PROTAL® ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

• Protal® fabrics are only available through the Protal® Partnership. All Protal® fabrics are strong, durable & Inherently FR. Easily dyed to offer a wide range of shades, including Hi-Vis, with excellent colour fastness & batch-to-batch continuity.
• Protal® 1 is the standard industrial blend for general woven and knitted FR workwear.
• Protal® 3 provides enhanced protection at lighter weights for welding applications and general metal splash.
• Protal® 5 provides a globally compliant, strong but lightweight solution.

• Protex® is a high performance modified acrylic fibre produced by the Kaneka Corporation of Japan.
• Protex® does not melt or drip and is Inherently FR meaning that these properties will never wash/wear out for the life of the garment, even when industrially laundered – no re-treatment is required.
• Protex® can be easily blended with performance enhancing specialist fibres without affecting the inherent FR properties.
• A wide range of knitted, woven and non-woven products can be produced to suit all end user requirements.
• Produces comfortable, natural feel products with easy care characteristics o Cationic dyeable and Oekotex Standard 100, Class 1 rated.

Waxman Fibres are Kaneka’s only authorised distributor of Protex® fibres in Europe.

What makes Protex® different from other Modacrylics?

• Incredible FR performance which improves with the correct blending with cellulosic fibres.
• Established branding and technical support from Kaneka.
• Consistent dyeing performance.
• Consistent FR performance.
• Produced every month by Kaneka.

• Incredible FR performance which improves with the correct blending with cellulosic fibres.
• Established branding and technical support from Kaneka.
• Consistent dyeing performance.
• Consistent FR performance.
• Produced every month by Kaneka.

The Protal® Partnership ensures that the correct fibres & production methods are used to meet the required PPE standards.

• Fully audited and vetted European supply chain
• Limited number of technical spinners ensures quality of product up the supply chain
• All official Protal® garments are labelled – look for the label!
• All Protal® garments can be traced back to the batch of Protex® fibre produced by Kaneka
• Only our selected partners can use the Protal® brand. These companies are listed on the Protal® website www.protal.co.uk.

• Permanently & Inherently FR – does not wash out & no chemical treatments next to the skin.
• Blends easily with natural and specialist fibres.
• Can be industrially laundered without loss of shape, colour or mechanical properties.
• Excellent dyeability and colour continuity.
• Outstanding comfort & excellent moisture management. Quick drying & easy-iron.
• Solutions available for global performance requirements: EN 11612, EN 11611, EN 61482-1-2 – Box test, EN 61482-1-1 – Open arc test, NFPA 2112, NFPA 70E, NFPA 1975, EN 1149-5, EN 13034, EN 20471, EN 343, ISO 15797.

What makes Protal® different from other modacrylics?

• Patent Protected and available only through the quality assured Protal® Partnership.
• Consistent fibre quality assured from batch to batch.
• Full traceability throughout the supply chain.
• Oekotex Class 1 compliant Protex® PQ fibre – only available through E.U. spinners.
• Full accountability should there ever be a problem within the Quality Assured supply partnership.
• Technical support from Waxman and Kaneka.
• Continuous R&D from Waxman to develop and test new innovative products o Sales and marketing back up in the field.
• End user engagement.