VF sweats the small stuff with nanotechnology deal
09/04/2015
VF will incorporate FibeRio's capabilities across its three Global Innovation Centres, which focus on performance apparel, footwear and jeanswear.
Dan Cherian, vice-president of the centres, said: "VF's Global Innovation Centre strategy is centred on the pursuit of disruptive design and materials that will meaningfully redefine the future of apparel and footwear for our consumers. Our partnership with FibeRio is a great step toward the co-development of proprietary, high-performance nanofibre materials that will help push the boundaries of performance and explore the creation of new apparel and footwear market categories."
US-based FibeRio claims nanofibres' higher surface area and smaller pore size improve the characteristics of fibrous material, enabling improved performance, lighter weight and lower cost. It says its Forcespinning technology provides a more sustainable method of production compared with traditional production processes such as electrospinning because melt spinning does not require solvents.
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