted about Vipshop's new strategic cooperation relationships with Tencent and JD.com,” said Mr. Eric Ya Shen, Vipshop’s Co-founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. “This undoubtedly is an important event for Vipshop as well as China's e-commerce and internet industries. We, together with Tencent and JD.com, will leverage our respective strengths to form a strategic cooperative alliance aiming to achieve a deep, win-win cooperation and to benefit internet users and consumers. We will develop a holistic cooperation with Tencent on the Weixin platform and expand our strategic alliance with Tencent into more and broader areas.  We will explore win-win opportunities in multiple areas with JD.com, including establishing a strategic alliance in collaboration with brand suppliers, and an on-line traffic alliance. We will continue to operate as an independent e-commerce platform and further deepen and enhance our leading e-commerce capabilities in fashion (including apparel, shoes, bags and accessories) and cosmetics categories as well as our strong female user base, thereby offering higher value and better user experience to our customers.”

“The strength of Vipshop’s flash sale and apparel businesses, as well as its outstanding management team, create clear and strong synergies with us,” said Richard Liu, Chairman and CEO of JD.com. “This partnership will further extend the strong inroads that we have made with female shoppers, and will expand the breadth and reach of our fashion business. We continue to add the top-notch partners to complement JD.com’s core strengths, ensuring that JD and our partners provide the best customer experience for every shopping need.”

Martin Lau, President of Tencent Holdings, said, “We are pleased to become strategic investor in and partner with Vipshop. We look forward to providing Vipshop with our audiences, marketing solutions, and payment support to help the company provide branded apparel and other product categories to China’s rising middle class. We already see substantial demand from our users to discover, discuss and purchase branded apparel in our applications, and we believe that connecting our users more deeply to products on Vipshop’s platform will enrich their online experiences while benefiting Vipshop. We are proud of the role our resources such as marketing technology, payments handling, and machine learning play in facilitating a healthy and diverse retail ecosystem, online and offline.” 

About JD.com, Inc.

JD.com is both the largest e-commerce company in China, and the largest Chinese retailer, by revenue. The company strives to offer consumers the best online shopping experience. Through its user-friendly website, native mobile apps, and WeChat and Mobile QQ entry points, JD offers consumers a superior shopping experience. The company has the largest fulfillment infrastructure of any e-commerce company in China. As of September 30, 2017, JD.com operated 7 fulfillment centers and 405 warehouses covering 2,830 counties and districts across China, staffed by its own employees. JD.com is a member of the NASDAQ100 and a Fortune Global 500 company.

About Vipshop Holdings Limited

Vipshop Holdings Limited is a leading online discount retailer for brands in China. Vipshop offers high quality and popular branded products to consumers throughout China at a significant discount to retail prices. Since it was founded in August 2008, the Company has rapidly built a sizeable and growing base of customers and brand partners. For more information, please visit www.vip.com.

About Tencent Holdings Limited

Tencent uses technology to enrich the lives of Internet users. Our social products Weixin and QQ link our users to a rich digital content catalogue including games, video, music and books. Our proprietary targeting technology helps advertisers reach out to hundreds of millions of consumers in China. Our infrastructure services including payment, security, cloud and artificial intelligence create differentiated offerings and support our partners’ business growth. Tencent invests heavily in people and innovation, enabling us to evolve with the Internet. Tencent was founded in Shenzhen, China, in 1998. Shares of Tencent (00700.hk) are traded on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

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• Der neue Freeride-Handschuh Ergo Grip Incline von Hestra

München – Der Wintergott Ullr und Frau Holle scheinen in diesem Frühwinter gemeinsame Sache zu machen und versorgen Freunde des gepflegten Tiefschneepflügens mit massenhaft Powder. Kälte, Schnee und Stürme verlangen allerdings auch nach Top-Equipment. Hier kommt der neue Freeride-Handschuh Ergo Grip Incline von Hestra ins Spiel. Der Handschuh aus Bergziegen und Rindsleder kommt mit dem patentierten Ergo Grip-Design, das mit leicht vorgeformten Fingern eine optimale Passform verspricht.

Der neue Freeride Handschuh Ergo Grip Incline von Hestra vereint edle Materialien mit optimaler Passform und Robustheit. Die Handinnenfläche wird aus einem speziellen Bergziegenleder geformt. Das wird auf Grund seiner enormen Haltbarkeit auch für die Handschuhe des schwedischen Militärs benutzt und daher Army Leather genannt. Der Handrücken besteht aus imprägniertem und ebenfalls sehr robustem Rindsleder. Seine exzellente Passform verdankt der Handschuh dem patentierten Ergo Grip-Design. Bei dieser Konstruktion werden verschiedene Ebenen überlappend vernäht und verleihen dem Handschuh so eine der natürlichen Handhaltung angepasste, vorgeformte Passform. Am Handgelenk schließt der Handschuh mit einer Kombination aus Neoprenbündchen und Klettverschluss ab.

