ATLANTIC MILLS LTD.
Clondra Co. Longford
Ireland
Tel (353) 43 50200
Fax (353) 43 50228

Atlantic Mills, based in Ireland, was formerly the European operation of Burlington USA, (in 1979 Burlington Industries began using Atlantic to service key jeans manufacturers in Europe). As a manufacturer of heavyweight denim, it was bought "by an equal basis" in 1988 by Dutch fabric producer, Royal Nijverdal Ten Cate, and French fabric manufacturing giant, DMC.

Headquarters are now in Ireland, with sales headquarters in Antwerp. Other sales offices are in Australia, Benelux, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, Poland and the U.K.

From its inception, Atlantic was known for innovative products and fashion forward selections.  It  was the first European mill to produce blue/black denim. Also, it was the first European mill to introduce ultra-blues and the first to bring in high-contrast denims.  New in 1991 was Retro, an open-end denim with a ring-spun look.  Its main markets are Germany, France and the UK.

For 1998, Atlantic geared its collections for a revival in the denim market, creating innovative denim products to correlate with the return of denim as a fashion staple. Among its collections are Power Basic, five-pocket and other basic styles with darker finishes and reduced weights of 13.75 ounces.  Atlantic's Power Couture collection reflects the retro '60s influence with square-front pockets, smooth finishes and flared and bootcut legs.  Workwear and streetwear denim styles, called Power Work, include carpenter styles and soft Tencel denim in 14 ounce weights. Power Dressing reflects the late '80s with midtone blues and white denims, as well as Tencel, modal and viscose mixes in midweights. For the disco craze, Power Dressing is Atlantic's assortment of snowwash, acid wash and zipfly styles. More techno styles-coated denims and stretch denims-are called Power Future. For the return of punk, Atlantic's Power Punk offers stretch denim, tight silhouettes and black denim.