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Molnlycke opens factory extension in Czech Republic

1 June 2004
Molnlycke Health Care has opened a new extension to its factory in Karvina, Czech Republic.
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Laundered towels not as clean as users think

1 June 2004
LAUNDERED, REUSEABLE cloth towels are not as clean as users might like to think, according to the latest study.
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Crimped homofilament fibres

1 June 2004
Homofilament fibres can be meltspun from a dual capillary spinneret having different shapes so as to induce differential fibre morphologies resulting in crimping, according to Kimberly-Clark.
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Producers of flax and hemp cooperate to develop technical markets

1 June 2004
Increasingly, French producers of flax and hemp are turning to technical markets.
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Made Up Textiles Association now Pertexa

1 June 2004
REFLECTING ITS DEVELOPING ROLE in representing companies involved in high-performance applications, the UK's Made Up Textiles Association has changed its name to the Performance Textiles Association (
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Automating inspection

1 June 2004
Automatic fabric inspection has taken a step forward with a system developed by two UK organizations.
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Protective underwear

1 June 2004
A US inventor has designed underwear to protect wearers from the detrimental effects of electrostatic fields.
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Second size introduced for Huggies Convertibles diaper-pants

1 June 2004
Kimberly-Clark has introduced its Huggies Convertibles diaper-pants in a second size in the USA.
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Breathable, multi-layered adhesive composite dressing

1 June 2004
A highly moisture vapour-transmissive adhesive composite for use as a medical dressing is disclosed by 3M in US Patent 6 680 113.
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Machine clothing hardness test

1 June 2004
Voith Paper Patent GmbH has invented a comparatively simple method of measuring the hardness or compactness of clothing on a paper machine.
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Lenzing's acquisition of Tencel triples lyocell capacity

1 June 2004
Austrian fibre producer Lenzing has acquired for an undisclosed sum the Tencel group of companies, formerly owned by Acordis.
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Joint recycling venture set up in Japan

1 June 2004
Solvay and Kobekci Eco-Solutions have signed a joint venture agreement with a view to set up an industrial unit of Solvay's Vinyloop(r) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling process in Japan, under the n
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Universal modules from Nordson dispense hot-melt adhesives accurately

1 June 2004
NORDSON CORP says its UM25 Series Universal modules accurately dispense hot-melt adhesive and have a single-platform design in order to simplify in-house rebuilding and reduce the costs of maintenance
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Water-resistant casting material

1 June 2004
BSN Medical has developed a water-resistant plaster of Paris splint cast bandage that avoids the problem of disintegration in damp or wet conditions.
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Flame retardants to be made in Russia

1 June 2004
UK FLAME-RETARDANT specialist Firestop Chemicals has reached an agreement with Russian chemical company Vocco for the latter to make commercial quantities of Firestop's latest non-brominated agent--No
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Protective and therapeutic fabric

1 June 2004
A fabric containing copper, zinc and silicon threads can protect the wearer from magnetic and electromagnetic fields, as well as providing metallotherapy effects, according to its Italian inventor.
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Three companies combine their expertise

1 June 2004
THE IQ TEXTILES GROUP is the result of three UK companies joining forces: Lothian Coated Fabrics, Diffusion Textiles and C-Teq Advanced Performance Textiles.
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Apparently space-dyed

1 June 2004
USA's Prisma Fibers Inc says it has devised a way to combine single colour feed yarns to simulate space-dyed effects, without the need for twisting or heat-setting.
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Sun protection

1 June 2004
A protective screening that can regulate the amount of daylight is the subject of US Patent 6 672 361.
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Launch of antimicrobial alginate dressing with silver

1 June 2004
Johnson & Johnson Wound Management has launched Silvercel antimicrobial alginate dressing.
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