Westex by Milliken, a manufacturer of flame resistant fabrics, and Cone Denim, a leading supplier of denim fabrics to top apparel brands, have entered an exclusive partnership to provide innovative flame resistant denim apparel fabrics.

Both leaders within their respective industries, Cone Denim and Westex will merge fashion with protective, reliable industrial workwear fabrics.

“Cone Denim has a strong reputation of quality and innovation as a long-standing denim brand,” commented Mike Enright, Vice President, Westex by Milliken. “Similarly, Milliken and Westex by Milliken have a strong heritage of innovation providing industry leading, customer-centric solutions. Our partnership with Cone Denim allows us to create a superior line of flame resistant denim fabric.”

Safety and style

For workers in outside elements, denim is often the fabric of choice. Consumer insights revealed the unmet need for guaranteed flame resistant (FR) denim to provide the same comfort and style of everyday denim clothing, including reduced shrinkage and a very soft hand, companies report.

Partnering with Cone Denim, the expanded fabric offering from Westex by Milliken aims to provide end users with a selection of stylish denim apparel with a broad array of options for colour and performance qualities, without sacrificing safety. 

Denim innovation

“Cone Denim has over 100 years of experience in denim innovation and manufacturing and we are excited to be partnering with Westex by Milliken with their expertise and long standing excellence in flame resistant fabrics,” said Steve Maggard, Vice President Product Development at Cone 3D.

“Cone Denim fabrics are known for both style and performance and a move into technical denims is the next logical step in our product evolution.” 

Westex by Milliken

Westex by Milliken, a Milliken & Company business, has more than 50 years of experience manufacturing flame resistant fabrics for global utilities, electrical maintenance, oil and gas, and metals industries.

With a strong commitment to the FR clothing marketplace and a deep understanding of the needs of the FR supply-chain and end users, Westex by Milliken has a proven track record of offering FR workwear with an excellent balance of protection, comfort and value.

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