Performance Days will take place in Germany, April 20 to 21, 2016. This is a functional fabric fair for innovations, trends, and sourcing of fabrics. It will offer everything from textiles, yarns to finishes and accessories. The theme for the fair is recycled textile materials. It attracts major international manufacturers and most well-known sportswear and active clothing brands as well as the sports fashion collection industry.

More than 120 exhibitors from 23 nations are expected to attend. The show will include the latest trends in fabric development for the functional textile industry and is the only exhibition to link seasonal sourcing schedules, that is, April/May and November.

There will be an overview of the various fluorine-free technologies available for achieving durable water repellency together with insights into how natural materials and unique geometries and structures found in nature are informing some of the emerging technologies for achieving fluorine-free durable water repellency performance.

Closing the loop in textiles will be high on the agenda. There will be a look at certification for recycled materials, and at using recycled fabrics to address poverty. Fashion and design consultants will examine how to change the game of waste and production.