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Oerlikon divests Enka Tecnica to management buyout

1 December 2009
Oerlikon Textile has sold Oerlikon Enka Tecnica to Uwe Gaedike Beteiligung GmbH of Bonn, Germany.
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Teijin to move production of diaper fibre to Thailand

1 December 2009
Teijin plans to shift the production of polyester staple fibre used to make diapers and sanitary products from Japan to Thailand.
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Making lightweight nonwovens wider than 5 m at high throughputs

1 December 2009
Lightweight, dry processed nonwovens having widths greater than 5 m can be manufactured at throughputs of more than 200 kg h-1.m-1 on a machine developed by Rieter Perfojet.
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Development of PVDF fibres for textile implants

1 December 2009
The interaction between a textile implant and the surrounding tissue is extremely complex: the textile structure as well as the fibre structure has an influence on the implant ingrowth.
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Boeing succeeds in recycling carbon fibre from fuselage for re-use in interior parts

1 December 2009
Boeing and its partners have made a proof-of-concept armrest manufactured with carbon fibre-reinforced composites using fibres recycled from the first 787 preproduction fuselage.
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Elastic knee joint bandage

1 December 2009
An elastic knee joint bandage has been developed by Bauerfeind of Zeulenroda-Triebes, Germany.
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KCI announces final approval to enter Japanese market

1 December 2009
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has granted final regulatory approval for Kinetic Concepts (KCI) to market and sell its VAC Therapy System in the country.
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SCA hygiene acquisition in Argentina

1 December 2009
SCA has acquired Algodonera Aconcagua--one of the largest players in feminine care in Argentina.
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Therapeutic stocking avoids wrinkling over the ankle arch

1 December 2009
In US Patent 7 562 541, Albahealth, part of Encompass Medical, describes a therapeutic compression stocking.
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Polymer Group acquires remaining stake in Argentinean joint venture

1 December 2009
Global nonwovens producer Polymer Group (PGI) has completed a transaction to purchase the remaining 40% stake in Dominion Nonwovens Sudamericana from its partner, Guillermo E. Kraves.
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Flame-resistant fibre blends

1 December 2009
Two USA-based inventors are proposing blends of fibres that are tailored to be suitable for use in flame-resistant (FR) mattresses, upholstered furniture, bed clothing and other related applications i
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Polymer Group acquires Spanish nonwovens business

1 December 2009
Global nonwovens producer Polymer Group (PGI) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Barcelona, Spain-based Tesalca-Texnovo nonwovens businesses from Grupo Corinpa in a two-phase process.
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Current Procedural Technology code created for multi-layer systems

1 December 2009
The American Medical Association has created a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that describes the application of 3M Coban 2 Layer Compression System: CPT code 29581 - "Applica
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Low density polypropylene

1 December 2009
Foamed polypropylene (PP) fibres have lower densities and increased roughness and can be used to make nonwovens that have a better web coverage and so improved barrier properties, according to Europea
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Laminate material for elastic diaper closure

1 December 2009
A laminate material for an elastic diaper closure is disclosed in US Patent 7 501 361 by Nordenia Deutschland Gronau.
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Low-profile reclosable dressing system

1 December 2009
A low-profile reclosable wound dressing system has been developed by a US researcher.
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Endothermic reaction cools bandage for rapid therapy

1 December 2009
A USA-based inventor has proposed a bandage that is subject to an endothermic reaction as it is withdrawn from its container so allowing for a cooling treatment to be applied rapidly to injuries such
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Aramid yarns get higher tenacities

1 December 2009
A two-stage heating process can produce aramid yarns with higher tenacities, according to International Patent Publication WO2008/061668.
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Advanced wound care potential

1 December 2009
The value of the global wound care market was estimated at US$10 billion in 2007, according to Steve Law of Speciality Fibres & Materials (SFM), Coventry.
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Winner Medical subsidiary wins Chinese nonwovens award

1 December 2009
Winner Medical Group, a leading manufacturer of disposable wound care and surgical products and the largest exporter by volume in the medical dressing industry in China, reports that its subsidiary Wi
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