The Teijin Group has announced tha Nantong Teijin, the group’s textile manufacturing and sales company based in Nantong, China, will be participating in Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2015 where the company will exhibit high-performance fabrics and environmentally friendly solutions to promote further business in the Chinese clothing markets for sports/casual, fashion and uniforms, among others.

The company will present Microft, a moisture-permeable, water-repellent fabric produced with functional, high-quality microfibre.

The exhibit will highlight the laminated version, which combines soft texture with enhanced waterproof properties up to water pressure of 10,000 mm or greater. Another version, which features thinness and ultra-low weight, has a high reputation among makers of top outdoor clothing brands, according to the manufacturer.

The Nantong Teijin will also showcase environmentally friendly solutions, such as chemically recycled and recyclable materials marketed in collaboration with Zhejiang Jiaren New Material, a Teijin group company engaged in the chemical recycling of polyester. Also presented will be Solotex, a polytrimethylene terephthalate fibre that is highly soft, stretchable, shape-retaining and durable.

Teijin is a technology-driven group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare.

Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibres such as aramid, carbon fibres and composites, healthcare, films, resin and plastic processing, polyester fibres, products converting and IT.

The group has some 150 companies and around 16,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide.

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics event be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from 18-20 March.