Olefin's advantages are its strength, colorfastness and comfort, its resistance to staining, mildew, abrasion, and sunlight, and its good bulk and cover.
[3] The chemist Giulio Natta successfully formulated olefin suitable for more textile applications.
[4] Olefin fibers have great bulk and cover while having low specific gravity.
[4] Olefin is abrasion, stain, sunlight, fire, and chemical resistant.
Additives, polymer variations and different process conditions can create a range of characteristics.
[2] High pressure production, which uses ten tons per square inch, creates a film for molded materials.
[2] Olefin fibers can be multi- or monofilament and staple, tow, or film yarns.
[2] The first commercial producer of an olefin fiber in the United States was Hercules, Inc.
[8] Olefin can be used for interior fabrics, sun visors, arm rests, door and side panels, trunks, parcel shelves, and resin replacement as binder fibers.
In an industrial setting, olefin creates carpets; ropes, geo-textiles that are in contact with the soil, filter fabrics, bagging, concrete reinforcement, and heat-sealable paper (e.g. tea- and coffee-bags).