Buildings
Structure, lining, insulation or finish depending on family.
Lana earns its keep in systems: a beam, a batt, a fibre blend, a coated steel — rarely a lone coupon.
Products below are cultural landmarks as much as SKUs.
Sectores
Transport
Mass, fire and fatigue rewrite the grade list.
Energy
Heat, voltage and hydrogen compatibility.
Consumer
The volume that pays for the mill.
Medical / food
When allowed — extractables and allergies matter.
Defence / safety
Ballistics, FR clothing, fire stops.
Productos
Merino ram
18th c.–
Lanamark
1964
Harris Tweed
19th c.–
Savile Row worsted
19th c.–
Persian carpet wool
historic
Icebreaker merino
1990s–
Felt
prehistoric
Aran knit lore
20th c. brand
Emparejamientos
cotton
Cellulose comfort without keratin’s odour story.
polyester
The fleece that copied wool’s loft with plastic.
silk
The other protein filament, smoother and weaker in sun.
mineral-wool
The namesake inorganic insulator — not a textile cousin.
If the pairing is wrong, the material will be blamed for a system fault.
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