The present invention relates to a process for the production of high tensile strength and low
creep polymer yarns, wherein it comprises the following steps: (a) preparing a mixture of: (i) a first ultra high molecular weight
polyolefin polymer or
copolymer, (ii) a second clay
nanocomposite polyolefin polymer or
copolymer, and (iii) a non-polar
spinning solvent, (b) feeding the resulting suspension through an extruder at a temperature of at least 180° C., causing the formation of a gel, (c)
spinning the gel so obtained in a spinneret with a length to
diameter ratio (L / D) of at least 15, (d) cooling the
yarn to a temperature below 2° C., (e) subsequently removing the non-polar
spinning solvent, and (f) drawing the
yarn so obtained so as to obtain a tensile strength value of at least 18 cN / Dtex and a
creep value lower than 0.07% per hour, wherein the first ultra high molecular weight
polyolefin polymer or
copolymer has a weight-average molecular weight higher than 2,000,000 g / mol and a polydispersivity of at least 7, and the second clay
nanocomposite polyolefin polymer or copolymer is obtained via
in situ polymerization of an olefin and an exfoliated layered clay, the polyolefin so obtained having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 400,000 g / mol.