Outlast and Waxman join forces for new flame retardant fabrics
25/03/2011
In the new fabrics, FR Protex modacrylic fibre from Waxman is blended with climate regulating Outlast viscose fibre.
The new FR fabrics are produced by knitter A. Sampaio & Filhos from Portugal. They are Oeko-Tex Standard 100 compliant and certified by the European norm EN ISO 14116 Index 3. This International Standard specifies the performance requirements for the limited flame spread properties of materials, material assemblies and protective clothing.
According to the companies involved in the partnership, the new fabrics can provide a higher level of comfort, temperature regulation and moisture management not normally associated with protective clothing.
"We are proud to present another smart development for the workwear marketplace," said Martin Bentz, managing director of Outlast Europe at the time of the announcement. “Protex and Outlast are both well-known brands offering a high added value and also a very good service and technical support to customers.”
For his part, Waxman Fibres managing director, Greg Cluskey, said: “We are very excited to introduce our joint Outlast-Protex product to the market. Protex is permanently and inherently FR: safer than chemical treatments and without loss of FR performance after repeated laundering or dry-cleaning. We are happy to marry our FR fibre to the climate regulating Outlast fibre, which also has no loss of heat management performance after washing. We wanted to take the advantages of our FR technology with the functionality of the Outlast fibre to reduce stress fatigue for the wearer, which is what our research has repeatedly requested for the next generation of combined protection.”
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