Not just a pretty package: Impending regulations dominate fabric industry’s conversations.

High Point, N.C. — Along with pattern, texture and the annual color-of-the-year reveals, evolving legislation is a hot topic for textile suppliers this year, specifically the rollout of restrictions on PFAS chemicals in performance fabrics.

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroakyl substances) are used in a variety of products to prevent stains including carpets and textiles, including some performance fabrics, and are described as a class of chemicals that don’t naturally break down.