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  2. April/May 2007

April/May 2007

Lenzing buys in to carbon fibres

1 April 2007
Austria's Lenzing Group is expanding into the production of carbon fibres with the proposed formation of a joint venture - European Precursor GmbH - between its subsidiary Lenzing Plastics GmbH and tw
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DSM buys Swiss-based Pamako from FMS Enterprises Migun Ltd

1 April 2007
DSM NV OF The Netherlands has acquired Switzerland-based Pamako AG from FMS Enterprises Migun Ltd of Israel.
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US coated fabric demand to reach 569 million square metres by 2010, latest study concludes

1 April 2007
Demand for coated fabrics will increase 3.2% a year up to 2010, reaching 569 million square metres (680 million square yards), according to the latest study.
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LD Equity increases its stake in Jacob Holm & Sons STA to take complete ownership

1 April 2007
Danish investment company LD Equity will become the sole shareholder in Jacob Holm & Sons STA after agreeing to buy out its existing partner's 40% stake.
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Leading yacht builder specifies DSM Dyneema for its rigging

1 April 2007
France-based beneteau , a leading builder of sailing yachts worldwide, has designated DSM Dyneema's ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre as its "material of choice" for the running r
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Three-way collaboration on ropes for faster, safer offshore pipe-laying

1 April 2007
Allseas group SA, a Swiss offshore pipelaying company, has collaborated with DSM Dyneema of The Netherlands and Belgium-based BEXCO - ropes to improve the safety and speed of underwater pipe-laying.
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Techtextil grows from Frankfurt to Shanghai, and now Mumbai

1 March 2007
In the second part of our preview of Techtextil 2007, which will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, 11-14 June, Nick Butler focuses on the impact of the emergence and growth of the regional shows, as w
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Indian automotive industry fuels substantial growth for textiles

1 March 2007
India's automotive industry is growing at 20% a year, investment will double to $24 billion by 2010, with both domestic and international manufacturers involved.
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Personal protection, corporate clothing and workwear debated

1 March 2007

Conference Chair, Ian Holme reports for TechnicalTextiles International on the Clothing the Workplace conference, where issues such as European standards, and design and testing of protective garme

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Polyester is driving nonwoven advances in both Europe and Japan

1 March 2007
Europe's market for polyester nonwovens is booming, while in Japan, where polyester has long been the fibre of choice for nonwovens, manufacturers are increasingly diversifying to add value to their p
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US rope manufacturers embrace switch to technical applications

1 March 2007
Faced with competition from low-wage economies, manufacturers of rope in the USA have dwindled, mergers and acquisitions reducing the number of players.
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Successfully transforming your business to technical textiles

1 March 2007
A two-day symposium, the fourth in a successful series designed to help companies successfully transform their businesses from traditional to technical textile markets and to maintain their competitiv
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