Rab’s down products get Nikwax treatment
13/01/2014
The treatment is applied to raw down in the cleaning process, ensuring that products absorb less water and retain more loft and warmth than under normal conditions.
Rab CEO Matt Gowar said: “The Nikwax technology will ensure all the down in our garments and sleeping bags will not only be as environmentally safe as possible, but waterproof too. We have been working with Nikwax over several months to optimise the process, to produce a great product.”
Rab’s down complies with the European Down and Feather Association code on traceability. This code of conduct determines the source of down, and ensures that the down is a by-product of a slaughterhouse or harvested during molting periods and is not illegally live-plucked.
The treatment will also be used by Rab’s sister company, Lowe Alpine.
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