REWORX® HEALTHY WORKWEAR FABRICS, SAFE FOR BIOLOGICAL CYCLES AND SUITABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL LAUNDRY Thanks to new developments in terms of raw material, chemicals such as dyestuff and pro- cess technologies there are now solutions avail- able for the textile industry. Due to a biode- gradable polymer and its new processing there are now reworx® fabrics as well as in nito® ac- cessories available which guarantee full techni- cal performance for the textile service industry -and simultaneously full bio-degradability of the garments after its end-of-life. To meet consumer expectations of sustainabil- ity and transparency in regard to their work- wear, Lauffenmühle started to develop fabrics, which had to meet the strict criteria of Cradle to Cradle® product design. That means that all products have to be made with safe materials that can be perpetually cycled, and that elim- inate the concept of “waste”. Cradle to Cradle Certi ed products are driving positive impact in material health, material reutilization, renew- able energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. For instance, all used raw materials and chemicals, such as dyes, have to be known, de ned, assessed and safe for the environment. All reworx® fabrics as well as the in nito® ac- cessories are Cradle to Cradle certi ed® Gold level. Furthermore, they ful ll also expectations of employees into their work clothes: in terms of “Material Health”, maybe the most important one of the ve C2C criteria; the reworx® fabrics do even comply with ‘Platin’, which is the high- est possible level when talking about Cradle to Cradle product design. In terms of Corporate Social Responsibility, Lauffenmühle manages all future environmen- tal aspects from the very beginning of the man- ufacturing process and far beyond the statutory framework. Besides its new Cradle to Cradle certi ed Gold reworx® fabric range, Lauffen- mühle is providing the market with bluesign ap- proved fabrics. Furthermore all fabrics are cer- ti ed according to Standard 100 by Öeko-Tex Product-Class 1 (so called ‘Baby-Class’). Energy Relax fabrics: real comfort It stands for permanent stretch, which provides exceptional comfort for hard working people. Within its comprehensive Relax-range, Lauffen- mühle comes up with two new fabrics to offer an extraordinary comfort –perfectly for hard working people. Due to the usage of heat- and chemical resistant Elastole n bres in warp and weft of the fabric, the 4-way stretch is preserved over the complete lifecycle of the fabric –even when the workwear is being washed industrial- ly. An extraordinary comfort as the multidirec- tional stretch supports each movement of the wearer. Both Energy Relax fabrics come in sev- eral colours with weights in 230 and 270 g/m2. reworx® fabrics as well as in nito® ac- cessories by Lauffenmühle are market oriented designed to guarantee full technical performance for the textile service industry -and simultaneously to provide full bio-degradability of the garments after its end-of-life PROTECCIÓN LABORAL 91