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• n  any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant
• n  a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
• n  any of a large class of synthetic fabrics

• The polyester suits were designed to accord with Islamic laws that require women to dress modestly and to eliminate the risk of drowning when the yards of fabric used in .
• From Polyester Lester in Alaska premiumpolar.
• The company estimates that making polyester fiber out of recycled garments, compared with using new polyester, will result in a 76% energy savings and reduce greenhouse gases 71%.

News & Articles

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• Research and Markets: Global Geotextiles Market - 2013 Report With Forecasts To 2017
  DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/g336bl/geotextiles) has announced the addition of the "Geotextiles Market by Types (Woven, Nonwoven, Knitted), Materials (Polypropylene, Polyester, Polyethylene) & Applications (Road Industry, Pavement Repair, Erosion Control, Waste Containment, Railroad Stabilization) - Global Trends & Forecasts To 2017 ...
  June 14, 2013 - Business Wire
• Research Report on China's Polyester Industry Chain, 2013-2017
  DUBLIN, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/49jx4x/research_report ) has announced the addition of the "Research Report on China's Polyester ...
  June 12, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
• Unsaturated Polyester Resin Market - by Types, Industries & Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018
  DUBLIN, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/67fgrg/unsaturated ) has announced the addition of the "Unsaturated Polyester Resin Market - ...
  June 10, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Karl Lagerfeld in FOXNews
  I really love animals, particularly when they are stuffed with cotton or polyester,said Lagerfeld, who grew up in Hamburg, Germany. "That way you can guarantee that they won't bite, won't claw, won't smell bad and make your things dirty."
• Nancy Nord in NBC 4.com
  One of the greatest problems is kids dressed up in homemade costumes that are not flame-resistant,said Acting CPSC Chairman Nancy Nord. "If parents make a costume, choose inherently flame-resistant fabrics, such as nylon or polyester, and...
• Dhirubhai Ambani in Hindu Business Line
  In the next five years, the total investment in all the new polyester and petrochemical manufacturing facilities will be the largest in this sector to be made anywhere in the world at any given point of time,he said.