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Polypropylene Webbing

The lightest webbing in common use, dope dyed for colour that cannot wash out and priced for high volume assembly.

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Polypropylene is the lightest of all chemical fibres at 0.90 to 0.92 grams per cubic centimetre, around 20 per cent lighter than nylon and 30 per cent lighter than polyester. For bags, pet goods and packaging straps shipped by air, that difference shows up on the freight invoice.

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Problems This Range Solves

Freight cost driven up by heavy hardware and heavy webbing
Straps that rot or mildew in damp storage or outdoor use
Dyed tape that bleeds colour onto a light coloured shell fabric
Chemical exposure that degrades ordinary webbing on the line

Who Specifies It

Bag and case factories controlling shipped weight per unit
Packaging and strapping converters buying by the tonne
Pet product brands needing tape that washes and dries fast
Furniture and garden goods assemblers working outdoors

Where It Is Used

Tote and shopping bag handles
Packaging and bundling straps
Pet leads, harnesses and collars
Garden furniture and deckchair webbing
Low cost lanyards and promotional straps
Cargo and luggage tie-downs

Why This Construction

Density of 0.90 to 0.92 g per cubic centimetre, the lightest of all chemical fibres
Equal strength wet and dry, which is why the fibre is used for fishing net and cable
Resilience comparable to nylon and wool, well above polyester and viscose
Naturally resistant to microbial attack and immune to wormhole damage
Chemical resistance better than ordinary textile fibres
Moisture regain under 0.03 per cent, so the tape is quick to wash and quick to dry

Materials We Weave It From

Polypropylene filament, dope dyed with pigment added to the melt
Anti-ageing agent added at spinning where the strap will live outdoors
Fine denier polypropylene where wicking and fast drying matter

What You Can Change

Any width to your drawing, thickness 0.65 mm to 2.5 mm
Dope dyed colour matched to a Pantone reference
Computer jacquard logo or post-weave silk screen printing
Soft or firm hand set during finishing
Bulk packing to your carton and roll specification

How A PP Tape Order Runs

Pigment selection and melt dyeing
Filament spinning and drawing
Warping and weaving
Controlled heat setting below the melt point
Width and tensile check
Rolling, measuring and packing

How It Compares

Against Polyester webbing

Polypropylene saves roughly 30 per cent of the weight and costs less, but its melting point is only 165 to 173 degrees Celsius and its light and heat ageing resistance is poorer. Choose polyester where the strap lives in sunlight.

Against Cotton webbing

Polypropylene will not mildew and dries almost instantly, which cotton cannot do. Cotton still wins where a natural hand or later garment dyeing is required.

Against Nylon webbing

Polypropylene is 20 per cent lighter and far cheaper, with similar wet strength. Nylon has the better abrasion life and takes conventional dye.

Quality Control On This Range

Heat setting held well below the 165 to 173 degree melting range to protect the hand
Tensile checked on the finished tape rather than on the yarn alone
Pigment lot recorded against your order so a repeat matches the first run
SGS testing arranged on request before shipment

Using It Well

Do not iron or hot press the tape; the fibre softens close to 165 degrees Celsius
Specify an anti-ageing additive when the strap will be permanently outdoors
Expect some static during cutting and sewing and earth your equipment accordingly
For light shell fabrics ask for dope dyed rather than surface dyed tape

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A Holiday Order Sprint Air Freighted to Cambodia

An urgent order landed days before a national holiday with a fixed 10 May deadline and an air freight booking already made. The factory rescheduled the break rather than move the date.

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Honouring Quoted Prices Through a Raw Material Spike

First quarter polyester webbing orders were accepted before the New Year. Yarn prices moved sharply afterwards. The quoted prices stood.

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FAQ

Questions Buyers Ask About Polypropylene Webbing

How much lighter is polypropylene webbing than polyester

About 30 per cent. Polypropylene sits at 0.90 to 0.92 grams per cubic centimetre against polyester at roughly 1.38 to 1.40, which is why it is the lightest fibre in general textile use.

Will polypropylene webbing fade outdoors

Its light and heat ageing resistance is weaker than polyester. Adding an anti-ageing agent during spinning improves it considerably, and we do that as standard for straps you tell us will live outside.

Can polypropylene webbing be dyed after weaving

Not reliably. The fibre has almost no moisture regain, under 0.03 per cent, and is the hardest of the chemical fibres to dye conventionally. We colour it by adding pigment to the melt before spinning, which is why the colour cannot wash out.

Is polypropylene webbing strong enough for load bearing straps

Its strength is similar to polyester and nylon and it is the same wet as dry, which is why the fibre is used for fishing net and cable. Dimensional stability is the weaker point, so we do not recommend it where a fixed length under tension is critical.

Quote Us A Width And We Will Quote You A Date

Polypropylene Webbing is made to order. Send the width, the thickness and a colour reference and the quotation comes back with a delivery date attached.

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