Acrylic fibers are synthetic fibers made from a polymer with an average molecular weight of ~100,000, about 1900 monomer units. For a fiber to be called "acrylic" in the US, the polymer must contain at least 85% acrylonitrile monomer. Typical comonomers are vinyl acetate or methyl acrylate. DuPont created the first acrylic fibers in 1941 and trademarked them under the name Orlon. It was first developed in the mid-1940s but was not produced in large quantities until the 1950s. Strong and warm acrylic fiber is often used for sweaters and tracksuits and as linings for boots and gloves, as well as in furnishing fabrics and carpets. It is manufactured as a filament, then cut into short staple lengths similar to wool hairs, and spun into yarn.
We have a selection of our restored fibers made from the material diverted from ladfills.
At Longowal spinning mills, we recognizes the importance of recycling & reprocessing the textile discard that the fast fashion produces & we collect, handle and channelize PCTW & other textiles globally for reuse or material recovery pursuant to international standards and transform them for our fibre to fibre projects.
