Albuquerque, New Mexico (For Immediate Release): Gold Long John, the world’s most innovative fabric supplier to global footwear manufacturers, has achieved a significant victory for sustainability and footwear performance efforts by implementing EMPEL® Nø-WickTM waterless and PFAS-free finishing platform in their Vietnam mill supply chain.
Unlike any other chemistry, the EMPEL® Nø-WickTM product successfully inhibits wicking while maintaining 100% water and PFAS-free purity. Leading footwear brands worldwide rely on Gold Long John, a major supplier of footwear fabric, to create high-performing, sustainable footwear.
The future is here with our Oeko Tex-certified EMPEL® platform, according to Martin Flora, President of Global Business Development at GTT. “Without the use of water or PFAS chemicals, it produces the best-performing finishes available.” Gold Long John was our first significant footwear mill adopter in Asia, and they have played a key role in enabling large footwear brands to readily adopt EMPEL® N-WickTM by delivering the necessary commercial readiness.We are now able to grow our clean chemistry throughout Southeast Asia and truly impact the battle against chemical, carbon, and water pollution while offering the greatest performance in the world thanks to their involvement and commitment.
Gold Long John, a prominent player in the performance footwear fabric industry, is credited for helping GTT commercialize EMPEL® as the first major footwear mill. Gold Long John moved on with plans to install machinery in their Taiwan plant after installing the EMPEL® proprietary production gear in their Vietnam factory in 2023.The exclusive equipment modifies the molecular bonding process of anti-wicking chemicals to footwear, shielding it from bad weather.
According to Kevin Wen, President of Gold Long John, “Green Theme and their EMPEL® products will help us stay at the forefront of global sustainability solutions, allowing us to supply our footwear brands with highly innovative, cleaner, better performing materials for their products.” “We see this as a victory for global environmental sustainability efforts, our partner brands, and ourselves.”
The market belief that performance is lost in favor of cleaner production techniques is contested by EMPEL® Nç-WickTM. On the other hand, efficient production produces goods that work better, use less waste, and last longer.The advantages are clear.
