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Celanese Acetate LLC
Industry: Textiles
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Celanese Corporation is a Fortune 500 global technology and specialty materials company with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas, United States.
A process of binding fibers into a nonwoven fabric involving the spray application of a fabric binder.
Industry:Textiles
A process of binding fibers into a nonwoven fabric by soaking the web with an adhesive.
Industry:Textiles
A process of binding fibers into a nonwoven fabric by applying an adhesive in a discrete pattern.
Industry:Textiles
A process in which round-thread linen or cotton fabric is pounded to give a flat effect. Beetled linen damask has an increased luster and a leather-like texture. Beetling is also used to give a thready or linen-like appearance to cotton.
Industry:Textiles
A process in which air is used to separate and move fibers to fashion a websuch as the Kroyer® process for short fibers, usually of wood pulp; or the Rando-Webber®process for staple-length fibers.
Industry:Textiles
A process for reclaiming the acetone solvent from acetate fiber or plastics manufacture. Usually the recovery process consists of adsorption by activated carbon and re-distillation.
Industry:Textiles
A polymer of acrylonitrile, used in the production of manufactured fibers, as a fabric finish and as a size.
Industry:Textiles
A plain-weave, softly finished fabric used either bleached or unbleached as a base fabric for needlework.
Industry:Textiles
A plain-weave cloth having the same breaking strength in each direction. This fabric is made from fine (60’s to 100’s) combed yarn woven to constructions of 92 x 108 to 116 x 128. Vulcanized balloon fabric is used for air cells in planes and barrage balloons.
Industry:Textiles
A plain, tightly woven, water-repellent fabric traditionally made of mercerized cotton. During World War I, the fabric was treated with a cellulose acetate dope and used to cover the wings, tail, and fuselage of airplanes. Today, similar fabrics made from nylon or polyester/cotton blends are used in rainwear and sportswear.
Industry:Textiles