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Performance Apparel Markets: Business Update, 1st Quarter 2008
Textiles Intelligence, May 2008, Pages: 32
Four times a year, Performance Apparel Markets provides an overview of the sector for performance apparel and corporatewear. It provides market data and analysis of new and established markets for performance fibres, fabrics and clothing, and is essential reading for executives who are working in (or supplying) this fast growing sector. It is also an invaluable one-stop-shop where people who are not involved in the industry on a day-to-day basis can find an authoritative source of relevant information which helps them to quickly gain an understanding of the key issues facing the companies in this sector.
Reports in Performance Apparel Markets include:
- reports on major developments in the global performance apparel market, focusing on new products and technologies, innovative fibres and key players
- detailed, independently-researched reports on one of the following topics: antimicrobial fibres and fabrics, anti-static technology, flame resistant fibres and fabrics, high strength fibres and fabrics, high visibility apparel, microencapsulation, moisture management fabrics, performance swimwear, seamless knitting and stitch-free seaming technologies, smart and interactive textiles, stain protective apparel, stretch fibres and fabrics, surfwear and surf-inspired clothing, temperature regulation, UV protective fibres and fabrics, and waterproof breathable fabrics;
- company profiles, outlining the business, product, market and manufacturing strategies employed by key players in the performance apparel industry; and
- business news and developments affecting global performance apparel markets, majoring on innovations, mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and financial performances.
Performance Apparel Markets: Business Update, 1st Quarter 2008
Overview
ion-mask, a water repellent treatment from the company P2i, has won the Functional Sportswear category in the 2008 ISPO Brand New Awards.
P2i, based in the UK, was established in 2004 to commercialise liquid-repellent treatments developed by the UK’s Ministry of Defence. As such, the treatment was first developed to protect soldiers from chemical attack. However, it can now be applied to a wide range of products in the performance textiles, filtration and bio-consumable markets.
ion-mask utilises an ionised gas, or “plasma”, to apply a protective layer which is only nanometres thick to the entire surface of an item.
This layer is molecularly bound to the surface and will not leach away. The treatment transforms the surface of the product so that it has a low surface energy and is able to shed water effectively. However, as it is only nanometres thick, the other properties of the product remain unchanged.
The treatment is particularly effective on footwear which contains synthetic material. In this application, it can be used on the external and internal surfaces of the shoe, as well as between and around the individual fibres.
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