LILLE – Sporting goods retailer Decathlon's investment arm, Decathlon Pulse, has formed a partnership with US textile innovator Unspun to use the latter's Vega-branded 3D weaving technology across Europe.
Decathlon Pulse is to invest in Unspun's technology, which weaves semi-finished products directly from yarn within minutes, and has signed a multi-year offtake agreement, lasting until the end of the decade.