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Antimicrobial ring-spun cotton

selvage fabrics designed for

all-year-round use

New York-based menswear brand Mack Weldon is launching the
Silver Denim collection featuring Ionic+ silver-infused ring-spun
cotton selvage fabrics that are engineered to stay completely
odor-free for the lifetime of the jeans, no matter how
often they’re washed.

By working with partners at Noble and Cone Denim, they
combined Ionic+ silver technology with the best denim material
to create something totally unique in the market. In addition to
Nylon. Made better year-round weight and has just the right amount of stretch, so
being naturally antimicrobial, the 10oz denim is the perfect

there’s no bagging or sagging, just unfettered comfort and
mobility. The washing process also uses an eco-friendly,
waterless ozone rinse to lock in the natural dyes and give the
Plant-based nylon with a 50% lower carbon footprint jeans a premium raw look while minimizing water consumption.

Additional features include durable, powder-coated hardware,
reflective accents on the cuffs for bike safety, bonded seams on
the back pockets for reduced weight and greater longevity, and
lint-preventing mesh inside the front pockets.
Polartec, a Milliken & Company brand and the membranes in new Polartec® Power Shield™ and
premium creator of innovative and more sustainable Power Stretch™ Pro fabrics debuting this fall. The
textile solutions is pleased to announce the upgrade innovation is another win in Polartec's sustainability
of two of its legacy product platforms now using journey, a platform that sets out to increase recycled
Biolon™, plant-based nylon fiber and membrane that and bio-inputs, reducing the brand's reliance on fossil New carbon fiber prepregs for
sets a new standard in sustainability for performance fuels and reducing the carbon footprint.
fabrics. The best has just gotten better. Polartec®
Power Shield™ and Power Stretch™ Pro fabrics Polartec® Power Shield™: Biolon plant-based nylon the Marine industry
containing Biolon™ fibers and membranes will accounts for 48% content in the Polartec® Power
premiere this autumn. Shield™ membrane, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions by 50% compared to fossil fuel-based Advanced lightweight material technologies include HexPly M79, a new intermediate and high modulus fiber
nylon. It has a water resistance rating of 20K mm
Biolon™ is a renewable, non-GMO plant-based nylon (ISO 811) and a breathability rating of 20 Kg/m2/24 prepreg that is already being employed in high-performance superyacht and windship components
with a 50% lower carbon footprint than virgin Nylon hours (JIS L1099, B1). New Power Shield™ fabrics developed by customers. The prepreg combines the M79 resin system, which is suitable for low-temperature
6,6, the gold standard against which other nylons are debuting this fall will feature Biolon™ nylon inputs in curing and enables simple processing, with HexTow IM2C fiber, to create a uniquely optimized composite
measured. Biolon™ nylon properties are closer to both the membrane and fabric components, material for highly loaded components.
Nylon 6,6 than many recycled nylon alternatives elevating the overall plant-derived content per style
currently on the market. Biolon™ has re-worked a while reducing the carbon footprint. Originally developed to provide best-in-class performance for hull and deck structures, the new combination
staple, making the best, better in terms of minimizes structural deformation under load in parts such as rigs, foils, and other appendages. For a
performance and sustainability. Polartec® Power Stretch™ Pro: Our dual surface high-modulus solution, HexTow HM54 fiber is also now available with the HexPly M79 resin system. The
fabric comprising a highly durable nylon exterior and mechanical properties of HexTow HM54 allow structural designers to achieve higher safety margins for both
Polartec Power Stretch Pro dual-surface fabric a soft, comfortable polyester interior is durable, stiffness and strength-critical applications. Both products can be manufactured with Hexcel G-Vent
comprises a highly durable nylon exterior and a soft, comfortable, breathable and features 4-way stretch technology for out-of-autoclave processing, delivering a significant reduction in process time and cost without
comfortable polyester interior and is durable, performance. Polartec's newest fabric release compromising mechanical performance.
comfortable, and breathable, with four-way stretch successfully replaces half of the fossil fuel-based
performance. nylon content with Biolon™ plant-based nylon. The Hexcel will also display customer products that have benefited from the performance and processing gains
use of Biolon™ plant-based nylon results in a 50% provided by HexPly materials. A section of a solid sail mast made using Bureau Veritas-approved HexPly
Its plant-based inputs account for approximately half lower carbon footprint vs. virgin nylon while M9.6 prepregs will be exhibited at Metstrade. Such masts are used for wind propulsion and by harnessing the
(45-48%) of the nylon content in the fibers and preserving all that is loved about this iconic fabric. power of ocean winds, reduce reliance on engines, reducing fuel usage and emissions.

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