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Toho Tenax America, a subsidiary of Japan-based chemical giant Teijin,will invest $23 million in its carbon fibre manufacturing facility in Rockwood,Tennessee, USA, it announced on 3 October.

A new armour product inTenCate'sAresshield(r) range was introduced at Milipol (held in Paris, France from 9-12 October 2007).

At an international conference on eco-textiles in London,UK, in October,Dow Corning revealed a patent-pending technology for fabric processing that is based on granulated silicone.
Intensified cooperation research between the research base and industry was evident at the 46th Dornbirn Manmade Fibers Congress,held inAustria on 19-21 September.
Canada's Superior Glove has developed a glove made with the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre Dyneema(r) that the company claims has excellent cut- and abrasion-resistances.
Fortron Industries has doubled the capacity of its linear polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) plant in Wilmington,North Carolina,USA.
Hortaflex(r) is a fleece developed for mulch matting and other weed control applications by DSTechnical Nonwoven of Belgium.
DyStar,a leading supplier of products and services to the textile industry,has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake inTexanlab,a textile testing institute based inThane, India.
The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) in Chennai, India, has developed two collagen-based products together with a drug delivery system for dressing wounds.
A haemostatic wound dressing based on a fibrous, fabric substrate is disclosed in US Patent 7 729 177 by the USA's Ethicon.
Fiberweb is to close its loss-making manufacturing operations at its Gray Court,South Carolina,USA, facility by the end of 2007.
A surgeon at Riverside Methodist Hospital,Columbus, Ohio,USA, has successfully used a less-invasive, textilebased stent-graft with a Gore-Tex membrane to treat a patient with peripheral arterial disea
Polysaccharide fibres having water absorption and antimicrobial properties are disclosed in US Patent 7 229 689 by SSL International.Wound dressings can be made from such fibres, says the company base
A camisole-style garment for use by mastectomy patients is described in US Patent 7 258 593 by Jean Mineconzo of Schenectady,New York,USA.
Jacob Holm & Sons has moved its head office from Allschwil to Basel,Switzerland.Earlier this year, Jacob Holm & Sons STA,which comprises the group's special and technical business division,was
Research and Markets has published a report called Incontinence Products - Japan,which offers a guide to the size and shape of the Japanese market.
The Aesculap Division of the B Braun Group has announced an international competition to develop innovative ideas for surgical wound closure.
A smart bra that allows users to detect breast cancer at the earliest stage is expected to go into manufacture within the next couple of years.
China's Ministry of Health recently announced a recall of two brands of diapers made by manufacturers in northern Hebei province and southern Fujian province.
According to DSM Dyneema,Dyneema Purity, its ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibre developed for medical applications, has been shown to promote better tissue formation than traditional polye
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