Nylon 6 was developed separately by Paul Schlack at IG Farben, Germany (1938), sold as Perlon
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- Themes
- Nylon & synthetic fibers (DuPont), Global diffusion of tufting
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“Nylon 6 was developed separately by Paul Schlack at IG Farben, Germany (1938), sold as Perlon.” Research note.
Research notes
Why "DuPont invented nylon" is only half right: DuPont's polymer is nylon 6,6; nylon 6 came from Schlack's work at IG Farben. Matters for carpet: nylon 6 fibers (e.g. Allied Chemical's Caprolan) competed with DuPont's nylon 6,6 in tufted carpet. Find a primary or scholarly source (Schlack's patent; Hounshell & Smith).