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Procter & Gamble being sued over Pampers Dry Max claims

1 July 2010
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is being sued by parents claiming new Pampers diapers have caused severe rashes and other skin conditions on their children, court documents showed, assertions the compa
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Traumatic amputation dressing

1 July 2010
An integrated and complete dressing for the care and treatment of traumatic amputations, large pattern wounds, such as shrapnel wounds, and burns has been developed by Tactical Medical Solutions of An
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Derma Sciences receives CE mark to sell Algicell Ag in Europe

1 July 2010
Medical device and pharmaceutical supplier Derma Sciences has announced that its Algicell Ag wound dressings have received a CE mark for use in the European Union (EU).
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Asia-Pacific sector to grow

1 July 2010
The Asia-Pacific healthcare market, which has recorded solid growth over the past decade, is projected to grow further from US$246 billion in 2009 to US$348 billion in 2012.
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Call for skin-coloured hospital gowns

1 July 2010
Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin colour could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other healthrelated skin colour changes, according
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Rapid progress towards commercial industrial ink-jet printer

1 July 2010
Xennia Technology Ltd and Reggiani Macchine SpA have completed a full-scale demonstration model of their diagonal, multi-pass digital ink-jet textile printer.
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Curtain reduces impact of explosions

1 July 2010
Testing is underway at a UK Government-approved facility on a new type of blast-proof curtain that gets thicker, not thinner, when stretched to provide better protection from the effects of bomb explo
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Climbing rope is easily spliced

1 July 2010
The need for a firm, uniform-shaped rope for climbing that can also be spliced easily has finally been met by an invention from New England Ropes Corp, claims the company from Fall River, Massachusett
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Huntsman adds three more treatments to High IQ range

1 July 2010
Huntsman Textile Effects has added three finishes to its High IQ(r) brand, including High IQ Clean and Dry Comfort, which is used to prevent water from penetrating the fabric to give the wearer a clea
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Aramid fibres make insulating paper

1 July 2010
A thermally and electrically insulating paper based on aramid fibres is now available from Kermel of France, which says that the material is suitable for use at temperatures of about 180degC.
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Teijin at full capacity for aramid fibre

1 July 2010
Teijin Aramid says it is to restart the last of its spinning lines for aramid fibres that were shut down during the heart of the economic crisis in 2009.
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Honeywell bids for major expansion in personal protective equipment

1 July 2010
Honeywell has bid about US$1.4 billion in an attempt to acquire Sperian Protection, a French company specializing in personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Superior strings for racquets

1 July 2010
A monofilament string that offers superior playing characteristics for racquet sports is the subject of European Patent EP 2 175 055.
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Fabric roofing contract

1 July 2010
MakMax says it has won the fabric roofing contract for the Gold Coast Stadium redevelopment project at Carrara, Queensland, Australia.
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Honeywell bids for major expansion in personal protective equipment

1 July 2010
Honeywell has bid about US$1.4 billion in an attempt to acquire Sperian Protection, a French company specializing in personal protective equipment (PPE).
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Polymer Group invests spunmelt at plant in Waynesboro, Virginia, USA

1 July 2010
Polymer group inc (PGI) has started construction and installation of a new spunmelt machine at its plant in Waynesboro, Virginia, USA.
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3M expands protective apparel portfolio with acquisition of UK-based Dailys

1 July 2010
3M has acquired Dailys Ltd, a UK-based supplier of nonwoven disposable protective clothing, primarily chemical protective coveralls for industrial use. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Ahlstrom blames raw material costs for price rises of automotive filtration media

1 July 2010
Ahlstrom is to increase its prices for filter media products for transportation, blaming the continued rise of costs for raw materials.
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Innovation will be centre stage at 49th Dornbirn Man-made Fiber Congress

1 July 2010
The 49TH Dornbirn man-made fibers congress will take place in Austria on 15-17 September 2010.
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Tailored nanomaterial reinforcement produced on commercially viable scales

1 July 2010
The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) in Ohio, USA, has secured a $3 million grant to fund its work on the commercialization of a multifunctional nanomat - erial reinforcement.
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