Fall River, MA, August 30, 2006—Quaker Fabric Corp., and 3M announced that they have joined forces to relaunch 3M's Scotchgard fabric protector in the residential upholstery and contract, and outdoor fabric markets.
Mitch Culbreath, business development manager with 3M's protective aterials & consumer health care division, noted that, "3M's reformulated Scotchgard Protector provides all of the performance benefits consumers expect from the brand--stain resistance, stain repellency and stain release--with products that are not based on PFOA or PFOS chemistry. This makes Scotchgard Protector the natural choice for consumers desiring to use products with minimal to no environmental impact. That Quaker Fabric shares our value for the brand and for the environment makes them the perfect partner as we relaunch the Scotchgard brand into the furniture marketplace."
"We are pleased that Quaker's commitment to the sale of environmentally-responsible products caught 3M's attention. And we are proud that this made us 3M's first choice when it came to moving the Scotchgard brand back into the living rooms of America's homeowners," commented Larry A. Liebenow, Quaker's president and CEO.
