Du Pont Launches Next Generation Firefighter Protection

E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co DD revealed the launch of a new game-changing tech to help better protect firefighters, known as DuPont Nomex Nano, for thermal liners in turnout gear. The company said the latest breakthroughs in firefighter protection would be on display at its FDIC in Indiana between April 21 and 23.

Du Pont said Nomex Nano was powered to be thinner than other advanced flame-resistant (FR) materials used for thermal liners. The company indicated that it offered a maximum of 40 percent reduction in thermal liner thickness and that its Nomex Nano could reduce bulk in turnout gear. It would also provide increased mobility and better range of motion for reduced heat stress without compromising thermal protection.

The company's Marketing Leader for North America Protection Solutions, Christine Christmas, said that "Based on the Nomex® brand that has been trusted by firefighters around the world for more than 50 years, Nomex® Nano and Nomex® Nano Flex are not only the next generation of FR solutions from DuPont, they represent the future of turnout gear."

He added further that "Nomex® Nano can help reduce heat stress, which now causes more firefighter injuries than any other single factor. And, Nomex® Nano Flex helps provide improved particle barrier protection in the neckline and upper jaw area that historically are known to be most vulnerable and least protected."

On Tuesday, the stock traded higher by 1.62 percent.