Polartec makes 100% recycled version of Power Fill

13/06/2018
Textile solutions provider Polartec is now offering outdoor brands an upgraded version of its Power Fill insulation; the new version is made from 100% post-consumer recycled materials.

Polartec says it has already upcycled over one billion post-consumer plastic bottles into fabrics. It describes Power Fill as warm, lightweight package insulation that is hydrophobic, fast-drying, and highly compressible. It is made from proprietary hollow fibres that are bonded together through a process that reduces the environmental impact.

“Finding sustainable solutions is a core objective of our science of fabric,” chief executive, Gary Smith, has said. “We’re proud to have ‘cracked the code’ required to produce premium-quality insulation from 100% post-consumer recycled materials.”