KANECARON® for Upholstery and Drapery

Kanecaron® has a cotton-like appearance and touch, producing a finished fabric with a totally natural look and feel. This is particularly important for furnishing fabrics where comfort and appearance are paramount. Polyester and many other synthetic fibres often feel stiff and unnatural.

As well as satisfying the most rigorous FR standards, Kanecaron® also solves your toughest design problems! No designer needs to compromise beauty for safety when specifying fabrics containing Kanecaron®.

For sumptuous upholstery, beautiful drapery, soft and comfortable bedding or any other application where good looks combined with hard wear and safe FR characteristics are required, Kanecaron® fabrics are the ideal solution.

Hospitals

High-risk areas like hospitals, nursing homes and sheltered accommodations are necessarily regulated by severe standards of safety and hygiene. The benefits of using fabrics which are inherently flame retardant, that can be laundered often and which are resistant to acids and alkalis, abrasion and decay are obvious. Kanecaron® weft materials are the perfect answer.

Offices

Furnishings that are hard wearing, attractive, long lasting, comfortable and safe are essential in working environments that are used everyday and all day. Fabrics containing Kanecaron® fulfil all the requirements of these tough assignments.

Public Transport

Safety measures are not restricted to static situations. In confined spaces on buses, trains, aeroplanes, ferries or any similar circumstances where passenger safety and comfort is fundamental, the obvious answer is to specify Kanecaron® weft fabrics.

Summary of Features and Benefits of Kanecaron® in Upholstery and Drapery Fabrics

Inherently FR: Safer than “treatments”. No deterioration of performance after repeated laundering or dry cleaning.
Blends with standard fibres: Viscose, polyester, acrylic, cotton, silk etc., meets all European FR standards (subject to individual product testing).
Normally used only in the weft: Fabrics produced with Kanecaron® can be adapted quickly and easily from domestic to contract standards, simply by changing the weft.
Range of FR fibre solutions: Fibres with different levels of FR, enable fabric manufacturers to produce a whole range of cost-effective solutions.
Natural feel: No synthetic aspect; finished products have a natural feel and cotton-like touch.
Bright colours: No limit to the colours that can be achieved when using Kanecaron®. Design preferences for bright or brilliant colours and hues can be easily met.
Stops burning quickly: Toxic fume production is rapidly halted by the virtually instantaneous flame shut-off.
Cost Effective: Kanecaron® fabrics are inherently FR, so no further treatments are necessary. Can be combined with standard non-FR fibres, helping to reduce costs.
Easy aftercare conditions: Simple maintenance: can be washed, laundered or dry cleaned often (in accordance with fabric manufacturers instructions), and retains both its brightness and full FR performance.
Can accept any soil-repellent treatments: Applying a stain resistant treatment does not affect the FR capability of the fabric (subject to fabric manufacturer’s recommendations).