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GOLDWIN INNOVATION PRESENTS ENVIRO-FRIENDLY “SPIDER SILK”

JACKET TO SKI AND OUTDOOR INDUSTRY IN DENVER

GOLDWIN Inc. and Spiber Inc. (Director and Representative Executive Officer:

Kazuhide Sekiyama / Head Office: 234-1 Mizukami, Kakuganji, Tsuruoka City,

Yamagata Prefecture) are pleased to announce the exhibition of a new prototype

of the GOLDWIN Ski Jacket.

The jacket features QMONOS™, a revolutionary new protein material based on

spider silk. Environmentally friendly due to its non-reliance on petrochemicals,

QMONOS™ has the potential to bring about a true paradigm shift in the

materials industry. At present, QMONOS™ is undergoing an array of rigorous

quality verification procedures before being brought to the market. Both

GOLDWIN and Spiber are hard at work to usher in the adoption of this exciting

new material of the future. Attendees of the Outdoor and Snow Show in Denver

will have the first opportunity to see this innovation at the Goldwin booth (49045-

UL) and speak with a representative from Spiber during the Goldwin Innovation

Party from 4-5pm on Friday, January 26, 2018 (Day 2) at the Goldwin booth.

The innovative collaboration between Goldwin and Spiber coincides with the

opening of GOLDWIN’s new R&D facility, GOLDWIN TECH LAB this past

November, in Oyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Research and

development activities have already begun for innovative sportswear using state-

of-the-art technology.

Oyabe City is the birthplace of GOLDWIN and was already home to GOLDWIN

Technical Center (GTC), which has been at the forefront of GOLDWIN’s R&D

activities for many years. The addition of GOLDWIN TECH LAB represents

GOLDWIN’s commitment to further strengthening their R&D capabilities.

The validation tests of the world’s first prototype produced with QMONOS™ on

an actual manufacturing line was one of the first objectives of the GOLDWIN

TECH LAB.

At GOLDWIN TECH LAB, GOLDWIN will endeavor to develop products that

incorporate new and unique values, by taking full advantage of the R&D

capabilities GOLDWIN has fostered in the 67 years since the brand’s

establishment, as well as the product development expertise, which combines

human insights with advanced intelligence aided by state-of-the-art instruments,

and GOLDWIN’s unique and comprehensive inspection system, which ensures

high quality and reliability.

＜Key facilities＞

Quality Inspection Office, Stable Environment Room, Scanner Studio, CAD

Room、Prototype Room, Exercise Research Room, Artificial Weather Room /

Rain Chamber

(Press release about GOLDWIN TECH LAB)

https://www.goldwin.co.jp/eng/corporate/info/page-9838