The search was on for a synthetic fiber. By 1934, Carothers had a promising ... Du Pont named this product nylon. The chemists called it Nylon 66 because the adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine ...

GCP Applied Technologies Inc. STRUX, GCP’s high-performing synthetic structural macrofibers enable customers to build smarter and faster without compromising performance. STRUX fibers provide ...

These materials—particularly polyester and nylon—have impressive abrasion ... so brands incorporate synthetic fibers to ...