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- Carpet nylon may yield blends.(News)
- Byline: Bill Bregar Nylon 6, taken from scrap carpet, can be successfully blended into wood-plastic composites, according to research from the Atlanta-based Georgia Institute of Technology. Nylon 6/6 does not work as well, because the wood fibers Byline: Bill Bregar ...
- Research articles 2007-06-04
- USDA: Cotton and Wool Yearbook >T.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 December 1999-USDA: Cotton and Wool Yearbook C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:031299 * Approved by the World Agricultural Outlook Board COTTON AND WOOL YEARBOOK is published annually by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC...
- Research articles 1999-12-06
- Solutia Inc. (Plastics & Coatings In Brief).(to raise prices on nylon carpet fibers up to 13%)(Brief Article)
- SOLUTIA INC. is launching a price increase of up to 13 percent on nylon carpet fibers for both the residential and commercial carpet market segments effective March 3 for residential carpet fibers and April 1 for commercial ... SOLUTIA INC. is launching a price...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- ICI and DuPont complete nylon-for-acrylics swap. (Imperial Chemical Industries)
- A nylon-for-acrylics exchange between ICI Fibers and DuPont has been completed, with a few modifications. The new agreement calls for ICI to relinquish one of its three acrylics plants, by FTC order. DuPont will pay ICI up to $352.5 million between 1994 and 2000, an amount partly conditional on DuPont's...
- Research articles 1993-07-21
- NYLON.(Solutia Inc. raises prices)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Solutia Inc. is launching price increases of 8 to 10 percent on nylon 6/6 products used in industrial fiber applications, effective August 1. The fibers are used in ... Solutia Inc. is launching price increases of 8 to 10 percent on nylon 6/6 products...
- Research articles 2000-07-24
- MarketPlace.(Brief Article)
- Lancaster presents cost-effective fiber Lancaster Fiber Technology Group says it has a highly cost-effective e-glass fiber for short-fiber applications. The firm, based in Lancaster, England, produces Fiberlets from a glass-fiber byproduct. Fibe Lancaster presents cost-effective fiber Lancaster Fiber...
- Research articles 2000-02-28
- Solutia to Expand Nylon 6/6 Output For Merchant Fiber Spinning Market
- SOLUTIA INC. is planning to expand nylon 6/6 polymer capacity at its Pensacola, Fla., plant by 45 million pounds per year. The expansion is meant to support the merchant nylon spinning industry and is slated for startup in early 1999. Solutia say ...
- Research articles 1998-02-23
- DuPont fibers unit to fly solo.(Brief Article)
- Chemicals megafirm DuPont is shaking up its corporate structure, splitting off its fibers unit after a year in which the firm's sales and profit each took major drops. DuPont's market-leading nylon 6/6 resin business will be placed in its performa Chemicals megafirm DuPont...
- Research articles 2002-02-18
- DuPont Zytel with Carbon Fiber Makes a Winner in ATV Wheels.
- Rugged, lightweight wheels made of carbon fiber composite based on DuPontTM ZytelR nylon resin are helping ATV racers win in grueling competition over rugged terrain. All-terrain vehicles ATVs equipped with CFRP composite wheels developed b Rugged, lightweight wheels made of carbon fiber...
- Research articles 2002-07-15
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- Performance Fibers Signs Agreement to Purchase North America Tire Cord and Polyester Industrial Filament Assets from INVISTA
- Acquisition Would Expand Portfolio with Industrial Polyester Sewing Thread Fiber and Nylon 6 Fibers and Fabrics RICHMOND, Va. -- An affiliate of Performance Fibers Holdings, Inc. ("Performance Fibers") announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the North America tire cord and polyester industrial filament businesses of...
- Research articles 2007-12-03
- BASF selling nylon fiber business to Honeywell
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft has agreed to acquire the worldwide engineering plastics business of Honeywell International of the U.S. In a separate transaction, the company has agreed to sell its worldwide nylon fiber business to Honeywell. Through these transactions, BASF will exit the fiber market and concentrate on its plastics business, which...
- Research articles 2003-03-01
- Present at the Creation: Joe Labovsky Wove Perseverance and Nylon Fiber Into a Career
- Nylon is on many lists of the top 100 inventions of the 20th Century. It is the first truly synthetic fiber. Both its synthesis and its scale up from lab quantity to million-pound production levels showed the way for many other plastic innovations that followed. Thousands of chemical engineers devoted...
- Research articles 2003-12-01
- DUPONT COMMITTED TO GROWING ITS MATURE FIBERS BUSINESSES: COMPANY SEES STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AS ONE WAY TO EXPAND POLY, NYLON AREAS.
- WILMINGTON, Del. -- DuPont, while still committed to its polyester and nylon businesses, is "very interested in working out some strategic alliances" involving those fiber sectors, according to Ed Van Wely, senior vice-president, responsible for the Foundation business group. In an interview with DNR following...
- Research articles 1998-05-01
- DuPont Fiber earnings jump 42%; improvements in Lycra business; weaker prices hurt Dacron in 1st quarter. (Brief Article)
- WILMINGTON, Del. FNS -- DuPont's fiber unit's operating earnings jumped 42 percent in the first quarter ended March 31 as improvements in Lycra spandex and nylon offset lower results for Dacron polyester. The fiber results also reflected lower fixed costs resulting from...
- Research articles 1994-04-26
- DuPont fiber earnings rise 50%; lycra, nonwovens, nylons strong. (Brief Article)
- WILMINGTON, Del. FNSDuPont's fiber group operating profits -- before a massive restructuring charge a year ago jumped 50.5 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by higher sales of Lycra spandex. nonwovens and nylon. Fiber earnings rose to $164 million from $109...
- Research articles 1994-10-27
- Japan: Synthetic Fiber Market Picks Up
- In response to a sharp climb in the prices of synthetic fiber materials and the shrinkage of makers' inventory, fiber producers began to put an emphasis on the recovery of the prices of their products for October shipment. According to an official of Toray Industries, Inc., Toray had carried out...
- Research articles 2003-12-01
- accelerating PTT fiber development
- PTT fibers under the "Solo" brand. Furthermore, Teijin Limited, which procures its supply of 3GT polymer from DuPont, is accelerating the development of products -made from this polymer. PTT fiber has attracted attention worldwide as a new synthetic fiber with the advantages of polyester and nylon as well as rich...
- Research articles 2001-08-01
- PRICE INCREASES ON THE WAY FROM FIBER, CARPET VENDORS.
- NEW YORK-An increase in raw material costs is raising petroleum-derived fiber and carpet prices. DuPont, Solutia, Mohawk and Beaulieu will all be raising fiber and carpet prices this month or April. The increase will offset the sharp rise in petroleum prices, resulting from...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- DuPont Cuts 4% of Workforce; Polyester, Nylon Hit Hard.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- DUPONT SAYS IT WILL CUT 5,300 JOBS worldwide and shut certain operations in the U.S. and Europe, mainly in its polyester and nylon fiber businesses, citing weakening conditions in the U.S. apparel and textile markets. The company will slash 4,000 positions, 4% of its total, and...
- Research articles 2001-04-11
- DuPont realigns fiber sector into strategic business units.
- DuPont has restructured again by ending its Fibers Sector, creating Strategic Business Units and moving management around in the fibers area. The goal is to make the firm more responsive to their clients' needs. Jerald A. Blumberg will manage the fiber-related Strategic Business Units, which include Dacron, managed by Rich...
- Research articles 1993-05-07
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