PrimaLoft Expands Offering of Bluesign Certified Performance Insulations
OutdoorHub 09.17.12
PrimaLoft, the world leader in performance insulations and yarns, continues its dedication to innovation and technical performance with the announcement that it has recently obtained bluesign system partner status for its PrimaLoft SYNERGY and PrimaLoft INFINITY continuous filament insulations manufactured in Taiwan.
PrimaLoft was the first branded synthetic insulation manufacturer to obtain bluesign certification in December 2010. With the addition of PrimaLoft SYNERGY and INFINITY products, the company now offers a full line of products that are bluesign certified.
This certification ensures brands, retailers and consumers that PrimaLoft insulation is an environmentally friendly product.
“PrimaLoft, Inc. has a strong commitment to operating ethically in a global environment,” stated Vanessa Mason, director global business development, PrimaLoft. “Our support and adoption of the bluesign system standard has become a very important component of our business culture.”
One of the most renowned environmental certifications in the world, the bluesign standard evaluates each ingredient from raw materials and chemical components to natural resource consumption and the occupational health of the workplace environment.
bluesign’s proprietary Input Management Process analyzes every component to eliminate the use of potentially harmful substances in the textile manufacturing industry without compromising the product’s functionality, quality or design.
bluesign system partners and members demonstrate awareness and responsibility to consumers, while cultivating a positive movement towards sustainability in the industry.
Furthermore, brands and retailers seeking to become bluesign members with certified bluesign products are required to use bluesign approved raw materials and fabrics from suppliers and textile mills that are certified bluesign system partners.
The bluesign standard was created to offer a subjective independent review of supply chain management processes of the textile industry. The goal after receiving bluesign certification is to eliminate problems associated with the processing of materials for the textile industry supply chain management– from raw material and component suppliers who manufacture e.g. yarns, dyes and additives, to textile manufacturers, to retailer and brand companies, to consumers.
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