TenCate Receives Additional US Military Orders

The US Army has placed an order with the Union City, Ga.-based TenCate Protective Fabrics — through Washington-based army uniform manufacturer Sitnasuak Native Corp. (SNC) — for 80,000 uniforms made with the company’s Gen2 fabric. The flame-resistant, universal camouflage-printed fabrics are made with Nomex® fibers treated to provide a softer, more comfortable hand than competitive fabrics made with Nomex.

“Flame-resistant fabrics have become an important part of the war fighter’s equipment in response to the increased flame threat posed by IEDs [improvised explosive devices],” said Guido Vliegen, vice president, global marketing, strategy and integration, TenCate. “The universal camouflage print is the ‘digital style’ print that the US Army switched to about a year and a half ago.”

This latest order comes on the heels of orders placed earlier this year by the US Marine Corps for uniforms made with TenCate’s Defender™ M and camouflage-printed fabrics. The combined orders total $17 million.

October 23, 2007

 

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