Cotton is characterized by its dimensional and thermal stability, resilience, inherent tensile strength, and toughness. Like many fiber types, uses are substantial in consumer, technical and industrial markets. Cotton also improves dimensional stability, cut and tear resistance, green strength, creep resistance and cut propagation when used in a elastomer matrix.

Precision cut, spun cotton fibers are dispersed through conventional rubber machinery such as open mixers, internal mixers and mixing mills. Subsequent calendaring operations further enhance the alignment of fibers in the machine direction. Cotton fibers can be compression molded, transfer molded, extruded and thermoformed into mechanical components and products produced from sheet goods.