Hexcel Corporation is proud to announce the unveiling of the third H160 prototype from Airbus Helicopters, featuring a striking carbon-inspired livery that represents the composite materials Hexcel supplies for the helicopter.

This gesture follows Hexcel’s announcement in June that its reinforcements, prepregs, adhesives and honeycomb materials had been selected for the H160’s composite fuselage structures and main rotor blades. The H160 was designed by Airbus Helicopters to create added-value for customers in terms of performance, economic competitiveness, safety and comfort. The use of Hexcel’s composite materials throughout the structure contributes to the lightweight fuel-saving design and performance optimization.
Airbus Helicopters decided to promote the H160 program and its high carbon fiber content in a way that recalls the livery previously used for the A350 XWB. The A350 XWB has a structure that is 53% composites and Hexcel supplies the carbon fiber prepreg for all of the aircraft’s composite primary structures.
The newly unveiled H160 prototype is a fitting tribute to the 40-year partnership between Hexcel and Airbus Helicopters.

• Nathalie Brunel’s role is to support Lectra’s global teams in the roll-out of its new strategy to customers

Paris – Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathalie Brunel to the role of Vice-President Sales, Fashion & Apparel. Based at Lectra’s headquarter’s in Paris, Nathalie reports to Edouard Macquin, Chief Sales Officer, Lectra and a member of the executive committee.

Nathalie Brunel’s role is to support Lectra’s subsidiaries as they conduct the Group’s strategic roadmap through the deployment of an offer—integrating the PLM and the cutting room of the future—which is rooted in customer experience. Nathalie will notably work with six countries: United States, China, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Italy.

“The fashion and apparel industry, a historic market for Lectra, is the pillar of our international presence. Our customers expect a high level of expertise and advice to meet the challenges they face due to the digitalization of their professions. Nathalie Brunel’s experience in transforming organizations and developing business for complex solutions within large groups is a valuable asset for both Lectra and our customers,” states Edouard Macquin.

“The fashion and apparel ecosystem is clearly entering the digital era. I aim to bring Lectra’s value proposition to our customers, facilitating their adoption of Industry 4.0 principles. I am proud to contribute to the integration of new technologies in their processes, from design to the finished product. It is crucial to meet the needs of companies facing a complex and fragmented market that is generating both local, and global, pressures,” underlines Nathalie Brunel.

Nathalie Brunel has over 20 years of experience in managing large accounts and management responsibility. In 1996, she joined the Altran group where she successively held the roles of Development Director, Director of a business unit, Associate Director, and Executive Director of large accounts. In 2011, Orange Business Services recruited Nathalie Brunel as Vice-President, Business Operations and Support, then Vice-President Large Accounts, Manufacturing and IT. Prior to joining Lectra, Nathalie Brunel held the position of CEO and shareholder of Okavango Energy, a consulting and industrial energy performance company.

Nathalie has a diploma from the Institut supérieur de commerce de Paris.

What Keeps Consumers Up at Night?

Climate change appears to be a bigger concern for consumers than recent media reports may have indicated. In the ground-breaking, global, quantitative consumer survey, “The Key to Confidence: Consumers and Textile Sustainability—Attitudes, Changing Behaviors, and Outlooks”, commissioned by the OEKO-TEX® Association in commemoration of its 25th Anniversary, climate change ranked third on a list of sixteen modern day worries on the minds of today’s consumers.

“The Key to Confidence” online study was conducted earlier this year with a worldwide sample of more than 11,000 clothing and home textile consumers. Designed and administered by global brand and sustainability research expert, Ellen Karp of Anerca International, the extensive study explored a broad assortment of consumer attitudes about textile sustainability including harmful substances, the industry’s environmental impact, and the social welfare of textile workers.

Prior to answering questions about clothing and home textiles in particular, consumers responded to several queries to gauge their attitudes about sustainability in general. To understand the relative importance of climate change, consumers were asked to pick the top five issues that worry them most from a list of sixteen political, economic, personal, and global problems. “Terrorism” ranked first with 49% of consumers listing it in their top 5, “illness and disease” was second with 42%, and “climate change” rated third with 41%. “My personal finances” came in fourth at 37%. “Opportunities for my children in the future” and “the political leadership in my country” tied for fifth with 31% each.

