Made from soda bottle resin, the 100 percent post-industrial recycled polyester fabric featured in the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid is the result of a collaboration between teams at Ford and InterfaceFABRIC to create a more sustainable solution to fabric seating.
The bolster and seating fabrics - named "Eco" and "Nature" - are a dobby weave that is piece-dyed in six colorways exclusive to Ford. Also unique to this fabric construction is a more environmentally friendly backcoating that eliminates more commonly used "reportable" flame retardants (decabrome and antimony trioxide) in favor of phosphorous based retardants, which is typical of InterfaceFABRIC's preference for materials that go beyond compliance and reporting.
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