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  2. October/November 2007

October/November 2007

Eleksen enters administration

1 October 2007
On 4 October 2007, the Board of Eleksen, a smart fabric manufacturer, announced its intention to appoint administrators and requested that trading in its ordinary shares be suspended with immediate ef
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Staubli takes stake in Deimo

1 October 2007
Staubli has acquired a stake in Deimo SpA, which is based in Brescia, Italy.
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Launch for Philips' Lumalive shirts

1 October 2007
In a significant milestone for smart fabrics, Boost Products, a Netherlands-based specialist in brand and sales activation, is to introduce the first commercial shirts featuring Philips' Lumalive tech
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Smart bra screens for breast cancer

1 October 2007
A breast-screening smart bra that allows users to detect cancer at its earliest stage is being developed by an international team of researchers.
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Teijin buys into NatureWorks

1 October 2007
Japan's Teijin is to purchase a 50% stake in NatureWorks, the manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA) polmyer and Ingeo fibre, from Cargill, subject to regulatory approval.
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Indian signage market grows, but local manufacturing lags behind

1 September 2007
With healthy growth, the market for fabrics used in signs and outdoor advertising would appear to be attractive to India's industry, but few local companies are manufacturing the textiles and Chinese
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Asian industry makes its presence count at Techtextil/Avantex

1 September 2007
Despite the emergence of Techtextil India and the already existing Techtextil China, 19% more Asian companies attended Techtextil/Avantex in June, with Chinese, Japanese, Korean,Taiwanese and Indian e
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Helping to save lives--flammability testing using a manikin

1 September 2007
Understanding how materials and products perform when exposed to sources of heat and flame is fundamental to developing apparel and associated equipment intended to protect wearers from these hazards.
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Applications for infra-red cameras in the testing of textiles

1 September 2007
Infra-red cameras are widely used in the military such as for surveillance. These cameras also find use in agriculture, military, environmental protection and medical fields.
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Keeping informed--smart thinking by Danish textiles industry

1 September 2007
Nick Butler accepted the invitation to an international conference in Copenhagen organized by Denmark's Knowledge Centre for Smart Textiles and learned about the industry's aspirations in this excitin
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Nanofibre nonwovens find increasing use in advanced filtration

1 September 2007
Falling somewhere between a coating and a conventional layer of material, nanofibres are being added to conventional nonwoven substrates to achieve super-performing particle retention or separation, a
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South African industry adjusts to life without trade protection

1 September 2007
At Techtextil in Frankfurt in June, Niki Tait met Martin Viljoen, Executive Director of the South African Textile Industry Export Council (SATIEC), to learn about the state of the industry and the imp
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