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Smith & Nephew aims for Dermagraft Advances in Technical Textiles December 2002
Picanol acquires world leader in airjet insertion technology - Te Strake Technical Textiles International December 2002
Procter & Gamble in talks to buy Beiersdorf stake Medical Textiles November 2002
Kusters and Kleinewefers combine calender businesses Technical Textiles International October 2002
M&G to acquire Rhodia-ster SA of Brazil Technical Textiles International October 2002
BASF sells melamine resin fibre Advances in Technical Textiles September 2002
European ruling clears way for take-over of Sulzer Textil Technical Textiles International September 2002
Trevira sells its polyester plant in Portugal Technical Textiles International August 2002
BASF sells Basofil heat-and flame-resistant fibre business while superabsorbents plant in Antwerp, Belgium, starts operating Technical Textiles International August 2002
Coloplast sells Consumer Products division to Johnson & Johnson Medical Textiles July 2002
Kimberly-Clark to complete acquisition of Australian subsidiary Medical Textiles June 2002
Competition Commission issues statement on Coloplast acquisition Medical Textiles June 2002
DelStar Technologies formed Medical Textiles June 2002
Acordis Group divests Membrana Technical Textiles International April 2002
Winning strategies for the world’s leading companies Technical Textiles International March 2002
Concerns over Coloplast’s acquisition of SSL’s continence care business Medical Textiles March 2002
Tyco International to acquire Paragon Trade Brands Medical Textiles February 2002
SATRA acquires Hampden Test Technical Textiles International January/February 2002
Picanol to supply total solutions Technical Textiles International January/February 2002
Geosynthetics - three perspectives, one exciting future Technical Textiles International - December 2001
EC vetoes CVC’s acquisition of Lenzing Technical Textiles International - December 2001
BGF in agreement with its lenders Technical Textiles International - December 2001
Europe vetoes CVC’s acquisition of Lenzing Advances in Textiles Technology - December 2001
Further speculation about BBA's nonwovens operations Medical Textiles - November 2001
BioCurex acquires iodine-release technology Medical Textiles - November 2001
SDL Group acquires Textile Innovators Advances in Technical Textiles - October 2001
SDL Group acquires Textile Innovators Technical Textiles International - October 2001
Further speculation about BBA's nonwovens operations Technical Textiles International - October 2001
Picanol and BMT in joint Chinese venture Technical Textiles International - September 2001
Promatech agrees to acquire Sulzer Textil Technical Textiles International - September 2001
Enka tecnica divests warp monitoring business Technical Textiles International - September 2001
Encore Medical acquires Kimberly-Clark’s orthopaedic soft goods products Medical Textiles - August 2001
Smith & Nephew acquires burns business and technology licence Medical Textiles - July 2001
TWE Technische Weberei takes over Lohmann Vliesstoffe Technical Textiles International - July 2001
BBA to sell nonwovens business? Medical Textiles - July 2001
DSG buys Drypers’ US business Medical Textiles, May 2001
Toray acquires polyphenylene sulphide from American Fibres Technical Textiles International - May 2001
Mölnlycke to acquire Johnson & Johnson’s surgical products business Medical Textiles, April 2001
CVC Capital to acquire majority shareholding in Lenzing Technical Textiles, April 2001
CVC to acquire Lenzing —plans to merge activities with Acordis Advances in Technical Textiles March 2001
Kimberly-Clark acquires leading Italian diaper maker Medical Textiles March 2001
Bankruptcy Court approves Paragon Trade Brands interest in Drypers Medical Textiles, February 2001
Teijin completes acquisition of Twaron from Acordis Technical Textiles International - February 2001
Smith & Nephew forms joint venture and buys advanced woundcare business Medical Textiles, January 2001
Tredegar acquires film and film equipment manufacturers Medical Textiles, January 2001
Scapa Group acquires medical tapes Medical Textiles, January 2001
Picanol pulls out of FIM Textile acquisition —Radici sole owner Technical Textiles International - December 2000
Acordis sells Sympatex and enters talks with Teijin for Twaron Technical Textiles International - December 2000
BBA completes acquisition of AQF Technologies from Hoechst Technical Textiles International - December 2000
Smith & Nephew to acquire advanced woundcare business in related deal Technical Textiles International - December 2000
Picanol takes majority stake in electronics company Protronic Technical Textiles International - November 2000
Acordis sells off Enka tecnica to Heberlein Fiber Technical Textiles International - November 2000
Sulzer Corp to sell off textile machinery building division Technical Textiles International - November 2000
BBA acquires Snow Filtration US nonwovens operations reorganized...and successful first six months reported Technical Textiles International - November 2000
Sulzer Textil put up for quick sale Advances in Textile Technology - October 2000
Rieter takes first step into nonwovens machinery with ICBT Technical Textiles International - September 2000
Orthopaedic surgeons to benefit from Smith & Nephew e-service Technical Textiles International - September 2000
CVC Capital Partners in talks with major Lenzing shareholder Technical Textiles International - September 2000
Smith & Nephew sells consumer products division Medical Textiles, August 2000
Western Nonwovens buys Cerex Advanced Fabrics Medical Textiles, July 2000
