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Guide to the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations

Appendix B

Generic Names for Man-Made Fibres
English French
acetate acétate
acrylic acrylique
anidex anidex
aramid aramide
azlon or protein azlon or protéique
chlorofibre chlorofibre
saran saran
polyvinyl chloride or vinyon chlorure de polyvinyle or vinyon
fluorofibre fluorofibre
glass verre
metallic fibre métallique
modacrylic modacrylique
nylon or polyamide nylon or polyamide
nytril nytrile
olefin or polyolefin oléfine or polyoléfine
polyethylene polyéthylène
polypropylene polypropylène
PBI PBI 
polyester polyester
polyurethane polyuréthane
spandex or elastane spandex or élasthanne
rayon rayonne
cuprammonium cuprammonium
cuprammonium rayon rayonne au cuprammonium
cupro or cupro rayon cupro or rayonne cupro
viscose or viscose rayon viscose or rayonne viscose
lyocell or lyocell rayon lyocell or rayonne lyocell
modal or modal rayon modal or rayonne modal
rubber  caoutchouc
lastrile  lastrile
triacetate  triacétate
vinal or vinylal  vinal or vinylal

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