Gore boosts solution-dyed and recycled fabrics
14/06/2017
Solution dyeing saves up to 60% in water usage compared with traditional dyeing methods, and offers a significant reduction in CO2 emissions (polyester up to 58% reduced CO2 emissions, and polyamide up to 45% reduced CO2 emissions), it said.
During the solution-dyeing process, dyestuffs are mixed with the nylon or polyester pellets prior to spinning into yarn. The resulting yarn is permanently, deeply coloured and ready to be woven into fabrics.
Thomas Kiebler, who oversees textile development for consumer garments in Gore Fabrics’ Division, said: “This technology not only helps us to reduce our environmental footprint, it also offers a performance benefit of superior colour-fastness to light. With this improved colour-fastness, consumers will enjoy the brilliance of colours for a longer time. And, as we know from our life cycle analysis studies, using a durable outerwear product for a long time is the best thing you can do if you wish to reduce its impact on the environment.”
Gore is in discussions with several customers, including Arc’teryx, which will offer a specially developed solution-dyed product in autumn /winter 2018, designed for mountain professionals who are exposed on a regular basis to sunlight in high alpine environments.
For autumn/winter 2017, Gore will launch a range of laminates with recycled nylons and polyesters in different GORE-TEX product classes, working with brand partners such as Haglöfs, Norrøna and Patagonia.
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