Producer
Kaneka Corporation
Dominant maker of flame-retardant modacrylic fiber (Protex) — the core FR fiber in US mattress barrier socks and FR apparel.
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Flame-retardant fibers (Protex)
Synthetic hair (Kanekalon)
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Did you know2014
Kaneka's modacrylic-fiber competency feeds two utterly unrelated end-markets. The same flame-retardant modacrylic it sells as Protex for U.S. mattress fire-barrier 'socks' and FR workwear is the basis of Kanekalon — the modacrylic synthetic hair Kaneka introduced in 1957 that dominates the global braiding-hair, weave and wig market. So one Osaka chemical company quietly supplies both the fire barrier hidden inside your mattress and a huge share of the world's synthetic braiding hair — two products almost no one would guess share a polymer family, made by a firm most consumers have never heard of.
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