Sustainable fibres processed by FET
A selection of Sustainable Polymers successfully processed with FET equipment are listed in the table below.
These polymers have either eco-friendly end-of-life cycles, have been sourced from renewable resources, or both/all of the above.
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| Mono-filament | Multi-filament | Non-woven | Wet Spinning | ||
| PHA | Polyhydroxalkanoate |  |
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| PHB | Polyhydroxybutyrate | |
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| PLA | Polylactic acid / Polylactide | |
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| PLLA | Poly (L-lactic acid) | |
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| PLLA/PDLA | Poly (L-lactic acid)/Poly(D,L-lactic acid) Blend | |
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| bioPET | Partially Bio- Polyethylene terephthalate | |
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| Silk | Recombinant Silk Proteins | |
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| Alginate | Alginic acid salts | |
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| PDO | Polydioxanone | |
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| PGA | Polyglycolic acid | |
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| PGLA/PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) | |
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| PGCL | poly(glycolide-co-Â-caprolactone) | |
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| PLCL | Poly(L-lactide-Â-caprolactone) | |
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| PCL | Polycaprolactone | |
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| PEU | Polyester Urea | |
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| PA 4, 10 | bio-Polyamide (72% bio-based) | |
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| PA 6, 10 | bio-Polyamide (62% bio-renewables) | |
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| PA 10, 10 | bio-Polyamide (100% bio-renewables) | |
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| PA 11 | bio-Polyamide (100% bio-renewables) | |
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| Lignin | Lignin | |
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| PLA Lignin | Polylactic acid and Lignin Blend | |
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| rPET | Recycled Polyethylene terephthalate | |
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| rTPU | Recycled Thermoplastic Polyurethane | |
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| rHDPE | Recycled High Density Polyethylene | |
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| rPO | Recycled Mixed Polyolefins | |
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