DuPont Fined More Than $10M Over Teflon

...Technology based on Teflon® also is used to repel dirt and spills from DuPont StainMaster® carpet, which is specially engineered to protect carpet from tracked in dirt and spilled food and drinks. As a result, carpets stay 40% cleaner, vacuum cleaner efficiency is increased and carpet looks new longer.

PTFE fluoropolymer resin is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's most slippery substance.

Teflon® is used to insulate thousands of miles of data communications cables because of its outstanding properties, heat and chemical resistance.

Other unique uses of Teflon® include: wiper blades and refills, leashes, collars, harnesses and belts, nail enamel treatment (Sally Hansen), bicycle lubricants, hosiery (Teflon® is made as a fiber, too), among others.

Teflon® is used to coat fiberglass fabrics for permanent architectural structures such as the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Michigan, and the Orange Bowl at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.

Major fashion designers and brands that use Teflon® fabric protector include: Hugo Boss, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Nautica, Yeohlee, Kenneth Cole, Woolrich, Pendleton, Koret, The Gap, J. Crew, L.L. Bean, Eddie Bauer, Robert Allen Beacon Hill Fabrics and Lee Jofa Fabrics, among others.

As a liquid, Teflon® repels water and stains for the apparel, home fashions, furniture, and uniform markets. The Teflon® forms a molecular shield around each fiber, guarding them from oil and water-based stains, dust and soil. Undetectable by sight, smell or touch, Teflon® protects virtually all kinds of fabrics — silk, wool, wool-blends, cotton, linen, velvet, heavy wovens, microfibers and both smooth and rugged fabrics — without affecting their color, feel or breathability....

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