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The world’s first connected race suit was worn for the first time by drivers at the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championships held during March and April 2016. 

London, UK-based distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl is to acquire two German incontinence product businesses, Mohage and Inkozell.

A compression garment configured to treat deep vein thrombosis of a limb, particularly a leg, has been developed by Compression Kinetics.

Vestagen Technical Textiles, which produces high-performance textiles for healthcare and other demanding applications, has changed its name to Vestagen Protective Technologies.

A hybrid plastic–metal airbag housing with an integrated lead frame, co-developed and produced by Quadrant Creative Molding & Systems (QCMS) for automotive steering wheel airbag assemblies, is

More than 66 million wearable devices will be shipped annually for use in enterprise and industrial environments by 2021, according to Tractica of Boulder, Colorado, USA.

As part of a significant growth programme, North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) is expanding its offering of conventional-weight prepreg following the installation of equipment at its facility in Zory,

The global medical textiles market was valued at US$13.9 billion in 2014 and is expected to grow strongly to US$20.2 billion by 2022, according to a new report* from Grand View Research.

SCA has appointed Georg Schmundt-Thomas as the new President of the group’s Global Hygiene Category.

Pantex International has started-up its US plant and is now making topsheet products on two manufacturing lines (reports Nonwovens Industry, 4 May 2016).

A range of reinforcements made using recycled carbon fibres has been developed by ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK.

Spinifex, a native Australian grass, is at the centre of research aiming to develop renewable materials for air and water filters, battery separators, metal replacements and wound dressings.

Absorbent articles comprising bleached polyacrylic acid cross-linked cellulose fibres with reduced furfural content are disclosed by Procter & Gamble in US Patent 9 205 405.

Wacker Chemie has introduced three new silicone adhesives: Silpuran 2114, Silpuran 2122 and Silpuran 2142.

A suture, the surface of which is wound with a film including a drug-loaded biodegradable polymer layer, or coated with such a layer, has been developed by researchers from Seoul National Universit

ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced new grades of low-viscosity Vistamaxx performance polymers for hygiene and assembly hot-melt adhesive applications.

An absorbent structure (10) that includes a composite absorbent laminate (30) is disclosed in US Patent 9 238 089 by Attends Healthcare Products.

The global aerospace ceramic matrix composite (CMC) industry is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9% from 2016 to 2021, according to a recent report from Lucintel. 

Mogul Nonwovens of Gaziantep, Turkey, has invested in three hydroentanglement lines, two for its new plant in Luleburgaz, Turkey, and one for its new North American facility in Gray Court, South Ca

MC10, of Lexington, Massachusetts, is teaming with San Francisco, California-based PCH to further commercialize the MC10 Wearable Interactive Stamp Platform (WiSP).