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Packaging giant 3m to stop using 'forever chemicals'

3M, a global manufacturer of packaging solutions from packing tape to Post-IT notes to waterproof coatings, have said it will stop making and using so-called "forever chemicals", common materials that have been linked to environmental hazards and health problems, such as cancer. 3M follows companies such as Gore-Tex, who have pledged to...

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Gore-Tex: The new membrane and what Greenpeace has to do with it

When the first products with the new, more sustainable ePE membrane from Gore-Tex hit the market in autumn, the world leader for waterproof functional fabrics and with it the entire outdoor industry would have made a real U-turn. Or wouldn’t it? PTFE is Gore-Tex’s main module To understand that the development of this new, more sustainable ePE...

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Gore-Tex launches rental option for winter sportswear

Performancewear label Gore-Tex has launched its new ‘Outerwear on Demand’ rental programme, allowing snowsports enthusiasts to rent outerwear apparel at 15 resorts and retail locations throughout the US. The programme consists of the brand’s own collection of exclusive, mix-and-match garments designed for the demands of its users. Each item...

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Gore-Tex inventor Robert Gore dies aged 83

Robert Gore, the inventor of waterproof outerwear material Gore-Tex, has died at the age of 83. Gore, who was chairman of the board of directors of the family company W. L. Gore & Associates, passed away on September 17, the company announced in a statement. Gore-Tex technology was introduced in 1976 and has been used within the fashion industry...