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Polartec Power Shield Raises the Bar for Bio-based Waterproof Fabrics
With more than 100 years of fabric innovations under its belt, Polartec has begun ramping up innovations and…
Polartec Commits to Net-Zero Future as SBTi Verifies Milliken’s Eco Goals
Milliken is the first company to be approved in South Carolina, where its global headquarters is located.
Polartec Power Shield Debuts Bio-Based Weather Tech
The debut supports Polartec's continued pivot to source living matter substitutes for petroleum-based…
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Milliken’s David Smith on Circularity, Sustainability and Supply Chain
David Smith, promoted to Milliken & Company's executive vice president and president of the Textile Business…
Polartec Continues to Innovate Polartec® Power Air™ with 3D Knit Structures
As much as it is a first-of-its-kind anti-shedding fabric platform, Power Air also reveals a new way to knit…
Polartec President Steve Layton on Lessons Learned from the Pandemic’s ‘Perfect Storm’
As a vertically integrated global manufacturer, Polartec is in a unique position to speak to Covid-19's…
Polartec’s 2021 Apex Design Award Winners Mix Performance & Play
This year, the Polartec Apex Design Awards center on the importance of versatility and functionality for…
Why Polartec Picked Peppermint for Performance Fabrics
The all-natural ingredient will replace a metal-based agent in the material innovator's line of performance…
Polartec Goes Digital With Browzwear as Houdini Campaign Celebrates ‘Getting Old’
Performance fabric maker Polartec is bringing its outdoor-ready innovations to the virtual realm.
ESG Outlook: Karen Beattie of Polartec on Accountability to Stated Goals
In this Q&A, Karen Beattie of Polartec, discusses why sustainability commitment needs to be something more…
Polartec Rids Performance Fabrics of Potentially Harmful PFAs
This non-PFAS treatment, which Polartec said offers no loss of durability or water repelency, is part of its…
Polartec Exec on Circularity’s ‘Triple Bottom Line Standard’
Steve Layton, president of Polartec, said the company takes a "whole systems approach" to sustainable…
Kraig Biocraft Gets First Spider Silk Shipment From Vietnamese Factory
Kraig's operations at its Prodigy Textiles facility are now moving forward to significantly expand the…
Burton and Polartec Ride Into One World Snowboard Collection
The launch celebrates the film, "One World," and features a product line consisting of recycled materials.
Polartec Teams With American Giant, Reigning Champ for Active Lines
Polartec is working with American Giant, a U.S.-made company behind the "greatest hoodie ever made" for the…