Cordura shows award-winning fabrics at ISPO Munich 2018

29 Jan '18

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Invista’s Cordura brand is being honoured in the ISPO Textrends at ISPO Munich, which is being held from January 28 to 31, 2018, with 48 awards for innovative durable fabrics, including nine top 10 winners. The awards cover seven textile categories, including Cordura’s debut in the Eco Era category. The winning fabrics are shown in booth C3-313.

Cordura fabrics are awarded for a wide range of technical properties across the Eco Era, Base Layer, Second Layer, Outer Layer, Street Sports, Soft Equipment, and Membranes categories.

The first type of fabric theme is the Natural Empowerment, built for adventure and harnessing the power of nature. Notable ISPO Textrends award-winning fabrics showcasing the Natural Empowerment theme include Cordura Combat Wool fabrics from Italian, Japanese, and Taiwan authorised mills in the Outer Layer and Second Layer categories, Cordura NYCO blend fabrics made with cotton and linen fibres in the Outer Layer and Street Sports categories, and a Cordura Combat Wool camouflage pattern nylon/wool blend fabric from Toyoshima, Japan selected as a top 10 winner in the Street Sports category.

The second fabric theme is the Sustainable Innovation, designed to help create a durable and responsive commitment to an eco-efficient future. Notable ISPO Textrends award-winning fabrics showcasing the Sustainable Innovation theme include Cordura HP fabric made with 100 per cent recycled polyester, made by Huamao, China and recognised in the Eco Era category, Cordura SDN fabric made with solution dyed nylon technology made by Kusumgar, India selected as a top 10 winner in the Soft Equipment category.

The third fabric theme, Extreme Resistance Denims, are robust adventure fabrics prepared for off-road, rugged conditions that demand excellent technical performance. Notable ISPO Textrends award-winning Extreme Resistance Denims include Cordura Denim with Schoeller Ceraspace technology from Artistic Milliners selected as a top 10 winner in the Soft Equipment category, and a wide range of durable Cordura Denims with stretch functionality from Artistic Milliners and Kipas recognised in the Street Sports category

The next fabric theme, Light Yet Strong, offer the freedom to roam and the tools to lead every expedition. Notable ISPO Textrends award-winning fabrics showcasing the Light Yet Strong theme include five Cordura fabrics from authorised mill Huamao, China in the Soft Equipment category, including a durable woven dobby featuring reflective yarn selected as a top 10 winner, and laminated Cordura Naturalle fabric from Yoonia, Korea selected as a top 10 winner in the Membranes category. (GK)

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