
Sportstextiles (previously World Sports Activewear #WSA) is a global B2B magazine dedicated to innovation in apparel materials. Est. 1994 🥇
United Kingdom
Joined November 2010
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SPONSORED CONTENT: A new 50-fabric CORDURA Adventurer™ collection will make its European debut at Performance Days in Munich (October 13-14), bringing together a curated selection of performance materials:
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@LiebaertT has developed Warpspeed, a new family of aerodynamic performance fabrics built on its Nanostitch platform, combining engineered surface structures with four-way stretch and a second-skin feel.
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved Renoa, a regenerated fibre by Everbloom, marking the first new apparel fibre classification approved by the agency since the approval of PLA in 2002.
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3M is expanding two of its best-known textile brands into new areas of the performance apparel market, with the launch of Thinsulate Outdoor Comfort and Scotchgard Outdoor Performance.
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Panel announcement!
Join SPORTSTEXTILES & @PerformanceDays on 15 Sept for: Performance, Reimagined – The Future of Bodywear
🕒 15:00 CEST / 14:00 BST
Featuring: Zoë Rosenberg, WHOOP; Jillian Samis, Tefron; Lukas Vogl, Südwolle Group; and Nichole de Carle, Performance Days.
Biotech company Geno, formerly known as Genomatica, has been acquired by Again, also specialising in biotechnologies, notably to convert flue gases and CO2 into chemicals.
#textiles #biobased #biotech #sportswear #performance
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Milano Unica was high on innovation. Find out what Sportstextiles discovered when we attended the recent show:
@MilanoUnica_MU
#textiles #fabric #performancefabric #madeinitaly #sportstextiles
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SPORTSTEXTILES × PERFORMANCE DAYS are launching a knowledge partnership with an exclusive webinar: Performance, Reimagined – The Future of Bodywear
🗓 15 September 2026
⏰ 15:00 CET
🎙 Moderator: Sophie Bramel, Technical Editor
Registration opens soon.
@PerformanceDays
Munich-based textiles fair @PerformanceDays will expand into three halls in October (13 and 14) - the largest event in its history.
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#textiles #sportswear #innovationinfashion
Can a windbreaker work without plastic?
@ARMEDANGELS worked with @LenzingGroup, Montebelo and HerMin Textile to rethink performance outerwear.
Read more:
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#Sustainability #Textiles #Innovation #Tencel #Outerwear #CircularFashion
The H&M Foundation has revealed the names of the ten textile innovators receiving a Global Change Award (GCA) this year.
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Ruth Farrell tells Sportstextiles how Naia Lyte’s use in lighter #fabrics will help make it accessible to all: “We started at the high end; now we are on the High Street."
#fashion #textiles #lowerimpact #recycledcontent
Read our latest Q&A here:
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Swedish outdoor brand Peak Performance has published its Sustainability Performance 2025 report, outlining its progress in what it noted was a “year of significant change”.
@Peak1986
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The inventors of D-Glue say it can help boost the repair, reuse and #recycling of #outdoor #garments and bring about a breakthrough for adhesives that can de-bond on demand.
Read our latest feature:
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Moncler Group has outlined its sustainability achievements in 2025 that contributed to it receiving the highest score (91/100) in the ‘Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods’ sector in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment.
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Messe Frankfurt’s Olaf Schmidt, VDMA managing director Elgar Straub, former adidas director Walter Wählt, and GM of CITEVE, António Braz Costa discussed #automation and #AI in #textiles and #garments at the @ttx_tp preview:
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As Lycra’s partially bio-based elastane hits commercial volumes, Fashion for Good launches a pilot to validate lower-impact stretch fibres and galvanise support around nascent recycling systems.
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Our latest indepth feature: Odour-capturing technologies are replacing antimicrobial solutions to keep #clothing and #textiles smelling fresh. They are now being paired with cooling and fibre-shedding mitigation to better align with evolving concerns.
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The spring 2026 edition of @Intertextile Shanghai opened on March 11, with the halls at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre busy. More than 3,000 exhibitors from 25 countries are showing spring-summer 2027 collections
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@messefrankfurt
Textile manufacturers have showcased innovations in performance fabrics, natural fibres and sustainable materials as the industry looks ahead to 2026. Read our latest feature here: sportstextiles.com/Features/…
#Textiles #MilanoUnica #LuxuryFashion #FabricInnovation



















