POMPANO BEACH, Florida -- Valley Forge is the first supplier to offer Tencel+Plus fiber in upholstery. The VFF upholstery is called ‘Tencel+Plus™Lyocell Eucalyptus Upholstery.’

“Although it is unique to VFF as we are the first company to offer it - we do not have the exclusive on the upholstery fiber like we do for the bedding fiber,” said Ken Koneck, a company spokesman.

This is a natural fiber for upholstery that passes ACT standards, Koneck said. It fits into VFF’s karma as a supplier of green, sustainable textiles. This product utilizes FSC certified Eucalyptus trees used for Tencel+Plus™Lyocell. Eucalyptus trees are a rapidly renewable resource that grows to full maturity in less than eight years, the company said.

The trees are processed with minimal energy, water and chemicals in a proprietary Lyocell production process at Lenzing Fibers, according to VFF. Tencel+Plus™Lyocell is the only certified textile from Eucalyptus verified by Lenzing Fibers for both commercial performance requirements and fiber origin, VFF said.

Tencel+Plus™Lyocell Eucalyptus Upholstery fabrics are part of the VFF Ten Under $Ten collection, which spans 5 volumes and 413 sku’s.

All fabrics in this collection are made in the USA, pass NFPA 260, 50,000 double rubs and exceed all other requirements for heavy duty upholstery use, VFF said.In addition, each fabric has a unique C# representing the certification of the fiber by Lenzing.

The collection will be on display at HD in Las Vegas in May.

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