Aparso US

Aparso is one of a few brands that produces in fully owned manufacturing facilities. With production and development in our own hands we can guarantee an efficient, fair and sustainable supply chain. Our set up allows us to provide highest quality in materials and workmanship at a fair price.

Aparso is a fully integrated international outdoor brand. Established in 2015 as a German Chinese Joint Venture between a high-tech textile manufacturer from Fuzhou China and a German family owned, specialized business for garment product development. Together building on over 40 years of experience in developing functional outdoor apparel.

With this background we have started to create a selective collection ranging from high quality basic wear to high performance functional apparel. Our German product development teams are working closely with its colleagues in China to maintain highest quality standards. As material and product development experts we love creating products. Except high quality, we care about sustainability of our products. Therefore we aim for natural, sustainable or recycled materials and using hi-tech production technologies that saves the environment.

Aparso Ukraine

As one of the top european destinations for outdoor activities with a growing demand for outdoor consumer goods, Slovakia has become our primary market outside of Germany. Together with our local partners we set up a fully owned subsidiary company in the heart of Slovakia’s outdoor tourism region. We want to be present and accessible to cater directly to our growing number of sales partners in Slovakia and Eastern Europe. In quest for experiences – venture beyond ordinary.

Materials and functionality expert with proven track record

The key in developing functional wear is to have in depth knowledge in materials. Our long established expertise in materials and workmanship allows us to produce reliable products with all types of specifications – whether it be breathability, water resistance, stretch or durability. 

Our teams have developed and marketed products for retail and outdoor brands in Germany, France, UK, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, etc.

Supply chain control and state of the art manufacturing

Based in Fuzhou, China aparso runs its own manufacturing with modern facilities and high end digital equipment. Our product development center cooperates with Institutions like China Shoes & Textiles Testing Center in Fujian.

We deliberately kept our manufacturing process in our own hands to maintain full control over our supply chain. As no middle-man companies are involved we operate at competitive cost efficiency. This allows us to market high end brand quality at a fair price.

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

We are aware of our responsibility to contribute to global environmental protection and to establish socially fair and sustainable supply chains. This is why we have set in place various best practices in our production and our factories are a member of the amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI). To ensure ongoing compliance our manufacturing site is regularly audited and accredited by third party institutes. 

STAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY

We are aware of our responsibility to contribute to global environmental protection and to establish socially fair and sustainable supply chains. This is why we have set in place various best practices in our production and our factories are a member of the amfori Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI).
To ensure ongoing compliance our manufacturing site is regularly audited and accredited by third party institutes.  

SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS

Sustainable Fibres and Textiles provide a whole-lifecycle approach to the subject of sustainable textiles, from fiber production, through manufacturing and low-energy care and recycling.

Responsible Down Standard

The Responsible Down Standard (RDS) aims to ensure that down and feathers come from animals that have not been subjected to any unnecessary harm. It is our hope that the standard can be used to reward and influence the down and feather industry to incentivize practices that respect the humane treatment of ducks and geese.

We believe that education – through the RDS – is a meaningful way to drive demand for strong animal welfare practices. The standard also provides companies and consumers with a tool to know what is in their products, and to make accurate claims. 

Global Recycled Standard

It aims to be a full-product standard for recycled material content that balances rigor and practicality for the industry and end consumers.

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100

STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is one of the world’s best-known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances. It stands for customer confidence and high product safety. Find out here what STANDARD 100 means and why it is worth checking for this label when buying textiles.

If a textile article carries the STANDARD 100 label, you can be certain that every component of this article, i.e. every thread, button and other accessories, has been tested for harmful substances and that the article therefore is harmless for human health.

The test is conducted by our independent OEKO-TEX® partner institutes on the basis of our extensive OEKO-TEX® criteria catalog. In the test they take into account numerous regulated and non-regulated substances, which may be harmful to human health. In many cases the limit values for the STANDARD 100 go beyond national and international requirements.

The criteria catalog is updated at least once a year and expanded with new scientific knowledge or statutory requirements. It is not easy for manufacturers and customers to keep an overview of the legal situation concerning harmful substances every day. Our experts from the OEKO-TEX® institutes do this for you.

APATEK ® 10

Aparso internal microporous membrane, specially designed for use with recycled materials, maintaining ideal performance parameters. Waterproof, windproof and breathable outer fabric.

All products containing this membrane are ideal for your toughest adventures. Their light weight and high-quality materials make it a great solution even for the highest peaks. Durable waterproof and breathable properties keep water and snow out while keeping you comfortably dry inside.

Recycled down

A mixture of goose and duck down obtained from pillows, bed linen and other used items that cannot be resold. It is hypoallergenic and has the same advantages as virgin down.

Not only do we use recycled down, but as a responsible manufacturer we also investigate the origin of the down. As such, we aim to provide customers with ethical down products that are traceable and strictly controlled throughout the supply chain from parent farms, hatchery farms, breeding farms, slaughterhouses and processing plants. Every effort is made to ensure that there is no plucking or force-feeding throughout the supply chain, and that all birds are treated humanely.

REPREVE®

REPREVE collects its own plastic bottles and feeds them into its vertically integrated process to create REPREVE recycled polyester. Use it to make almost anything eco-friendly with thread, staple fiber and fiber filling. REPREVE polyester fiber can also have wicking, thermal comfort and other effective technologies built into the fiber.

Compared to the production of so-called virgin fiber, the manufacture of Repreve® offsets the use of new oil, emitting less greenhouse gases and conserving water and energy in the process. This is of great importance for our future. Forward thinking technology is changing the situation. Billions of plastic bottles end up in landfills every year, and Repreve® technology has recycled over 20 billion plastic bottles to date. You can add your part by supporting this technology. Repreve® is the leading, most reliable, branded recycled fiber available for activewear.

Recycled Nylon

Recycled nylon has the same benefits as recycled polyester: it diverts waste from landfills, and it uses far fewer resources to produce than virgin nylon (including water, energy, and fossil fuels).

Much of the recycled nylon comes from old fishing nets. This is a great solution for diverting trash from the ocean. It also comes from nylon carpets, pantyhose, etc.

Recycled nylon is still more expensive than new nylon, but it has many environmental benefits