Assertion: ethylene glycol's application | /r/HasProperty | replaced nylon
Facets:
value: largely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Among the industrial applications of PET are automobile tire yarns, conveyor belts and drive belts, reinforcement for fire hoses and garden hoses, seat belts (an application in which it has largely replaced nylon), nonwoven fabrics for stabilizing drainage ditches, culverts, and railroad beds, and nonwovens for use as diaper topsheets and disposable medical garments.