Abstract: A method for making a rubbery weatherstrip having a suede appearance and a suede feel includes a step for coextruding a welt portion of a weatherstrip and an outer rubber layer containing fibrillated fibers, namely bast fibrillated fibers, leaf fibrillated fibers and mixture thereof, or a welt portion of a weatherstrip, a sealing portion and an outer rubber layer containing fibrillated bast or leaf fibers to adhere these sheets, a step for vulcanizing the entire portions thereof, and a step for subjecting the outer rubber layer to buff processing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to powdery crystalline cellulose having an average particle size ranging from 3 to 30 .mu.m and an average degree of polymerization ranging from 400 to 1,500. The powdery crystalline cellulose can be prepared according to a method comprising treating a starting cellulose material with a cellulase, subjecting the enzyme-treated cellulose material to acid hydrolysis under mild conditions, and then mechanically pulverizing the hydrolyzed cellulose material. The powdery crystalline cellulose is suitable for various applications of foods, cosmetics, medicines and various industrial products.