Polartec, a premium provider of innovative textile solutions, has announces the launch of Polartec Power Wool, a new fabric collection that ‘optimizes the natural performance of wool with synthetic fibres in patented, plated bi-component knit constructions for superior comfort.’
Working with a number of apparel companies, the Polartec Power Wool launch partners include 66º North, Athleta, Beretta, Brooks-Range, Cabela’s, Crazy Idea, Eider, Gornik, Ibex, Kitsbow, Mammut, Millet, Mission Workshop, Mountain Force, QOR, Roeckl, Ternua, Teton Bros, Trangoworld, Under Armour and Westcomb.
QOR and Kitsbow product has just become available, and Westcomb product will become available this spring. The remainder will become available autumn/fall 2015
Polartec notes that, unlike other wool/synthetic blends on the market, Polartec Power Wool is a highly engineered plated construction which ‘precisely places wool and synthetic yarns to achieve performance much greater than the sum of the parts, effectively creating a layering system within a single textile.’
Highly breathable Polartec Power Wool fabrics optimally place naturally wicking, odour resistant, temperature-regulating high quality merino wool next to skin with hydrophobic synthetic fibres on the outside. This helps with shape retention, durability and improved dry-times. According to Polartec, the resulting products ‘more reliably manage the often-divergent demands of many environments – hot or cold, wet or dry – for superior comfort and durability.’
Polartec Power Wool fabrics are currently available in multiple styles, including primary next-to-skin, form-fitting stretch, and patented grid construction based on Polartec’s original synthetic grid fleece technology, Polartec Power Dry High Efficiency, which is now called Polartec Power Grid.
The launch of Polartec Power Wool follows the introduction of Polartec’s latest innovations, Polartec Alpha, the first-ever breathable puffy insulation, and Polartec NeoShell, which is billed as the most breathable waterproof fabric on the market.
Polartec is a premium provider of innovative textile solutions. Since inventing modern synthetic fleece in 1981, the engineers at Polartec continue to push the limits of fabric technology. Today, Polartec supplies the world with advanced fabric innovations.
Polartec products range from advanced lightweight wicking fabric, to insulation and weather protection textiles and are utilized by leading apparel brands, the US military and other global militaries, flame resistance, work wear, and contract upholstery markets.
