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Article: Acetate fiber stays young and popular with new tricks. (second-oldest man-made fiber experiences growth)
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- Daily News Record
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- April 7, 1994
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Acetate, the second-oldest man-made fiber on the market is not only very much alive, but still growing, with some new twists, according to Ken Saylor, director of the Acetate Business Unit of Hoechst Celanese Textile Fibers Group.
HC, the world's largest producer of this fiber, has five acetate plants worldwide and produces about 37 percent of all acetate fiber, Saylor said. The company has two plants in the U.S. (Narrows, Va., and Rock Hill, S.C.); one in Drummondville, Canada; one in Ocotlan, Mexico; and one in Belgium, all under Saylor's direction.
The biggest growth problem in acetate, which has markets in men's linings and shirtings, is that Hoechst ...