nonwoven fabrics make themselves comfortable in the home furnishing sector from bedding and window treatments to wallcovering applications.
In home furnishing applications, nonwovens are feeling right at home as they continue to replace foam in a variety of end uses and offer lower cost ratios, added worth and higher performance. Today, nonwovens can no longer get away with just straightforward comfort and durability, requirements such as flame retardancy (FR), antimicrobial properties and environmental friendliness are quickly becoming industry standards. What's more, nonwovens are managing to keep up with interior design trends and the increasingly fashion-forward demands of homeowners.
If ever there were a hot topic in the furniture and bedding industry, it is the current push toward flame retardancy for mattresses and other bedding-related products. In the U.S., the big news centers on pending national FR legislation for the mattress industry and California's new open-flame mattress standard (Technical Bulletin 603). Standards currently aimed at bedding products are expected to spread into other areas of the home furnishing market as well and non woven manufacturers are busy preparing for the changes these requirements will bring.
Adapted from Zend Non-woven Co.,LTD: www.non-wovens.com
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