Olefin (fibre) (US.)

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A term used to describe manufactured fibres in which the fibre-forming substance is any long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of ethene (ethylene), propene (propylene), or other olefin units. The term includes the ISO generic names are polypropylene and polyethylene

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