Table 1.
Structure, aramid type, brand names and company of commercial aramids.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramid type | Brand names | Company | ||
| PPTA | MPIA | ODA/PPTA | ||
| X | Kevlar® | DuPont, Wilmington, DE, United States | ||
| X | Nomex® | |||
| X | Twaron® | Teijin, Arnhem, the Netherlands | ||
| X | Teijinconex® | |||
| X | Technora® | |||
| X | Heracron® | Kolon Industries, Seoul, Korea | ||
| X | Alkex® | Hyosung, Seoul, Korea | ||
| X | Meta Aramid Yarn & Thread® | SRO Group, Heatherbrae, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| X | Taparan® Para-aramid | Yantai Tayho Advanced Materials Co., Ltd, Yantai, Shandong, China | ||
| X | Newstar® Meta-Aramid | |||
| X | Arawin® | Toray Chemical Korea Inc., Seoul, Korea | ||
| X | Metaone | Huvis, Seoul, Korea | ||