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Bamboo project produces new footwear lining material

17/05/2012
Spanish textile technology institute Aitex has worked with manufacturer Tex-Petrel to develop a new product called Gootex. The product, made from bamboo fibre, has natural anitimicrobial and anti-odour properties, with added aromatherapy and moisturising functionality through microcapsule technology.

Aitex said on announcing the development that it believed Gootex would work best as a footwear lining material but added that microcapsules technology in textiles was an area with “huge potential”.

Bamboo fibre is an attractive raw material for Gootex, it continued, because it is biodegradable and comes from renewable resources. “It’s completely respectful of the environment,” Aitex said.

The Gootex project was developed with financial support from the European Commission and from the Valencian regional government.

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