Eastman Chemical, a maker of cellulose acetate fiber for draperies and bedspreads, has launched a new brand of cellulose acetate filament fiber it has dubbed Naia. Intended for women’s intimate ...

Biopolymers have a variety of possible applications due to their renewable characteristics and their potential biodegradability. Biopolymers are polymers that are either bio-based, biodegradable, or ...

Eastman Chemical has formed a joint venture with South Korea's SK Chemicals to construct a cellulose acetate tow fiber facility in Ulsan, South Korea. The acetate fiber is used to manufacture ...

Dietary fibre, a complex group of indigestible carbohydrate polymers, has attracted considerable scientific attention due to its significant role in human health and its wide-ranging applications in ...

Scientists have figured out the reason fiber is such a wonder food: It contains an anti-appetite molecule called acetate. Acetate, the researchers discovered, is naturally released when fiber is ...

Background: More than 90% of the cigarettes sold worldwide have a filter. Nearly all filters consist of a rod of numerous (> 12 000) plastic-like cellulose acetate fibres. During high speed cigarette ...