Rayon was the first of all the syn thetic fibers, but its sales slipped badly as nylon and other new synthetics came on the scene; when Du Pont closed down the last of its rayon-producing plants last ...

The old axiom used to be that there were only three important textile fibres—wool, cotton and silk. Since the War, the new artificial fibre “rayon” has forged ahead so rapidly that it has already ...

For well over a century, viscose rayon has been used to make clothes, tires, cellophane and everyday kitchen sponges. It was hailed as a wondrous new product when first introduced — but what most ...