Prato, Italy – Texon today revealed details of ProWeave – a unique, patented, jacquard weaving technology, which makes it possible to seamlessly integrate functional and design weaving into a single sheet of material. Reimagining fabrics for the footwear, apparel, fashion and luxury goods industries, ProWeave by Texon opens up infinite new design possibilities – enabling […]
Hong Kong, PRC – Texon, a global leader in sustainable footwear components, materials for consumer accessories and performance fabrics, has appointed Bryan Whitfield as its new Group Sales Director. With a strong track record in sales and business development for major international companies including Avery Dennison, Velcro and Bemis, Bryan joins Texon to accelerate the company’s […]
At Texon, we’re always looking for ways to use water more responsibly. Not only do we use less water and reuse as much as we can, we also return water to its source cleaner than it was when we got it. This World Water Day, we wanted to shine a light on some of our […]
Skelton, UK – 1 March – Texon has seen a significant uplift in interest in its paper-based Texon Vogue material over the last five years, which it attributes, in part, to the increasing number of people becoming vegan. Around the world a growing number of people are adopting plant-based diets. The United Nations estimated that in September 2020 […]
It has been exactly one year since we announced our ambition to be a zero waste organisation by 2025, reinforcing our long-standing commitment to the development of sustainable footwear components, materials for consumer accessories and performance fabrics. In February last year, we set out our sustainability goals for the next five years, which include: Reducing […]
For over 70 years, Texon has led the way in developing and supplying high performance materials for the world’s leading brands. Our product range has grown and evolved thanks to our commitment to innovation and sustainability. We have established a track record in developing world-first solutions at the forefront of changing industry trends and with […]
Every year, developers, designers, and decision makers wait in anticipation for Pantone’s colour of the year to be revealed. Before arriving at the decision, Pantone – developer of a renowned system for identifying, matching, and communicating colours for consistency across the print and textile design industries – has its experts scour for new colour influences. […]
Due to global restrictions, this year AMI launched a new virtual summit for Polymers in Footwear. On day 1 of the summit, our Group NPDI, Sustainability and Marketing Director, Boyd Mulder, was joined by Global Sales Director, Matt Smith, to discuss how recycled content and clever biopolymers are enabling us to produce more environmentally friendly […]
Following a project with one of the world’s leading sports brands, Texon has reengineered one of its most popular box toe puff materials for the footwear industry to include more sustainable content. Collaborating across its supply chain to source more sustainable materials, Texon has increased the recycled content in its Sportflex products from 4% to […]
To many, this month is known as ‘Veganuary’ – a campaign designed to inspire and support people to try vegan for January. At Texon we want to help raise awareness of the month of Veganuary by showcasing Texon Vogue, our vegan friendly, sustainable material which provides a real alternative to creative leather based products. Texon […]
