Overview of Polyester (Polyester) including background, history, advantages, limitations and typical applications.

Background: Linear polyesters were initially studied by Carothers, but eventually Whinfield and Dickson created the first polyester (PET) fiber in 1941. Later development in the 1960s and 70s, primarily by DuPont, further expanded the reach of polyesters in the thermoplastics industry.