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[ MARKETS ] PRODUCT TRENDS
shade sails
" That aids in Alnet being able to
provide it at a competitive price point
to more entry-level shade fabrics. Our
production costs have risen due to
the increased costs in polymer and
additives, but that's something all
fabric manufacturers are experiencing. "
At California's Polyfab USA LLC
(which has divisions in Australia
and Dubai), managing director
Steve Morenberg estimates shade
sail demand has been up 10 to 20
percent over the last couple years,
thanks mainly to upgraded outdoor
living areas during the pandemic. But
clients aren't necessarily clamoring
for FR shade sails, he says, since
they're normally detached from
buildings and installed in areas
with few fire hazards.
" Shade sails normally only become
a fire risk due to vandalism or on-fire
airborne items that land on the fabric, "
he explains. " I get very few shops
asking me about fire retardancy unless
one of their clients brings it up, maybe
county governments or something.
Otherwise, the average person doesn't
worry about it. "
That said, Morenberg says
Polyfab's durable FR fabrics Polytex®
and Comtex® have been universally
popular with clients; advantages
include their compliance with the
Building Code of Australia's general
requirements for flammability (i.e.,
AS1530.2 fire regulations) and with
NFPA-701 in the U.S.
" We have certainly been winning
extra business with [those] in
combination with the extended
warranty, upgraded pigments and
introduction of new vibrant colors
to the range, " he notes.
At Missouri-based Marlen Textiles,
top sellers include FR fabrics called
Top Gun® FR and Top Gun FR Lite.
The products meet all flame-retardant
standards while offering strength,
abrasion resistance, solution-dyed
colorfastness, dimensional stability
and affordability. But in recent years
there have been no significant boosts
in demand, reports chief operating
officer Alan Prelutsky.
 At Marlen, top-selling fire-retardant fabrics include Top Gun®
FR and Top Gun FR
Lite. Clients appreciate that the products meet flame-retardant standards while offering
strength, abrasion resistance, solution-dyed colorfastness, dimensional stability and
affordability. Photo: Marlen Textiles
50 SPECIALTY FABRICS REVIEW / May 2022
Regardless of demand,
production is costly
Surges in demand may not be
an immediate challenge, but
Morenberg, Prelutsky and Lane

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