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Two meanings for ‘FR’ – a vital distinction for Milliken
Company’s protective fabrics are fire resistant, as opposed to being just flame retardant.
12th April 2021
Following the incorporation of two leading brands into its Textiles Division – first Westex, as a Milliken Brand, in 2014, and then Polartec in 2019 – Milliken & Company has moved to the forefront in the supply of fire-resistant protective fabrics.
It’s a position that is backed up by a legacy of over 150+ years of know-how and more than 3,000 textile-related patents.
It’s useful to think of a flame retardant as a noun, and fire resistance as an adjective