Fiber has a major impact on carpet color, style, appearance retention, maintenance and price. The differences may be seen as:

1. Synthetic Fibers are made from chemical derivatives of petroleum products. These fiber types include polyester, polypropylene and nylon.
1. Nylon – Is the most versatile fiber for coloration and carpet styling, and has the best crush resistance and appearance retention performance. Nylon also has outstanding soiling, staining, and permanent static electricity control performance, and provides high value in a wide range of styles and colors. About 75% of carpets are made with nylon fiber.
2. Polyester – Is soft and is often used in low-traffic installations. Polyester has low static buildup and good abrasion resistance, is easy to clean, is low-priced, and resists water-based stains; but it is available in fewer colors/styles, it stains with oil-based stains, and it crushes more than some other fibers.
3. Polypropylene (Olefin) – has good abrasion resistance. It is inexpensive, colorfast, and moisture has little impact on polypropylene, however polypropylene doesn’t have a luxury feel, it crushes, and is very susceptible to oil-based stains.
4. DuPont Polymer.
1. Permanent Stain Resistance that is built into the fiber not topically applied.
2. Renewably sourced polymer. Most carpets are made with petrochemical-based ingredients, while a key ingredient in Dupont Polymer is made with corn. In addition to using renewable resources the production of Dupont Polymer uses 30% less energy and reduces CO2 emissions 63% over the production of an equal amount of nylon 6.
3. Fibers are exceptionally soft because they bend easily and rebound quickly. Because of their unique kinked crystal structure that gives to resilience to allow your carpet to resist the crushing and matting that can occur with other carpets.
4. Tough enough to take the highest level of foot traffic
2. Natural Fibers are derived from animal (wool) or vegetable (cotton or jute) sources and processed into yarn. Each natural fiber has its own distinct advantages, as well as different uses.
1. Wool – Is attractive and luxurious. It is colorfast, has good crush recovery, and resists soiling; but it stains easily, it is very expensive, and it is not as durable as man-made fibers.
2. Woven Naturals are primarily selected for high end design and natural beauty, but they are expensive and difficult to clean.