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University teams up with Arc’teryx for repellency alternatives

01/09/2020
University teams up with Arc’teryx for repellency alternatives

Researchers from Canada-based university UBC Okanagan have worked with outdoor brand Arc’teryx on a new oil and water-repellent performance textile finish.

Outdoor fabrics are typically treated with perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) to repel oil and water but brands are working towards more environmentally friendly ways of achieving this high performance.

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