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World’s First Nylon Plant

SC-239: originally installed on 9/10/2014. The development of nylon, the synthetically engineered “miracle” fiber, transformed the textile industry and had an enormous social impact on daily life worldwide. After the nylon patent was issued in September 1938, the world’s first nylon plant was authorized for construction in Seaford due to its location near the DuPont […]