“Climate change has become a significant issue for consumers,” Karp concludes. “Erratic weather patterns, mounting scientific data, escalating political debate, and first-hand experience with environmental degradation combine to make climate change more of an immediate threat than people considered it to be just a decade ago.”

“For twenty-five years, OEKO-TEX® has helped reduce the use of harmful chemicals and increase sustainable manufacturing practices in the global textile supply chain,” says Anna Czerwinska, Head of Marketing and Communication at OEKO-TEX®. “Our certified clients are industry leaders in the production of compliant, high quality textiles that are tested for harmful substances and responsibly made with respect for the environment and employees. They will be well positioned to capitalize on the growing consumer demands for sustainable textile products.”

A webinar with Ellen Karp presenting the research findings can be viewed at https://rebrand.ly/oekotexTKTCweb. To learn more about “The Key to Confidence: Consumers and Textile Sustainability—Attitudes, Changing Behaviors, and Outlooks”, please contact Trish Martin at t.martin@oeko-tex.com or Anna Czerwinska at a.czerwinska@oeko-tex.com. Read more about the OEKO-TEX® portfolio of testing, certification, and label products at: www.OEKO-TEX.com

The AZL will continue its collaboration on composites in buildings and infrastructure after completing an initial market and technology study which identified new potentials for composite technologies in buildings and infrastructure markets. The aim of the new AZL Workgroup which will meet for the first time on January 25th, 2018 is to jointly develop new applications and to support the business development for composites in these two growing markets. The meeting is open to interested companies from the composite industry as well as the building and infrastructure markets.

The aim of the initial workgroup meeting will be to turn insights from the study into a long-term workgroup collaboration and to define topics and initiatives for the joint cooperation in the field of process and manufacturing technologies, fire safety regulations, materials as well as standards and norms. Industrial keynote presentations will introduce these action fields and will provide an insight into building and infrastructure applications for composites. The meeting will furthermore provide a platform to network with companies along the entire composite value chain.

Dr. Amer Affan, CEO and founder of AFFAN Innovative Structures based in Dubai is in charge of various composite projects for buildings such as the Museum of the Future in Dubai: “We have been utilizing structural composites in construction since 2010. Composites is a truly high-tech material compared with the traditional building materials (steel, concrete, timber and aluminum) but it is still to be recognized as such in the conservative and price-sensitive building industry. AZL, particularly its location at the RWTH Aachen University and its partner companies, offers a good platform to progress the use of composites in construction.”

AZL together with more than 25 companies just completed the Joint Market and Technology Study on “New Potentials for Composite Technologies in Buildings and Infrastructure” establishing a broad knowledge on business opportunities for composite technologies in these two growing markets. In a structured approach, the study determined the key segments as well as the technologies/applications with the highest market and technological potential. Analyses of 20 market segments, investigation of 438 applications, technology analyses of 25 highlight components and 11 detailed business cases were elaborated throughout the study. Additional to requirement analyses for materials and production technologies, new concepts for efficient profitable production technologies and cost engineering analysis were developed. With the workgroup, the AZL will take this initiative a step further with the aim to build a long-term cooperation platform for composites in buildings and infrastructure markets.

Justin Jin, CEO of the Korean company AXIA Materials participated in the study and is part of the AZL Partner Network: “As producer of large thermoplastic composite sheets and composite SIP (Structural Insulated Panel), we are eager to drive composites in B&I applications with the best efficient way. The AZL study on Buildings and Infrastructure provided us a great networking with key players in this business field and opportunities to strengthen our products with the key elements from partners. The study also gave us a proper market understanding including market size/volume in numbers to prove the value of this technology to building industry. We are looking forward to following up on these first insights and to realize applications with the AZL and its partners.”

Besides the networking options, the meeting will offer the opportunity to get an insight into the activities of the AZL Network consisting of nine research institutes at the RWTH Aachen Campus and more than 80 companies from 21 countries. During an optional guided tour, participants will visit selected institutes at the RWTH Aachen Campus. The meeting is open to all interested companies and free of charge.

More Information on Meeting and the Study
Information on AZL activities in the field of buildings and infrastructure:
www.azl-lightweight-production.com/composites-buildings-infrastructure
Details and registration to first Workgroup Meeting on January 25th, 2018:
http://www.azl-lightweight-production.com/termine/1st-workgroup-meeting-buildings-infrastructure