What is CORDURA® fabric?
CORDURA® Advanced Fabrics is an ingredient brand within INVISTA focused on durable fabric technologies. Its portfolio is used across workwear, military and tactical equipment, backpacks, footwear, activewear and outdoor apparel, with technologies designed for demanding conditions and resistance to abrasion, tears and scuffs.
Related PCIAW resources: see how CORDURA® technologies are used in military textiles and explore PCIAW’s Defence Clothing for Modern Threats work.
CORDURA® brand fabric is a primary ingredient in many of the world’s leading high-performance gear and apparel products ranging from casual apparel and activewear to footwear, backpacks, military/tactical wear, and workwear.
The CORDURA® brand is a registered trademark of INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated polymer, intermediates and fibres businesses.
In 2017, the CORDURA® brand celebrated fifty unforgettable years. Five decades of non-stop progress in helping to shape the world of military gear, workwear, outdoor and lifestyle apparel. Fabric by fabric, CORDURA® brand has been setting new goals for textile performance since its inception, bringing durability to life, literally. Whether in urban environments or in some of the most extreme conditions the world has to offer.
CORDURA® brand looks back on a long history defined by working closely with innovative and enduring brands and mills globally – as well as some of the most respected organisations in the world. Its partners have helped sculpt and evolve CORDURA® fabric technologies, pushing the boundaries of textile solutions in product design and development. The CORDURA® brand has been built by people with experience, passion and drive.
New standard for durable Inherent Flame Retardant Fabrics powered by CORDURA® Fibre Technology
The CORDURA® brand is collaborating with PCIAW® and Daletec to deliver EXTREME X – Inherent Flame Protection combined with excellent comfort and long-lasting performance in an exclusive, free webinar on Wednesday 7th July 2021 at 3pm (GMT).
INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand introduces the latest pioneering development in thermal hazard worker protection from FR fabric specialist Daletec which is set to shake up the EU industrial PPE clothing market.
This innovative inherent flame-retardant fabric with stretch functionality is engineered with CORDURA® fibre for long-lasting durability. Out-performing standard modacrylic/cotton blend IFR fabrics in standard abrasion resistance testing by lasting at least three times longer, Daletec EXTREME X delivers protection, flexibility, and durability like a true pro.
