An overview of recent developments in fibers, filaments, and polymers addresses cellulose diacetate and carbodimide modified polyester fibers, colored bicomponent fibers, fibrils from cellulose derivatives, nonwoven fabrics from polyethylene plexifilaments with an ultraviolet stabilizer, polyester multifilament yarn manufacture via a central quench air method, cellulosic moldings, stain resistant nylon fibers, wet multifilament viscose yarn manufacture, thick regions in filament yarns, poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) fibers, low fibrillating cellulosic fibers, elastomeric polyurethane fibers, cellulosic fiber extrusion through a gaseous medium, solvent extruded cellulose, flexible vinyl acetate copolymers, fibers with arbitrary cross sections, multiple domain fibers, low shrinkage hybrid filaments, multicomponent filaments with enhanced crimp, hollow polymer fibers, chitosan fibers, cellulose carbamate extrusion, viscose tempering, nylon films and resins, co-extruded monofilaments, and flash spun polyolefin fibers.