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    Polartec Apex Award winners 2021 range from startups to global giants

    2021-11-11T08:50:00Z

    The Milliken & Company brand Polartec has just announced the winners of its 2021 Apex Design Awards for creative use of the company’s fabrics and design. Every year, a panel of expert judges selects the most outstanding products made with Polartec fabric technologies. The list of winning products represents the ...

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    Milliken joins Polypropylene Recycling Coalition

    2020-09-15T12:06:00Z

    As part of a multi-pronged strategy to increase the circularity of plastics, Milliken Company , the owner of Polartec , has joined the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition , a U.S. industry alliance formed by The Recycling Partnership to improve the recovery and recycling of polypropylene (PP) in ...

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    Milliken increases U.S. inventory of reusable medical fabrics for PPE

    2020-07-28T14:35:00Z

    Milliken Company , the owner of Polartec , reported that it has invested significant resources to increase the production of its Milliken Perimeter ™ advanced medical fabrics in the United States. Since March, the company has distributed more than 10 million yards of reusable medical fabrics in ...

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    Milliken scales up U.S. production of BioSmart fabric

    2020-04-02T09:03:00Z

    Milliken Company , the new owner of Polartec , has increased U.S. production of its BioSmart ® fabric, a patented bleach-activated technology that uses the power of readily available chlorine bleach to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and viruses. With the increased need for medical protective clothing during ...

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    Milliken promotes circular economy with National Geographic

    2020-03-25T11:45:00Z

    Milliken Company , the textile manufacturer that acquired Polartec last year, has established a partnership with National Geographic to promote the circular economy. This is in keeping with one of the company’s objectives for 2025: to “convene scientists and thought-leaders to advance the goal of solving ...