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Gore named 'company of the month‘ for PFOA stance

20/01/2015

W. L. Gore & Associates has been named 'January 2015 company of the month‘ by certification group Oeko-Tex for its sustainability programme, through which it has eliminated PFOA from all raw materials used in its fabrics division. Bernhard Kiehl, sustainability leader at Gore Fabrics, said: “As a company whose core competence lies in the field of ...

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