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YKK wins Red Dot for 3D Composite Puller

2026-04-23T14:26:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

The Japanese fastening giant partnered with Variloom to develop a customizable, bio-based zipper puller that sidesteps traditional molding entirely.

Vuori makes Tom Holland a financial partner

2026-04-14T14:20:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

The British actor takes a creative, strategic and financial stake in the California activewear brand’s international expansion push.

LifeLabs scales WarmLife with South Korean production partner

2026-04-09T10:14:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

The San Francisco materials science company has enlisted a South Korean textile specialist to scale its temperature-regulating textile innovation

Hyosung TNC, sugarcane and the future of spandex

2026-04-08T10:43:00+01:00

The world’s largest spandex maker is building a fully integrated sugarcane-to-fiber supply chain.

Rethinking how insulation handles moisture

2026-04-08T10:25:00+01:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

Moisture is down insulation’s oldest enemy. Two suppliers debuted a system at Munich designed to fight it from both sides.

BASF targets sports footwear outsoles with new material

2026-03-26T13:16:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

Three-grade outsole material platform claims 41% lower carbon footprint than rubber, targeting running, hiking and lifestyle footwear manufacturers.

Lycra files for bankruptcy

2026-03-23T12:17:00+00:00By Pedro Rodríguez

The fiber supplier behind activewear and denim across global supply chains files with near-unanimous creditor backing for a 45-day restructuring.

Thermore launches T2T insulation made from textile waste

2026-03-12T11:27:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

The Milan-based insulation supplier’s new free fiber draws 80% of its content from post-industrial textile scrap — not downcycled.

Advanced materials brand enters women’s activewear

2026-03-11T11:28:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

The Hong Kong brand’s debut women’s range uses graphene-infused fabric designed to move from morning workouts to the office and back.

Why trade fairs are critical infrastructure in tariff-disrupted markets

2026-03-04T11:55:00+00:00Sponsored by LTP Group

Sporting goods manufacturers are rediscovering fairs as essential tools for material validation. LTP Group explains why tactile interaction has become a strategic necessity.

EU’s new Ecodesign law takes effect

2026-02-12T07:17:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

The new regulation requires companies to disclose discarded items and limit waste, with large firms required to comply by February 2027.

LifeLabs and the science of a cooler swing

2026-02-09T13:20:00+00:00By Valentina Giannella

A materials science company chose golf—not Everest—to prove its cooling fabric works where people actually play. The strategy reveals how innovation reaches mass markets

WHITESPACE partners with eVent for PFAS-free pants

2026-01-22T21:30:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

This choice reinforces the brand’s commitment to sustainable technical materials in premium snowboarding apparel.

Roica brings sustainable stretch back to ISPO

2025-11-25T20:22:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

At ISPO Munich, Roica by Asahi Kasei will showcase degradable, recycled and mass-balance stretch fibers developed with seven European partners – reinforcing its sustainability mission.

Lycra opens its largest spandex plant, in China

2025-11-16T20:24:00+00:00By SGI Europe Editorial Team

The Lycra Company has opened its largest spandex factory in Ningxia Province, China, representing a €90 million investment to meet rising demand in the Asia-Pacific region.