Flock

Flock

The material obtained by reducing textile fibres to fragments by cutting or grinding. There are two main types precision cut flock, where all fibre lengths are approximately equal, and random cut flock, where the fibres are ground or chopped to produce a broad range of lengths.

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Industry/Domain: Textiles
Category: Manufactured fibers
Company: Celanese
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