1967
CORDURA® brand name transfers to a nylon product line
1973
As one of the first new designs since the 1950’s, Kelty releases
1975
Kletterwerks adopts CORDURA® fabric for their line of backpacks.
1977
CORDURA® brand fabrics based on fully dyeable 1000-denier air-jet
1978
JanSport and Eastpak adopt CORDURA® fabric for their line of daypacks.
1982
The world’s first coupled single-step texturing machine is commissioned
1983
Manhattan Portage launches durable messenger bags with CORDURA® fabric
1988
1000d CORDURA® Plus fabric with twice the number of filaments
1989
500d nylon 6,6 CORDURA® Plus fabric is launched with the same
1991
U.S. military adopts 1000d textured nylon CORDURA® fabrics to replace
1993
State-of-the-art production facility in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1996
For their new launch of Carhartt Extremes, Carhartt adds CORDURA®
1997
Production facility is installed in Germany and later moved to the UK
1998
State-of-the-art production facility in Chattanooga, TN, is commissioned
2001
INVISTA launches CORDURA® Ballistic fabrics for luggage market
2002
U.S. military adopts newly developed solution-dyed nylon textured
2003
U.S. Marine Corp adopts 725d CORDURA® fabric
2004
On April 30, subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc. acquired INVISTA
2006
Sea to Summit’s “Ultra Sil Dry Sack” featuring CORDURA®
2006
Nike adopts CORDURA® fabric for their CORE collection
2007
Granite Gear’s Nimbus Meridian backpack featuring CORDURA® Lite
2008
INVISTA launches Klopman Vantage fabric featuring CORDURA® brand
2008
CORDURA® Baselayer fabric is launched to provide soldiers and law enforcement
2009
CORDURA® brand sponsors brand ambassador Helen Thayer.
2009
INVISTA launches CORDURA® EcoMade fabric made with recycled polyester yarns.
2010
INVISTA launches CORDURA® Denim fabric for Workwear, Outdoor
2011
Levi’s launch first global skateboarding collection featuring CORDURA® Denim fabric
2011
CORDURA® Naturalle™ fabric launches to showcase ‘Softer Side of Durability.’
2011
CORDURA® Duck fabric technology challenges the norm.
2011
CORDURA® Brand sponsors Backpacker Magazine's 2011 'Get Out More Tour'
2011
The Gear Junkie Presents “The CORDURA® brand Search for the Most Durable Person”
2011
KLIM® ENDURO RIDER PANTS GO FULL THROTTLE ON DURABILITY
2012
CORDURA® Naturalle™ Fabric Recognized by the FabricLink Network
2012
Blåkläder adopts CORDURA® Denim fabric for their X1500
2012
CORDURA® Brand Team Sponsors Arctic Row’s World-Record Row Across Arctic Ocean.
2012
Comfortably, Durable CORDURA® NYCO fabric for workwear.
2013
Top 10 ISPO TEXTRENDS win for CORDURA® Naturalle™ fabric from Chia Her.
2013
CORDURA® Air Flow Technology (AFT) for outdoor and athletic footwear.
2013
CORDURA® Lite Plus Technology. Nylon 6,6 fibers which are weight