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How FLYTEC Is Redefining High-Performance Hardshells
Technical innovation plays a central role in developing outdoor collections. The new hardshell from FLYTEC promises not only high performance.
Yue Yuen’s profit halves as brands order later
Brands are ordering later and in smaller batches, while Europe-bound revenue fell 10.6 percent.
A bank and a K-pop label dress runners in Hyosung yarn
Race organizers with no sportswear business are sourcing recycled kit from the spandex maker, from yarn to finished garment.
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Puma’s new French logistics hub sets a four-hour target
Ten years into its partnership with ID Logistics, Puma gets automated capacity in Alsace sized for volume growth to 2030.
![Hyosung Vietnam BIO BDO Plant [1]](https://d1f00kj7ad54bu.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/8/1/0/63810_hyosungvietnambiobdoplant1_805866.jpg)
South Korea’s Hyosung makes bio materials a group priority
Hyun-Joon Cho calls bio-based materials a pillar of the group’s next century. A Vietnamese plant now supplies the first link in that chain.
Billion Rise adds Vietnam capacity that EU origin rules favor
The Hong Kong maker expects up to 100 million meters a year, and fabric made at the site can count toward EU duty cuts.
Pentland Brands selects Inspectorio for supply compliance
The group behind Speedo and Berghaus links product journey data to supplier compliance, and supplier rollout is under way.
Padel Galis opens its test court to the trade
Spanish court manufacturer Padel Galis has opened a 550-square-meter showroom and test facility in Silla, near Valencia, inviting startups and industry partners to test products under playing conditions.
Closing the distance: inside LTP’s clubhouse in Saigon
LTP Group has opened a dedicated development space in Ho Chi Minh City that compresses performance apparel sampling from months to fourteen days.
Stella International opens plants, exits Philippines
The Nike and HOKA supplier is adding capacity in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh while closing a Philippines site.
Worldly appoints Senior VP of Growth
On Aug. 11 Worldly appointed Léyoh Goodall Senior Vice President of Growth, tasking her with aligning the supply-chain platform’s commercial and customer teams around “verified data” – rather than “estimates or averages” – in an era of “tariff pressure, tightening regulation, and multi-tier complexity.”
Chori: more than a supplier, a strategic textile partner from yarn to garment
With nearly 180 years in textiles, Japan’s Chori has evolved from fibre trader to fully integrated development and manufacturing partner.
Manufacture
Yue Yuen’s profit halves as brands order later
Brands are ordering later and in smaller batches, while Europe-bound revenue fell 10.6 percent.
![Hyosung Vietnam BIO BDO Plant [1]](https://d1f00kj7ad54bu.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/8/1/0/63810_hyosungvietnambiobdoplant1_805866.jpg)
South Korea’s Hyosung makes bio materials a group priority
Hyun-Joon Cho calls bio-based materials a pillar of the group’s next century. A Vietnamese plant now supplies the first link in that chain.
Billion Rise adds Vietnam capacity that EU origin rules favor
The Hong Kong maker expects up to 100 million meters a year, and fabric made at the site can count toward EU duty cuts.
Padel Galis opens its test court to the trade
Spanish court manufacturer Padel Galis has opened a 550-square-meter showroom and test facility in Silla, near Valencia, inviting startups and industry partners to test products under playing conditions.
Stella International opens plants, exits Philippines
The Nike and HOKA supplier is adding capacity in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh while closing a Philippines site.
GORE-TEX® Brand looks ahead after 50 years of innovation
What started as a material innovation has evolved into one of the recognized ingredient brands in the sporting goods industry.
Logistics and supply chain management
The German software behind Adidas warehouses
TUP, which also controls material flow at Zalando’s Lahr hub, now holds BITMi’s “Software Made in Germany” certificate.
Bleckmann enters Germany with a base in Lingen
One carve-out gives the Dutch 3PL an automated site, a trained workforce and a decade of contracted volume in Germany.
Puma’s new French logistics hub sets a four-hour target
Ten years into its partnership with ID Logistics, Puma gets automated capacity in Alsace sized for volume growth to 2030.
Pentland Brands selects Inspectorio for supply compliance
The group behind Speedo and Berghaus links product journey data to supplier compliance, and supplier rollout is under way.
Worldly appoints Senior VP of Growth
On Aug. 11 Worldly appointed Léyoh Goodall Senior Vice President of Growth, tasking her with aligning the supply-chain platform’s commercial and customer teams around “verified data” – rather than “estimates or averages” – in an era of “tariff pressure, tightening regulation, and multi-tier complexity.”
China sport exports grow fastest beyond the West
Skateboard shipments rose 20.4 percent as China’s global export share topped 40 percent in the first half.
Ingredient brands
A bank and a K-pop label dress runners in Hyosung yarn
Race organizers with no sportswear business are sourcing recycled kit from the spandex maker, from yarn to finished garment.
YKK takes two ISPO Textrends awards in Accessories
Best Product for a 3D-printed snap cap made with Variloom and Sulapac, Selection status for Vislon AquaGuard repair parts.
South Korea’s Hyosung makes bio materials a group priority
Hyun-Joon Cho calls bio-based materials a pillar of the group’s next century. A Vietnamese plant now supplies the first link in that chain.
YKK’s Cycle of Goodness meets the circular economy
YKK’s integrated report starts from founder Tadao Yoshida’s creed and ends with zippers built for recycling and repair.
ROICA V550 stretch fabrics on show in Munich
Italian sportswear knitters lead the booth, from cycling grip fabrics to Merino base layers.
EU imposes up to 67.6% tariffs on Chinese nylon yarn
Duties of 60–67.6% now hit Chinese nylon yarn, protecting 2,000 EU jobs but raising costs for textile makers.
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