With spring just around the corner, plans are already being made to enjoy all the season has to offer. The days are longer, and the weather is warmer; all of which entice you outdoors to enjoy your favorite spring pastimes. As you make the most of this spring, keep in mind that Milliken may be enhancing your favorite pursuits with innovative textiles and chemical additives.

Baseball

On the field or off, baseball players intuitively know the value of performance-driven fabrics. Sliding into home base or wicking sweat as you cover in the outfield, a host of fabrics can help make the baseball experience more comfortable with less post-game cleanup.

Harnessing the power of moisture and odor control, Milliken created Visa® to provide a comfortable fabric with key innovative properties, so the garment retains its characteristics longer. With stain-releasing technology, color fade protection and more, baseball uniforms backed by Visa fabric help to keep you focused on what is most important – the game itself.

Kayaking

Outdoor enthusiasts look for gear that doesn’t detract from their chosen sport. For kayakers, a durable and lightweight kayak is instrumental in enjoying jaunts on the water.

With Tegris®, a lightweight thermoplastic composite, kayaks can be up to 10 times stronger than those made with alternative materials and can weigh half of what other kayaks weigh. Lighter, stronger kayaks translate to more time on the water with less worry – something all kayak aficionados appreciate.

Skateboarding

Skateboards have a variety of styling and coloring to appeal to the user. The choices allow a person’s personality to shine through in a creative way as they hone their skills.

It is important, however, that skateboard styling doesn’t impact performance. Milliken’s Reactint® Polymeric Colorants is a unique approach to coloring thermoset resins, which can be incorporated into skateboard wheels. Utilizing a 100% homogeneous liquid form, the resin bonding process ensures that colors don’t settle over time and still retain performance capabilities. Reactint colorants also simplify the manufacturing process, so fewer colorants are needed, less waste is produced, and overall cost is improved.

Golf

Golf combines the best of active living within scenic settings. Golfers take to the course to play challenging and inspiring holes, which can be appreciated for their beauty in the process.

Turf managers can elevate the look of a golf course with the help of Evergreen™ Turf Paint. An environmentally safe green pigment, Evergreen Turf Paint will not harm turf, and provides a natural coloring for off-color, damaged or dormant turf. It can also be used to reduce overall maintenance costs by decreasing the need for overseeding. When incorporated into a turf management system, this paint provides a pleasing aesthetic that does not impact turf performance, keeping golfers immersed in the experience.

Milliken’s breadth of innovation can integrate seamlessly into our spring to provide heighted experiences as we participate in what we love most about the season.