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Vectran
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<p>Vectran is a manufactured fiber, spun from a <a href="/facts/Liquid-crystal_polymer/2JFlDknP">liquid-crystal polymer</a> (LCP) created by <a href="/facts/Celanese_Corporation/kwD26m5Y">Celanese Corporation</a> and now manufactured by <a href="/facts/Kuraray/9XKHQz8S">Kuraray</a>. Chemically it is an <a href="/facts/Aromatic/wK0DzRY6">aromatic</a> <a href="/facts/Polyester/Ivp9CHpl">polyester</a> produced by the <a href="/facts/Polycondensation/lJHUMx53">polycondensation</a> of <a href="/facts/4-hydroxybenzoic_acid/BPPFavkR">4-hydroxybenzoic acid</a> and 6-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid. </p>