Search Details

Word: lilion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...biggest boom is in nylon, which is woven into tire cord and tennis nets, safety belts, inflatable domes and underwear. Italy's Snia Viscosa is spending $72 million on nylon expansion, has formed a traveling choir to promote its nylon-based Lilion fiber. Britain's Imperial Chemical and Courtaulds both had to ration nylon shipments to weavers last year, are spending more than $150 million to double their productive capacity. Germany's Glanzstoff and Farbenfabriken Bayer are also doubling their nylon output...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Business: Catching Up with Synthetics | 11/5/1965 | See Source »

| 1 |