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Triexta: miracle fiber or simply another option? In early 2006, Mohawk Industries, Shell Chemical and DuPont jointly petitioned the FTC to establish a new generic fiber subclass name under the existing classification of "polyester" for polytrimethylene terephthalate or PTT.

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Publication Date: 01-SEP-09 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: Triexta: miracle fiber or simply another option? In early 2006, Mohawk Industries, Shell Chemical and DuPont jointly petitioned the FTC to establish a new generic fiber subclass name under the existing classification of "polyester" for polytrimethylene terephthalate or PTT.(The Inspector Knows Best)

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Shaw sells PTT under the Corterra brand name, and Mohawk currently sells PTT under two umbrellas; Smartstrand and SmartStrand with Du-Pont Sorona renewably sourced polymer.

On March 20, the Federal Trade Commission approved a new class of fiber formerly listed as a subclassifi cation of polyester and called polytrimethylene terephthalate or PTT.

Henceforth, PTT is to be called by the generic name "triexta" and no longer designated under the polyester classification.

This ruling is significant and historic for the carpet industry. This is the first extension that the FTC has approved for textiles in five years and the first extension for residential carpeting in 50 years, since nylon was established under the Textile Fiber Act in June 1959.

The FTC requires three criteria to be proven for a subclass name to be granted:

* It has the same general chemical composition as an established generic fiber category.

* It has distinctive properties of importance to the...

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