The GRV Journal is keeping you up to date with our showcases at Europe’s most relevant tradeshows, our consumer facing initiatives and background information on hot sustainability topics. Enjoy!
Quite often synthetic materials are used to insulate clothing, whereas nature already delivers highly functional raw materials. lavalan® wool insulation offers several insulation solutions with a proportion of wool as high as 85%. Initially used for mattresses, lavalan® unique combination is now used as inner layer ...read more
Re:Down® is a supplier of recycled down for numerous brands in the outdoor industry. We started to present Re:Down® on our showcase for the first time in 2015, when we looked into down products and alternatives. This year recycled down is ever so suitable to contribute to the subject of material solutions. #biobased ...read more
NZERO offers one of the very few wax solutions on the market today for skiers and snowboarders that want to leave no trace in the mountains. #biobased #biodegradble While a lot of people worry about PFC’s on their jackets and coffee cups to go, they don’t think about the chemical components that stay on ...read more
In the 1970s synthetic fleece was introduced to the world as a wonderful innovation. Now “fleece” has become famous for shedding micro-plastics and threatening marine life and us further down the food-chain. Back in the 70s the focus was on technical performance, merino wasn’t as available as today, ...read more
Committed Outdoor enthusiasts don’t fear the rain, as long as their gear can keep them warm and dry. But not at any price. The waterproofing solutions have to be safe and sustainable, without fluorocarbons, nor toxic chemicals. Hear Nikwax speak at our GRV Transparency Tour on Sunday the 26th of January 2020 at ...read more
Südwolle Group, leading spinner of pure wool and wool blend worsted yarns, will be part of our showcase at ISPO 2020, to present some inspiring new products within its outdoor and functional yarns collection “Yarn in Motion”. #biobased #biodegradable Meet Südwolle Group personally at the GRV Guided Transparency ...read more
This is the second year we are running our showcase on bio-based materials and it is interesting to see more and more suppliers of very innovative technologies with sustainability at heart participating. CO2 dyeing is a dry process with short batch cycles, efficient dye use and no waste-water. While here we are not ...read more
The Finnish fiber producer and Norwegian outdoor brand announced last year to have entered a long-term product development collaboration, combining Finnish and Norwegian interests in sustainability, technology and outdoor life. The aim was to further develop a technology for cellulose-based textile fibers free of ...read more
FluidSolids technologies make it possible to utilise biological waste streams as a source to produce bio-composite materials for consumer goods. Brands can also change their conventional plastic parts to make them biodegradable. How exciting is that?! #biobased By replacing traditional, petrol-based polymers with ...read more
When looking at bio based materials, renewable animal products are one of the key resources. Wool is traditionally the most commonly used. HDWool® provides experience with ethically grown British wool and a transparent and traceable route to the source. #biobased #biodegradable HDWool® has been a partner of the ...read more
