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Bio-based fibres reshape performance knits supply chains

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Performance Days highlighted fibre, yarn and fabric innovations with direct implications for knitting mills, bodywear producers and technical apparel brands

Munich - Bio-based and cellulosic fibre developments presented at Performance Days Autumn 2026 in Munich are moving from material concepts towards commercially relevant options for knitted performance apparel, bodywear and next-to-skin products.

Exhibitors and speakers framed the shift not simply as a replacement for fossil-based synthetics, but as a requirement to combine renewable feedstocks with durability, processability, scalability and end-of-life options.

 

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