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Appendix B

GENERIC NAMES FOR MAN-MADE FIBRES

English	French
acetate	acétate
acrylic	acrylique
anidex	anidex
aramid	aramide
azlon or protein	azlon or protéique
chlorofibre	chlorofibre
saran	saran
polyvinyl chloride or vinyon	chlorure de polyvinyle or vinyon
fluorofibre	fluorofibre
glass	verre
metallic	fibre métallique
modacrylic	modacrylique
nylon or polyamide	nylon or polyamide
nytril	nytrile
olefin or polyolefin	oléfine or polyoléfine
polyethylene	polyéthylène
polypropylene	polypropylène
PBI	PBI
polyester	polyester
polyurethane	polyuréthane
spandex or elastane	spandex or élasthanne
rayon	rayonne
cuprammonium	cuprammonium
cuprammonium rayon	rayonne au cuprammonium
cupro or cupro rayon	cupro or rayonne cupro
viscose or viscose rayon	viscose or rayonne viscose
lyocell or lyocell rayon	lyocell or rayonne lyocell
modal or modal rayon	modal or rayonne modal
rubber	caoutchouc
lastrile	lastrile
triacetate	triacétate
vinal or vinylal	vinal or vinylal

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