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Flame-retardant additives target transport and construction markets

1 February 2014
Clariant of Muttenz Switzerland, will present its range of halogen-free flame-retardant (FR) additives, particularly for use with thermoset resins to make composites for applications in public transpo
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Handling high-performance fibres, and pumping and metering polymers

1 February 2014
Oerlikon Barmag from Remscheid, Germany (see also, pages 7 and 11), will exhibit machinery for pumping and metering polymers, and for handling high-performance fibres.
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Carbon fabrics for high volume production

1 February 2014
Naraborough, UK based Formax (see also, page 3) will reveal details of its plans to extend its UK headquarters, adding a 0.46-ha (50 000 square feet) facility dedicated to making multiaxial carbon fab
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More change in Ahlstrom's Executive Management Team

1 February 2014
Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland, has announced that its Executive Vice President, Building and Energy business area, Laura Raitio has resigned.
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Cellulose nonwovens win certification for flushing from industry bodies

1 February 2014
Two german companies - Voith Paper of Heidenheim and Monchengladbach - based Trutzschler Nonwovens - have collaborated to develop a production process capable of making nonwoven fabrics that meet indu
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3M offers an alternative to down for insulation, even when wet

1 February 2014
Introduced as an alternative to natural down, 3M of St Paul, Minnesota, USA, unveiled its Thinsulate Featherless Insulation on stand 37053 at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show in Salt Lake City,
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Nonwovens help to map the Milky Way

1 February 2014
Part of the insulation for a satellite launched by the Paris, Francebased European Space Agency (ESA) in December 2013 is made from nonwovens supplied by Technical Fibre Products of Kendal, UK.
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Polymer Group announces another major acquisition

1 February 2014
Polymer Group Inc (PGI) of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest (about 71.25%) in one of its main rivals, Companhia Providencia Industria
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EDANA and INDA target a consistent global approach

1 February 2014
Two major international trade associations for the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry - one based in Brussels, Belgium, and the other in Cary, North Carolina, USA have announced they will work
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Core-sheath nanofibres at high speed

1 January 2014
Arsenal Medical, based in Watertown, Massachusetts, reports dramatic progress in the development of high-throughput electrospinning technology.
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London wearables event launch

1 January 2014
The UK's first event for wearable technology is to be held from March 18-19 at the Olympia Conference Centre in London.
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Exanding the range of nanofibre filters

1 January 2014
FibeRio Technology has introduced MERV 15 and HEPA grade nanofibre filtration media made from Forcespinning technology.
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Instant inkjet circuits

1 January 2014
For about $300 in equipment costs, researchers have developed a method for anyone to produce working electrical circuits in the 60 seconds it takes to print them.
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Carbon nanotube nonwovens as battery elements

1 January 2014
Nanocomp Technologies, based in Concord, New Hampshire, USA, has just secured world patent WO2013158174 in respect of its method for making composite batteries from carbon nanotube nonwovens, followin
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Self-healing matrix developed at NASA

1 January 2014
NASA has secured a world patent on a new carbon-reinforced composite with a self-healing polymer matrix and the process for making it.
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Patent milestone for textile sensors

1 January 2014
New electromagnetic wave sensors that can be woven into any fabric and incorporated into any garment are the subject of the 2.5 millionth patent application to be made to the UK Intellectual Property
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Nike pushes the envelope with Flyknit and ColorDry

1 January 2014
Nike continues to introduce fabric innovations to the global sportswear industry, with recent developments including the expansion of its Flyknit technology for seamlessly-knitted shoe uppers and its
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Turning fabrics into PCBs with OLEDs

1 January 2014
Researchers at the Eindhoven-based Holst Centre in The Netherlands says they have taken a big step towards commercial wearable electronics with the development of the world's first durable, textile-in
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Driving away from conventional batteries at Volvo

1 January 2014
Volvo has developed a new concept for lightweight structural energy storage components that could improve the energy usage of future electric vehicles.
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Growing market for smart transdermal patches

1 January 2014
The 2012 market for commercial transdermal patches has been valued at approximately US$7.4 billion, according to a market study by New York-based Kalorama Information.
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