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Name change for Synergy

1 September 2008
UK-based Synergy Healthcare has changed its name to Synergy Health.Over recent years, Synergy has acquired a number of companies, and it has now been decided to bring all these companies together unde
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Advanced collagen products registered in Taiwan

1 September 2008
Wound Care Innovations, a subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies, has entered into a confidentiality agreement with an unnamed company to register and distribute its CellerateRx advanced wound ca
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High-stretch,low-dilation knitted endoprosthetic device

1 September 2008
A high-stretch, low-dilation knitted prosthetic device has been developed by the SciMed division of Boston Scientific.
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KCI in supply agreement with 3M HealthCare

1 September 2008
Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has entered into an agreement with 3M Health Care for the supply of 3M Tegaderm brand transparent film dressings for inclusion in KCI kits with KCI's VAC Therapy System in the t
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PGI donates disposable nonwovens for Olympics medical response

1 September 2008
Nonwovens producer Polymer Group (PGI) and two Asian-based companies contributed 6000 disposable medical supply sets to the Beijing Emergency Medical Center operating at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
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Co-dynamic adjustable appliance for treating carpal tunnel syndrome

1 September 2008
An orthotic appliance for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is disclosed by George Williams of Edmund,Oklahoma,USA.
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Fiberweb creates global consumer fabrics and airlaid units

1 September 2008
Nonwovens producer Fiberweb has added two global business units to its structure:Consumer Fabrics and Airlaid (reports Advances in Textiles Technology, August 2008, page 9).
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Photovoltaic technologies will boost building materials markets

1 September 2008
The market for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) will reach a value of more than $4 billion by 2013 and surpass $8 billion in 2015, according to the latest report from NanoMarkets.
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Smart vision for textile automation

1 September 2008
Erhardt+Leimer is to exhibit at the forthcoming IFAI Expo 2008 under the theme Smart Vision for Textile Automation.
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Lenzing Group's results improve but fibres business weakened

1 September 2008
Lenzing group has reported that consolidated sales were up in the first half of its 2008 financial year, which ended on 30 June. However, its fibre business has suffered a perceptible weakening.
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Around the world trip for boat sporting first ever solar sail

1 September 2008
Dye-sensitized,thin film solar cells have been integrated into the sail of explorer Robert Swan's 2041 boat, which is currently circumnavigating the globe to raise awareness of climate change.
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Lenzing forced to raise fibre prices

1 September 2008
Lenzing group has announced that it will increase the prices it charges for its fibres by 7-10%, depending on the fibre type. The increases will take effect on all new contracts from 1 October 2008.
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Ahlstrom to reduce its production of wound roving in Karhula, Finland

1 September 2008
On 25 August 2008, Ahlstrom began negotiations with workers at its glass fibre plant in Karhula, Finland, with the aim of reducing production of wound roving.
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Vectran fibre was an essential part of Nike's Olympic running shoes

1 September 2008
Vectran fibre - the high-performance multifilament yarn spun from liquid-crystal polymer by Kuraray America - is a key component in the new Nike Flywire technology.
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Ahlstrom acquires the remaining share of its joint venture in Brazil

1 September 2008
For Euro28 million, Ahlstrom, has acquired the remaining 40% of the joint venture it formed in September 2007 with Votorantim Celulose e Papel (VCP).
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Lenzing Group reports improved sales and results for first half-year

1 September 2008
In reporting that all essential corporate key data improved for its first half of 2008 (ended 30 June), Lenzing Group also made reference to a perceptible weakening of the fibre business.
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Protection from ultraviolet radiation

1 September 2008
Schoeller has introduced a finishing technology that offers protection from the sun.
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Conjugate electrospinning device

1 September 2008
Two Korean inventors have jointly developed a conjugate electrospinning device capable of making two or more kinds of continuous filament nanofibre, processing two or more different polymers simultane
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Controlled surface porosity

1 September 2008
A US inventor has patented a way of making carbon fibres with surface porosities that are easily optimized to suit a variety of applications.
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Gloves get better grip

1 September 2008
Two UK companies have combined forces to launch an improved general handling glove.
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