Supreme Corporation and VOLT Smart Yarns' New Reflective Yarn Debuts at Leading Paris Global Fashion Textile Exhibition

HICKORY, N.C., Feb. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Supreme Corporation and VOLT Smart Yarns, together with its partner JRC REFLEX, has developed and produced a specialty smart yarn that combines the patented processes of VOLT Smart Yarns and Coated Reflective Yarn ("CRY^®") to deliver a one-of-a-kind highly conductive and reflective smart yarn with capabilities to shape the future of fashion and technology. The new reflective VOLT Smart Yarns was unveiled for the first time by JRC REFLEX at Première Vision Paris, a global event for fashion and textile professionals held at the fashion capital of the world from February 12-15, 2018.

"Supreme Corporation's partnership with JRC REFLEX truly combines best-in-class reflective and conductive patented technologies to deliver a smart yarn that is pushing the capabilities of fashion and technology," said Matt Kolmes, CEO of Supreme Corporation. "We are incredibly proud that the debut of our reflective VOLT Smart Yarns has helped lead the conversation about the future of fashion and technology at Première Vision Paris. Supreme Corporation and JRC REFLEX continue to develop and advance high quality products that reflect its shared vision for the future of wearable technology and result in better experiences for users of wearable technology and sport textiles."

Première Vision Paris is widely regarded as the leading exhibition to showcase the future of fashion through the lens of innovation. In February 2017, it added a new specialized exhibitor space called the Wearable Lab, an area entirely devoted to fashion and technology. Since last year, the Wearable Lab has expanded to become a 900m² village that serves as a source of experimentation for the fashion industry. This year, CRY^® yarns and VOLT Smart Yarns debuted its dual conductive and reflective smart yarn as one of the new products in the Wearable Lab.

The partnership between Supreme Corporation and JRC REFLEX began in 2017, when Supreme Corporation was exploring ways to produce a smart yarn with reflective properties. Located in France, JRC REFLEX is a manufacturer of retro reflective materials, including its patented reflective yarn division, CRY^®. CRY^® yarn has a polymide core that is covered with a coating that binds reflective glass microbeads to the yarn. In the combined VOLT Smart Yarns and CRY^® yarn, the core is VOLT's Apache 2 yarn that consists of two insulated copper wires. The new core is then processed by JRC REFLEX to create the world's first reflective and conductive yarn. This yarn is mainly used in a flat bed knit process, producing conductivity for smart textiles and sportswear.

About Supreme Corporation 

A leader in textiles, fiber and safety apparel technology, Supreme Corporation manufactures innovative specialty yarns and safety apparel. The privately-held, Hickory, NC-based company has held 185 patents in 60 countries and currently has 60 active patents in high-tech yarns and fabrics, with another 15 patents pending. Supreme is the inventor of cut resistant composite yarns and leads the way by investing heavily in R&D to constantly evolve and improve the performance of its products.

VOLT Smart Yarns is a new division of Supreme Corporation. Using exclusive and patented processes, Supreme engineers are able to create revolutionary highly-conductive custom Volt Smart Yarns with specific levels of conductivity, resistance, and strength. These Volt Smart Yarns harness the power of highly conductive copper wires to deliver yarns and sewing threads that are poised to change the world and what is possible in Smart Textiles.

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About JRC REFLEX

JRC Reflex is one of the leading companies operating in the retro reflective materials market. Its products feature in the collections of the leading brands, the company reports. Innovation and customized developments are the main focus of the company. It is continually developing new applications, such as seamless trims, lettering tapes, and more. The manufacturer's exclusive Stretch Reflective components are manufactured with state-of-the-art-technology for the performance sports apparel market.

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