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Kanecaron is the registered trademark of Kaneka Corporation for modacrylic fiber. Modacrylic fiber is generally called acrylic fiber, which contains 35-85 percent acrylonitrile. While the fiber is flexible and easy to dye, it is also flame resistant, and it can be easily used to produce inherently flame retardant Carpet, Blanket, Saftey cloth, etc.

From a public perspective, the four most essential elements demanded from a modacrylic fiber -- high levels of safety, wide-ranging versatility, high functionality and flexible designability -- are incorporated in Kanecaron modacrylic fiber.

Kaneka has long focused its energies on developing and marketing Kanecaron so that it meets the specialized needs and requirements of established and prospective customers. Besides the unwavering commitment to the development and production of modacrylic fiber, Kaneka hopes to provide a better understanding of the qualities, features and applications of Kanecaron.

Flame Retardant

Naturally, as synthetic fibers are widely used in our daily lives, safety is an all-important issue. Kanecaron provides a flexibility-safety solution that is nothing less than impressive. Kanecaron’s “No Dripping, No Melting” qualities and self-extinguishing qualities (it actually carbonizes to prevent flames from spreading) ultimately safeguard the end user’s environment. In fact, the fibers’ LOI (Limiting Oxygen Index), which directly measures the self-extinguishability of the fiber, ranges from LOI 28-38, and outshines those of more conventional natural and synthetic fibers. Furthermore, flame retardancy doesn’t deteriorate with washing, unlike other products. Kanecaron’s versatility lets you blend it with non- flame-retardant fibers at appropriate ratios to create fabrics that offer peace of mind to the end user.

Moldability

The ease by which Kanecaron fibers can be molded to higher levels of softness, designability and color durability that no conventional fiber could hope to achieve. Kanecaron fibers are thermally molded, like plastics, which can also be extended to combinations with other synthetic materials like polypropylene. Compared to Protex-type fibers, Kanecaron fibers have a greater temperature range at which the fiber starts softening and shrinking. And while Kanecaron fibers can be spun and dyed like other products, tightly controlled conditions and specialized production processes differentiate Kanecaron fibers from the rest. Such attention to detail can have a profound effect on yarn quality affected by too much tension. Kanecaron’s moldability empowers end users to adapt the fiber solution to their own specific needs.



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