Dyneema creates the “alpine jacket of tomorrow”
03/02/2017
The fabric, previously known as cuben fibre, is made using Dyneema’s ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibres. The company says these lightweight fibres are considered the strongest in the world, being fifteen times stronger than steel on a weight for weight basis. It also floats on water, as well as being durable and resistant to moisture, UV light and chemicals.
Dyneema Composite Fabrics have been applied to a range of industries, including commercial fishing, competitive yachting and military and law enforcement. The company is now looking to bring about a revolution in the performance apparel industry.
The collaboration with Mr Nachtigall is part of The Dyneema Project, an initiative designed to bring together innovative companies – from brands to textile mills – to create fabrics, apparel, footwear and accessories that offer better performance than any other products currently on the market.
Dyneema created a short documentary entitled ‘Sending It’ as part of this project. It showed the reactions of a variety of alpine sports enthusiasts in British Columbia, Canada as they tested a prototype of the jacket, which it believes is the lightest and strongest ever created.
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