Abstract: A textile reinforcement, in particular a knitted, spiraled, stranded, braided, linear or woven textile reinforcement including aramid yarn, which yarn is continuous yarn and provided with a finish including mono- or dialkyl phosphate ester or a mixture thereof, which finish is free of compounds with alkoxy groups; and wherein the mono- or dialkyl phosphate ester finish has the formula: wherein R1 is branched or straight-chain C1-C15 alkyl, R2 is H, Li, Na, K or NH4, or branched or straight-chain C1-C15 alkyl, and M is Li, Na, K or NH4. The textile reinforcement may be used for making hoses, tubes, (flexible) pipes, optical fiber cables, power cables, fiber-reinforced composites and ballistic resistant articles.

Abstract: A transmission belt is made of a cord, a rubber or thermoplastic matrix, and an adhesion material which is able to adhere the cord to the rubber or thermoplastic matrix. The cord is made of at least two yarns, such that a first yarn has a melting or decomposition point T1 and a second yarn has a melting point T2, wherein T1>T2. A ratio of a linear density of the first yarn to a linear density of the second yarn is between 1,000:1 and 1:1, wherein the second yarn is fused to the first yarn. A method of making such cords includes intertwining the first and the second yarn and then heating to a temperature between T1 and T2, with the heating step being integrated with or followed by a step wherein the cord is subjected to a dipping treatment with a rubber adhesion material.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a transmission belt comprising a cord, a rubber or thermoplastic matrix, and an adhesion material which is able to adhere the cord to the rubber or thermoplastic matrix, characterized in that the cord is made of at least two yarns, the first being a yarn with a melting or decomposition point T1 and the second being a yam with a melting point T2, wherein T1>T2 and the ratio of the linear density of the first yarn to the linear density of the second yam is between 1,000:1 and 1:1, wherein the second yarn is fused to the first yarn. The invention also pertains to a method in which the first and the second yarn are intertwined and then heated at a temperature between T1 and T2, with the heating step being integrated with or followed by a step wherein the cord is subjected to a dipping treatment with a rubber adhesion material and to a method of making transmission belts using said cords.