PTFE-free

Many companies use PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) for the production of water-repellent functional textiles. PTFE has been criticised increasingly in recent years, because the fluorine compounds that are used for producing PTFE are suspected to be harmful or even cancer-causing. Perfluorinated compounds can also be released into the environment during the burning or depositing of PTFE. There, they can accumulate due to their long-life cycle.

The Sympatex membrane is PTFE-free. It is made of polyether and polyester and therefore represents no health hazard while being 100% recyclable.