Technical textile manufacturer, Ventile, announces partnership with Finnish-based NordShield, a nature-based performance fibre technology, as part of the brand’s ongoing sustainability initiative.
From March 2023, Ventile customers will have the opportunity to select fabrics that have been treated with the innovative wood-based technology from NordShield, which is biodegradable, sustainably produced, and free of heavy metals, borax, parabens, and quaternary ammonium compounds (QUATs).
NordShield’s technology utilizes the unique innovation of nature-inspired surface that keeps the product odorless, fresh and longer lasting. The first-of-its-kind technology forms a durable physical layer and acts as a shield, minimising also particle release ultimately enhancing the longevity of an item.
Ventile Brand Director, Daniel Odermatt, said: “Our partnership with NordShield marks an important moment for Ventile as the business continues to challenge what is possible with technical textiles and drives our mission to provide sustainable textiles for ethically conscious designers. Offering fabrics that are developed in partnership with innovators such as NordShield allows Ventile to help shape the future of textile solutions in the industry and we are looking forward to seeing how we can continue to work together on sustainable textile solutions.”
The barrier, which is applied during the last stage of the fabric’s production, does not affect the texture or colour of the finished garment.
NordShield CEO, Kristoffer Ekman, said, “We’re super excited to be able to apply NordShield’s nature-based and innovative treatment to a legendary natural material such as Ventile. We believe this is an excellent example of product performance development that works just like nature, improving gradually and adapting to circumstances and conditions. With NordShield, Ventile can be made into even more long-lasting garments, that both removes unpleasant odors as well as keep fresh for a longer time, thereby reducing the need for washing. It’s surely a win-win, also for nature.”
In 2021, Ventile announced its move to a PFC-free company in response to the growing demand for sustainable practices in the textile trade. The Ventile range consists of fabrics that offer increased sustainable credentials such as recycled cotton, organic cotton, and a choice of blended fabrications such as hemp, lyocell, and linen.
About Ventile®
Developed in England in 1943, Ventile was originally designed to save the lives of pilots flying over the Atlantic in Wartime England. In the cockpit, Ventile proved cool and comfortable, whilst in the water, the fabric proved warm and impenetrable – extending survival times tenfold. Ventile suits are still worn by pilots of various air forces. Ventile fabric has looked out from the Summit of Everest, Annapura, and just about every other major peak in the world and has been used for years by adventurers alike. Most famously, Sir Ranulph Fiennes crossed the Antarctic clothed in Ventile.
Read about Ventile here: https://ventile.co.uk/
About NordShield®
NordShield is a Finnish biotech innovator that uses nature-based substances to add functional properties to textiles, protecting them against odor and fabric deterioration.
By replacing non-sustainable, non-renewable and toxic ingredients found in conventional antimicrobial protection, NordShield contributes to longer-lasting and better functioning fabrics and garments – sustainably. NordShield acts as a partner to leading textile suppliers as well as strong brands.
For more information, visit www.nordshield.com