Eight months after announcing their partnership, Spinnova and adidas have unveiled the first adidas product made with Spinnova fibres. Composed of a minimum of 25% wood-based fibres and organic cotton, the adidas Terrex HS1 is a mid-layer knit hoodie for hikers that sees adidas exploring a more sustainable textile solution. Working with the material's natural colour, the hoodie is made without dyeing or bleaching chemicals.

A limited number of the Terrex HS1 will be made commercially available on adidas.com and in other selected retail outlets with global reach from July, marking a significant milestone in Spinnova's market entry.

Spinnova is on a mission to transform the raw material base of the global textile industry by providing radically sustainable and high-performance textile materials. “We are very proud of the revolutionary results our teams have accomplished together. Today's launch is a major milestone on our joint commercial journey,” says Spinnova's CEO and co-founder Janne Poranen.

Spinnova's first commercial-scale factory is expected to be completed in Finland at the end of this year. Spinnova and its Woodspin joint venture partner Suzano have a scaling target of a million tonnes of global fibre production capacity per annum within the next 10-12 years.

As part of ensuring access to future volumes of Spinnova, adidas became a cornerstone investor in Spinnova's initial public offering last June.

“Using Spinnova fibres will allow adidas to make high-performance apparel while reducing CO2 emissions, water consumption and waste usually required to create such products. The TERREX HS1 is a major step on adidas's journey to create nine out of 10 articles with a sustainable technology, materials, design or manufacturing method by 2025,” adds Carla Murphy, General Manager of adidas Terrex.

Spinnova is a circular textiles fibre made from sustainably sourced wood, without harmful chemicals. It produces 65% less CO2 emissions and uses 99% less water than cotton production and contains zero microplastics, according to the company.

Although significant in terms of Spinnova's commercialization, this launch will not have a material impact on Spinnova's financial performance in 2022, when the majority of revenues are expected to come from technology sales to its joint ventures.

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