Progress on PFC alternatives at Mammut
16/07/2019
“Numerous factors affect performance,” Mammut said after completing the tests. “Aside from chemicals, fabric construction, the production process and the overall care by the consumer are factors.”
Phasing per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) out of its water-repellent products is one part of a wider strategy that Mammut has called We Care. The brand has insisted for years that it will take its time to find alternatives because it is looking for solutions that will “continue to ensure high performance”, while at the same time reducing the environmental impact.
It published a new PFC policy in December 2016, launched a research project in 2017 and carried out the programme of tests in 2018. Its goal is to have PFC-free products by 2025.
In its spring-summer 2020 collection it will take what it has called “a major step in this direction”. Of the sleeping bags in the collection, 65% will be PFC-free, while 47% of backpacks, bags and climbing harnesses in the collection will also be PFC-free. These represent increases from 35% and 26% in the corresponding collection in 2019.
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