MUMBAI, India, March 15 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202437100930 A) filed by Braskem S. A; and Universidade De Sao Paulo, Camacari, Brazil, on Dec. 19, 2024, for 'polypropylene fiber for fiber cement-reinforced composites.'

Inventor(s) include Soto Oviedo, Mauro Alfredo; Savastano Junior, Holmer; and Soares Teixeira, Ronaldo.

The application for the patent was published on March 14, under issue no. 11/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A polypropylene fiber including: a polypropylene matrix, at least a surface modifier, and at least an additive selected from surfactants, lubricating agents or mixtures thereof. A method of producing polypropylene fibers by (...