Tyvek
Tyvek (/taɪˈvɛk/) is a brand of synthetic flashspun high-density polyethylene fibers. The name "Tyvek" is a registered trademark of the American multinational chemical company DuPont, which discovered and commercialized Tyvek in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Product type | Flashspun nonwoven HDPE fiber |
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Owner | DuPont |
Country | United States |
Introduced | April 1967 |
Related brands | YUPO synthetic paper |
Markets | Construction, Packaging and labeling |
Tagline | What do you need to protect? |
Website | dupont.com/Tyvek |
Tyvek's properties—such as being difficult to tear but easily cut, and waterproof against liquids while allowing water vapor to penetrate—have led to it being used in a variety of applications. Tyvek is often used as housewrap, a synthetic material used to protect buildings during construction, or as personal protective equipment (PPE).
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