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Vinalon
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thumb|North Korean men wearing uniforms made from vinylon Vinylon, also known as Vinalon (more common in Korean sources), is a synthetic fiber produced from reaction between polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber and formaldehyde. Chemically it is polyvinyl formal (PVF). Vinylon was first developed in Japan in 1939 by , Ri Sung-gi, and H. Kawakami. In North Korea, Ri Sung-gi found a route to produce PVA from domestic anthracite (black coal) and limestone as raw materials. Trial production began in 1954 and in 1961 the massive "Vinylon City" was built in Hamhung, North Korea. Vinylon's widespread usage
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Le vinalon est une fibre synthétique créée à la fin des années 1930 par le savant coréen Ri Sung-gi (1905-1996). La fibre est obtenue à partir du calcaire et de l'anthracite.
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