Remember the days when layering for the outdoors meant cotton-waffle underwear covered by a layer of denim? Yeah, that was quite some time ago. Nowadays, the biggest brands in outdoor apparel are ...

Andover, Mass., Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Polartec®, a Milliken & Company brand, and premium creator of innovative and sustainable textile solutions, announces a new partnership with Browzwear ...

It’s hard to imagine a world before fleece and other technical fabrics. In large part, that’s thanks to Malden Mills—the textile company you know today as Polartec—which revolutionized the outdoor ...

US fabric maker Polartec is to be acquired by textile maker Milliken & Company, in a move that bolsters its capabilities to include fleece and performance textiles for consumer, workwear and military ...

Its Polarfleece fabric, invented in 1979, was named one of the 20th Century’s Greatest Inventions by Time Magazine. But Polartec faces an uncertain future. The company, then known as Malden Mills, ...

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A water-soaked cotton T-shirt has long served runners looking to cheat the heat. Moisture and moving air creates a cooling effect, with wet shirt fabric a stand-in for sweat on naked skin. But ...

Polartec LLC, Lawrence, Massachusetts, says it has recycled its billionth PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle. The Oeko-Tex 100- and Bluesign® AG- certified company says it has been a longtime ...