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Piave Maitex presents unique performances with ‘Again’

During the Functional Fabric Fair, Piave Maitex presents its latest smart and technically advanced line.

16th October 2019

Knitting Industry
 |  Feltre/Caronno Pertusella

Knitted Outerwear, Sports/​Activewear, Collections

Again line bonded fabric by Piave Maitex with Roica EF and perpetual. © Piave Maitex

Again line bonded fabric by Piave Maitex with Roica EF and perpetual. © Piave Maitex

Piave Maitex, recognised as a preferred partner for the textiles industry, brings on the successful path of responsible and smart innovation and presents its unique line Again during the Functional Fabric Fair, which takes place in Portland, OR, next week.

During the Functional Fabric Fair, the trade-exclusive event, where the latest trends in fabric development for the functional textiles industry are showcased, Piave Maitex presents Again – a smart and technically advanced line that is designed to balance performances, functionality and sustainable features, formed of highly performing jerseys.

Two premium Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certified sustainable ingredients have been involved in the production of Again: the premium stretch fibre Roica EF – part of Roica Eco-Smart Family – constructed out with more than 50% pre-consumer recycled content and perPETual high-quality sustainable polyester born from a cost-effective process that reverses engineer consumer waste PET bottles.

Comfort, performance, and tenacity

In addition to the two key high-tech, responsible and GRS certified raw materials, the Italian manufacturer will present a new development characterised by sustainable water-saving printing, with the possibility to be colour-customised.

Again line by Piave Maitex with Roica EF and perPETual. © Piave Maitex

Again line by Piave Maitex with Roica EF and perPETual. © Piave Maitex

Piave Maitex will also showcase a unique combination of two Again articles to obtain an “entirely sustainable bonded fabric” with the possibility of personalised colour combinations. The range of functional fabrics, dyeable and transfer printable, is said to combine creativity, innovation, real performance and sustainability, offering comfort, performance, and tenacity.

Important recognitions

“The innovative approach of Piave Maitex allowed not only to become world-renowned as best-performing company but also to obtain many important recognitions. In fact it was among the first textiles manufacturers in Europe to get the certification of the quality system for the production and design of elastic fabrics according to the UNI EN ISO 9001 standard in 1996,” the company reports.

“Later on, Piave Maitex obtained the Trust in the textile, the Oeko-Tex label – global synonym for responsible textiles manufacture, a concrete guidance for an increasing number of consumers who are becoming more and more sensitive to health and the environment and interested in get assurance over the quality of the products they are buying.”

www.piavemaitex.com

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