One example is Tyvek, a 50-year-old material that protects against weather, and has been used on houses.

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More recently Tyvek has been employed for everything from billboards to frozen-food labels.

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You could also make these out of left over house-wrap material from Tyvek by asking for scraps from a contractor that is building a home near you.

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The performance and safety materials division supplies high-performance chemicals and materials that cater to a wide range of industries, examples being performance polymers such Nylon, and high-strength materials used for safety materials, such as DuPontTM Kevlar, Nomex and Tyvek.

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