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Knits offer great leap forward for outdoor living

By Haydn Davis
3 April 2018

Munich - The knitting sector provided a range of innovative and technical solutions for the sportswear and outdoor industry at the recent ISPO exhibition with the sector represented by members from the fibre and yarn, machinery and fabric sectors.
The latest developments for the sportswear and outdoor industry displayed high levels of innovation with many exhibitors keen to demonstrate their latest blends of natural and synthetic fibres, technical fabrics and machinery innovations.

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