One of the key performance criteria in modern sports and active outdoor wear is moisture management—the ability of a garment to transport moisture away from the skin to the garment’s outer surface.
The market is dominated by Invista’s portfolio of moisture management fabrics—which include CoolMax, Tactel Aquator, ThermaStat, Thermax, and Thermolite Base. However, the pace of development has accelerated over the past ten years, and a growing number of other companies have started to compete. Such companies include American Fibers and Yarn, Comfort Technologies, Hind, Honeywell, Intera, Intex, Lenzing, Marmot, Milliken, Mitsui, Nano-Tex, Nike, Patagonia, Pearl Izumi, Polartec, Reebok, Rhovyl, Schoeller, Tomen, USA-Pro, and Wellman.
For applications in which wicking is essential—such as base layer garments—the most commonly used material is polyester. This is often chemically modified to create a fabric in which the fibres encourage moisture to migrate through it. However, fabrics which are made from modified wool, cotton and polyamide (nylon) may provide similar or superior properties to polyester. The number of moisture management fabrics on the market has increased dramatically in recent years. This trend is likely to continue over the next few years as manufactures strive to boost the comfort of their offerings.
As the number of fabrics and fibres with moisture management properties increases, so will the number of applications. In addition to sportswear and active wear, there is growing interest in the use of moisture management fabrics in the flame retardant apparel market. The next generation of textiles is likely to incorporate nanotechnology, as it has already been proven that extremely fine fibre surfaces have beneficial properties. In addition, the near future could see the development of smart fabrics which are able to respond to changes in the environment by adjusting their pore size or thickness at a given moment to facilitate moisture transmission.
Performance Apparel Market reports provide you with business and market analysis of worldwide trends in high performance activewear and corporate apparel. Each report contains:
Why performance apparel?
Performance apparel represents one of the fastest growing sectors of the international textile and clothing industry. Market growth is being fuelled by the emergence of new fibres, new fabrics and innovative process technologies. The market is also being boosted by changes in consumer lifestyles. People are living longer and spending more time on leisure activities. New high-tech fabrics are being developed for a wide range of active sports such as aerobics, athletics, running, cycling, hiking, mountaineering, swimming, sailing, windsurfing, ballooning, parachuting, snowboarding, and ski-ing.
Exciting innovations are emerging in fire retardant materials and those which protect against extreme temperatures. Added to that is the growing market for corporatewear – which, in some cases, is becoming increasingly fashion-oriented, and increasingly, high-tech fabrics and apparel designed for high performance wear are crossing over the boundary into everyday fashion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FIBRES FOR MOISTURE MANAGEMENT
TEST METHODS FOR MOISTURE MANAGEMENT FABRICS
APPLICATIONS OF MOISTURE MANAGEMENT FABRICS
KEY PLAYERS IN MOISTURE MANAGEMENT FABRICS AND THEIR PRODUCTS
OUTLOOK FOR MOISTURE MANAGEMENT FABRICS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
|
|
The AKTRIN Group of Information Centers is an international consulting firm fully dedicated to the furniture, textile and wood industries. Our research library contains over 1500 reports, covering all aspects of the residential and office furniture markets, textile, fiber fabrics, apparel, garments, as well as wood products, lumber, MDF, particleboard, plywood, millwork, windows, doors, floor coverings and much more.
Search Terms: Moisture Management Fabrics, Technical Textile Markets, Textiles Intelligence, World, Global, textile, outlook, technical textiles, performance apparel, production trends, countries, business opportunities, global market, nonwovens, fibres industries, technical textile industry, modern sports, active outdoor wear, moisture management, transport moisture, skin, garment, outer surface, Invista, moisture management fabrics, CoolMax, Tactel Aquator, ThermaStat, Thermax, Thermolite Base, American Fibers and Yarn, Comfort Technologies, Hind, Honeywell, Intera, Intex, Lenzing, Marmot, Milliken, Mitsui, Nano-Tex, Nike, Patagonia, Pearl Izumi, Polartec, Reebok, Rhovyl, Schoeller, Tomen, USA-Pro, Wellman, base layer garments, polyester, chemically modified, modified wool, cotton, polyamide, nylon, flame retardant apparel, nanotechnology, moisture transmission, Textile Industry Report, Textile Markets, Textile Market Studies, Textile Industry Analysis, Market Research, Textile Industries, Textile Market Studies, AKTRIN Textile Information, Aktrin, Gewebe, Textil
Furniture information Market reports Residential furniture Office furniture Bedding Market statistics Mailing lists Furniture standards Furniture consulting Export Import services Message board Wood information Market reports Market statistics Consulting Message board Associates Textile information Market reports Market statistics Consulting Message board Associates Consulting
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |