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    Tyvek

    What is DuPont Tyvek?

    "Tyvek spunbonded olefin is DuPont's trademark for a family of tough, durable sheet products that are stronger than paper and less expensive and more versatile than fabrics. Made from high density polyethylene fibers, Tyvek is an extremely versatile material, offering a balance of physical characteristics that combine some of the properties of film, paper and cloth.

    DuPont Tyvek is strong, lightweight, flexible, smooth, low linting, opaque and resistant to water, chemicals, abrasion and aging. Its unique combination of properties makes Tyvek ideal for a broad range of applications from protective apparel, envelopes, sterile packaging, interlining, signs and banners, tags to energy saving housewrap.

    DuPont Tyvek; can be recycled and DuPont has been recycling Tyvek for the past 20 years. Tyvek is 100% high density polyethylene (HDPE) and is readily recycled with HDPE waste streams




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