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PP yarn for
ropes & twines.

Lightweight, water-repellent polypropylene yarn for ropes, twines, cords and nets — it even floats.

Cordage basics

Twist is our
trade.

Rope starts with well-twisted yarn. Twisting and cabling is one of our core production stages — 320 Saurer Volkmann spindles running S and Z twist, single and 2-ply, 40–200 TPM.

Add polypropylene's nature — lighter than water, moisture-proof, colour-fast — and you have a yarn made for marine, agricultural and industrial cordage. Produced to your titer, twist and colour, batch after batch.

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Saurer Volkmann twisting and cabling spindles at Euro Yarns
Why PP in cordage

Light, dry, reliable.

It floats

Density below water — PP ropes and nets stay on the surface, a must in marine and fishing use.

Stays dry

Hydrophobic fibre absorbs no water: no waterlogged weight, no rot, quick drying.

Strong per gram

High tensile strength at the lowest fibre weight of any synthetic.

Colour-fast

Solution-dyed colours for identification and branding that survive sun and handling.

Good to know

Cordage yarn questions.

Polypropylene is the lightest synthetic fibre — light enough to float on water — and it does not absorb moisture, so PP ropes stay light, dry quickly and resist rot and mildew. Combined with good tensile strength, chemical resistance and solution-dyed colour that survives sun and use, it is a natural choice for ropes, twines, cords and nets.

Yes — twisting and cabling is one of our core stages, with 320 spindles of Saurer Volkmann capacity in-house. We produce single and 2-ply yarns with S or Z twist at 40–200 TPM, to your titer and colour, and can stabilise the twist through heat-setting. Send us your specification.

Yes. Polypropylene has a density lower than water, so ropes and nets made from PP yarn float — one of the reasons PP cordage is popular in marine, fishing and agricultural use.

Making rope, twine or nets?

Tell us your titer, twist and colours — we reply quickly with a tailored proposal.

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