Polartec fleece maker Malden Mills, has been presented with a
prestigious award for innovation at the European Outdoor Trade
Fair.
The European Outdoor Award was for their Polartec® Thermal Pro®
(4080) fleece material, a new high loft version of the Thermal Pro
fabric, which first appeared under the 'Regulator' label in Patagonia
garments.
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MHW's Monkey Man in the
award-winning
Polartec® Thermal Pro® (4080) fleece.
It's fluffy man...
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Fluffy, light, very compressible and with a high warmth to weight
ration, the new fabric is set to debut this autumn in Mountain
Hardwear's £80 Monkey Man jacket (see pic.) We've seen the
Monkey Man in the furry flesh, as it were, and it looks and feels
great.
The award was decided by testers from a number of outdoor
magazines, including TGO from the UK and the jury, as juries do, made
the following comment:
"Malden Mills was able to decidedly improve, once more, the weight
and packability of its fleece and at the same time increase the
durability without loss of insulation.
"While over the last years elastic and windproof types of fleece
have created a stir, Polartec® Thermal Pro® 4080 is truly a
breakthrough for the most important fleece attribute: it is extremely
warm as well as being very lightweight".
