Product developments and innovations in textiles and apparel

Products to help prevent counterfeiting include a new yarn for incorporation in branded apparel and a viscose fibre incorporating luminescent pigments with a unique fingerprint from Kelheim Fibres. Kelheim Fibres has also developed Umberto speciality fibres and inherently water repellent viscose fibres. MMT Textiles has developed Inotek bicomponent moisture management fibre, and WL Gore has developed a more breathable laminate fabric for outerwear. Coats has developed Coats Protect threads with antimicrobial properties and Coats Colour StockMatch to help apparel manufacturers manage excess sewing thread inventories, and PurThread Technologies has developed Sabiya high performance fibres and yarns. A new polymer fibre which changes colour when stretched has been developed, and EMFT has developed gloves which change colour when a toxic substance is present. A fabric tag from Odegon Technologies eliminates odours caused by perspiration, and Patagonia has developed a water repellent down filling using Encapsil technology. Nike's new Hyper Elite basketball uniform and Levi Strauss & Co's Waste