Garment & Textile · Fibre
Polyester — Filament
Continuous synthetic fibre from PET polymer — bulk workhorse of modern apparel.
Origin
Global
Era
Modern (since 1941)
Also known as
PES, Terylene, Dacron
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Industrialist View
Sourced from Reliance (India), Toray (Japan), Sinopec. Price track crude oil. Types: POY (partially oriented), FDY (fully drawn), DTY (textured draw-twisted). MOQ 50–1000 kg spools.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Heat-sensitive — press at max 150°C. Use ball-point 80/12 needle on knits, microtex on microfibre.
Sourcing
India, China, Taiwan, Korea.
Construction & Use
Recycled (rPET) made from PET bottles — chip quality matters for fabric lustre.