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  2. BoPET - Wikipedia

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    BoPET film was developed in the mid-1950s, [6] [7] originally by DuPont, [6] Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), and Hoechst. In 1953 Buckminster Fuller used Mylar as a skin for a geodesic dome, which he built with students at the University of Oregon. [8] In 1955 Eastman Kodak used Mylar as a support for photographic film and called it "ESTAR ...

  3. Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia

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    E. I. DuPont de Nemours in Delaware, United States, first produced Dacron (PET fiber) in 1950 and used the trademark Mylar (boPET film) in June 1951 and received registration of it in 1952. [27] [28] It is still the best-known name used for polyester film. The current owner of the trademark is DuPont Teijin Films. [29]

  4. DuPont - Wikipedia

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    DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in the development of the U.S. state of Delaware and first arose as a major supplier of gunpowder.

  5. Edgar S. Woolard Jr. - Wikipedia

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    In 1957, he joined DuPont as an industrial engineer in the Kinston, North Carolina, plant, moving on to manufacturing and management positions in Wilmington, Delaware, Old Hickory, Tennessee and Camden, South Carolina. [1] [2] [5] He was CEO and chairman from 1989 to 1995. [1] [4] During that time, DuPont stock increased by 160 percent. [4]

  6. Talk:BoPET - Wikipedia

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    This was rejected in favor of a $19.8 billion suit against Swissair and DuPont, the supplier of Mylar insulation sheathing. The claim was rejected in a US federal court in February 2002.[22] I am finding it surprisingly difficult to find information on fire safety for metallized boPET film.

  7. Spandex - Wikipedia

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    The name spandex, which is an anagram of the word "expands", [4] is the preferred name in North America.In continental Europe, it is referred to by variants of elastane. [a] It is primarily known as Lycra in the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand.

  8. Kevlar - Wikipedia

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    Kevlar (para-aramid) [2] is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, [3] [2] [4] the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires.

  9. Life as We Knew It (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Life As We Knew It is a young adult science fiction novel by American author Susan Beth Pfeffer, first published in 2006 by Harcourt Books. It is the first book in The Last Survivors series, followed by The Dead and the Gone. The book follows a teenage girl named Miranda and her family, who live in northeastern Pennsylvania and struggle to ...