SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBRES. OF POLYACRYLATE. A SUPER ABSORBENT FIBRE. THE RAW MATERIALS OF ACRYLIC ACID, METHYL ACRYLATE AND SODIUM HYDROXIDE ARE POLYMERISED IN WATER. THE AQUEOUS POLYMER SOLUTION IS THEN EXTRUDED INTO A HOT AIR STREAM AND DRIED. THE EVAPORATION OF WATER PRODUCES CYLINDRICAL PARTICLES/FIBRES OF PRECISE DIAMETER AND LENGTH. FIBRES CAN BE PRODUCED IN VARIOUS LENGTHS RANGING FROM OVER 5MM TO A MAXIMUM OF 80MM. OF 20 DECITEX MAXIMUM.

CLASSIFICATION IS DETERMINED ACCORDING TO GIRS 1 AND 6. CN CODE 55039000 OTHER SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBRES. TARIC CODE 5503900090 OTHER THAN POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL) FIBRES. HSENS GENERAL NOTES TO CH55 AND NOTES TO 5503.