Rope for a hoisting device, elevator and use

An elevator comprising:

• a drive sheave;
• a power source for rotating the drive sheave;
• an elevator car;
• and
• a rope system for moving the elevator car by means of the drive sheave, said rope system comprising at least one hoisting rope, said at least one hoisting rope having a width larger than a thickness thereof in a transverse direction of the at least one hoisting rope, said hoisting rope comprising:
• one or more load-bearing parts made of a composite material, said composite material comprising reinforcing fibers in a polymer matrix, said reinforcing fibers including carbon fiber or glass fiber,
• wherein each load-bearing part consists of the polymer matrix, the reinforcing fibers bound together by the polymer matrix, a coating provided around the reinforcing fibers, and one or more auxiliary materials including a fire retardant within the polymer matrix, and
• wherein said reinforcing fibers are substantially mutually non-entangled and parallel to a lengthwise direction of the hoisting rope.