Swordward abandons plan to acquire Setila High Performance Textiles, July 2000
SCA to acquire Johnson & Johnson brand Medical Textiles, July 2000
Kimberly-Clark to acquire S-K Corp of Taiwan Medical Textiles, July 2000
...and sells share in R&M HIMA Technical Textiles International - May 2000
Chapelthorpe merges UK subsidiaries to create major source of polyolefin fibres Technical Textiles International - May 2000
Merger creates major European supplier of polyolefin fibres High Performance Textiles, May 2000
Acordis divests its engineering business High Performance Textiles, May 2000
Lenzing takes over Beloit Austria High Performance Textiles, May 2000
Isolyser acquires equity position in Consolidated Ecoprogress Medical Textiles, April 2000
Lenzing buys Beloit Austria Technical Textiles International - April 2000
Online Textile News sold to VerticalNet Technical Textiles International - April 2000
Procter & Gamble terminates merger talks and issues profits warning Medical Textiles, April 2000
Performance fibres are the key to survival Technical Textiles International - March 2000
Libeltex acquires Texidel High Performance Textiles, March 2000
Innovation offers glimmers of optimism to the beleaguered builders of textile machinery High Performance Textiles, March 2000
Mackie resurrection High Performance Textiles, March 2000
Teijin takes over Toho Rayon Technical Textiles International - January/February 2000
Amoco sells its $100 million fibres and yarns business to Monitor Clipper Partners Technical Textiles International - January/February 2000
AlliedSignal-Honeywell merger closes following clearance in Europe High Performance Textiles, February 2000
Management buy-out of Scapa Speciality Materials High Performance Textiles, February 2000
American Medical Systems acquires surgical incontinence company Medical Textiles, February 2000
Akzo Nobel confirms acquisition of Acordis Technical Textiles International - January/February 2000
BASF to merge dyestuffs activities with Dystar Technical Textiles International - January/February 2000
BASF to merge dyestuffs activities with DyStar January 2000
Acordis sale completed January 2000
Teijin takes over Toho Rayon January 2000
Coating acquisition December 1999
SSM acquires Stähle-Eltex December 1999
Akzo Nobel confirms sale of Acordis to consortium December 1999
Acordis quits textile polyester December 1999
Schärer Schweiter Mettler acquires Stähle-Eltex December 1999
Amoco sells it fibres and yarns business December 1999
Montell concludes sale of Don & Low to Thrace Plastics November 1999
New owner and management changes for Genencor November 1999
Danisco acquires Cultor and 50% share of Genencor International November 1999
Isolyser sells Orex licence and MedSurg Industries to Allegiance October 1999
Hygiene acquisitions under consideration October 1999
ICI sells Saffil alumina fibres business October 1999
AlliedSignal and Honeywell announce $25 billion merger October 1999
American Dyestuff Reporter sold to American Association October 1999
Mydrin sold to BFGoodrich by Bostik October 1999
AlliedSignal and Honeywell to merge - new $25 billion company to be called Honeywell and based in Morristown October 1999
AlliedSignal sells textile nylon business September 1999
Akzo Nobel receives attractive bid for Acordis September 1999
Thrace Plastics to buy majority share of Don & Low September 1999
Bid for Acordis September 1999
AlliedSignal sells textile nylon unit to Rhône-Poulenc-Snia joint venture Technical Textiles International - September 1999
Montell agrees to sell 80% of Don & Low to Thrace Plastics Technical Textiles International - September 1999
Strayfield-Fastran merger High Performance Textiles, July 1999
Hudson-Sharp buys Proven Designs Technical Textiles International - July/August 1999
Procter & Gamble to sell Attends to Paper-Pak Medical Textiles, July 1999
UK healthcare merger Medical Textiles, July 1999
Hogla-Kimberly buys Turkish company Medical Textiles, July 1999
Reed-Chatwood bought by West Point Foundry - page 6 Technical Textiles International - May 1999
Foss acquires fibre from EMs, page 3 Technical Textiles International - May 1999
Kiener takes full ownership of Lacom Vertriebs, page 6 Technical Textiles International - May 1999
Edward Hall to close - page 10 Medical Textiles, May 1999
Picanol acquires German loom manufacturer - Gunne-Webmaschinenfabrik - page 10 High Performance Textiles, April 1999
Nissan to sell water-jet looms business to Toyoda - page 4 Technical Textiles International - March 1999
Sulzer Ruti reorganization complete - page 4 Technical Textiles International - March 1999
Napier acquires technology for hygienic disposables Medical Textiles, March 1999
Nissan to sell water-jet looms business to Toyoda - page 10 High Performance Textiles, February 1999
Freudenberg merges nonwovens activities, page 10 High Performance Textiles, February 1999
Akzo Nobel presses ahead with demerger of fibre business, page 9 High Performance Textiles, February 1999
Hoechst completes sale of polyester business to Koch/Imasab consortium page 9 High Performance Textiles, February 1999
Kimberly-Clark to acquire Ballard Medical - page 10 Medical Textiles, February 1999
Seton Scholl completes the acquisition of woundcare businesses, page 8 Medical Textiles, February 1999
Hoechst completes sale of polyester business to Koch/Imasab Technical Textiles International - January 1999
BBA to license Inter-spun technology Technical Textiles International - January 1999
Winkler & Dunnebier move into packaging machinery Medical Textiles, January 1999
Seton Scholl makes strong progress since merger Medical Textiles, January 1999
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