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Ethicon completes divestiture of professional wound care business

1 January 2009
Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson company, has completed the divestiture of its Professional Wound Care business to One Equity Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Nanofibre-reinforced polymers

1 January 2009
Spun nanofibres and nanofibre-reinforced polymers for use in medical devices are disclosed in an international patent, WO 2007/117296, by Boston Scientific SciMed.
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Hydroentangled absorbent composite nonwoven

1 January 2009
A hydroentangled composite nonwoven for absorbing liquids that can be used in hygiene products, such as diapers, training pants, sanitary napkins and incontinence garments, is described in European Pa
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More efficient dyeing of polyamide fibres

1 January 2009
Joint research and development aimed at improving the dyeing of textile polyamide fibres will be the result of a cooperation agreement signed by DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co Deutschland KG and BA
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Cabling, two-for-one twisting for tyre cord

1 January 2009
A Cabling and two-for-one twisting machine designed for tyre cord production is to be introduced by Oerlikon Saurer, a builder specializing in twisting machinery that is based in Krefeld, Germany.
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Asamer Basaltic Fibers opens pilot plant for basalt fibre development in Austria

1 January 2009
Fibres based on basalt and intended for industrial applications are now being developed by Asamer Basaltic Fibers GmbH at a pilot plant in Ebensee, Austria.
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Whitford Flexible composites opens facility in UK to serve Europe

1 January 2009
Whiteford Flexible Composites (WFC) has opened a fabrication and converting facility in Runcorn, UK.
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Glass fibre reinforcement for the medical device implants

1 January 2009
AGY has launched a glass fibre reinforcement intended for the medical device implant market.
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Environmental Agency approves US sale of Bayer's carbon nanotubes

1 January 2009
The USA'S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given Bayer MaterialScience of Leverkusen, Germany, approval to sell its multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Baytubes(r) in America.
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Saati opens Chinese facility

1 January 2009
Saati, a multinational company based in Italy that manufactures high technology synthetic fabrics and chemicals for industry, has revealed it will open a production facility in Tianjin, China.
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Nonwoven wipes for warfare agents and hazardous chemicals

1 January 2009
Emergency workers and military personnel charged with cleaning up chemical warfare agents and toxic chemicals have a new tool to call on: a decontamination wipe developed by researchers at The Institu
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TenCate boosted by military order

1 January 2009
The US Army has issued orders to the manufacturer, SNCT, for Combat Uniforms, made from TenCate's Gen2 fabrics.
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World demand for textile chemicals

1 January 2009
World demand for textile chemicals is projected to increase 2.8% a year to reach $19 billion in 2012.
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Wall Street Journal award for carbon nanotube yarns

1 December 2008
Nanocomp Technologies has received the 2008 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award for materials and base technologies.
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US Department of Energy backs Oak Ridge

1 December 2008
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, has secured $8.4 million in funding from the US Department of Energy to further develop a number of nanomanufacturing technologies.
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Advanced Textiles '09 - a US-European networking event

1 December 2008
Building on the success of the first Advanced Textiles conference in June 2008, Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has announced a second conference to be held from 2-3 April 2009 in
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Infineon powers latest Autoliv seatbelts

1 December 2008
Autoliv has selected Germany's Infineon as the sole supplier of power semiconductors for its next-generation seatbelt pretension systems, called Active Seatbelts.
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Intimate apparel additive for 'structural moisturisation'

1 December 2008
DermalRx HydroSeal, a proprietary ingredient of Applied DNA Sciences (APDN), headquartered in New York, has been incorporated into the fabric of a new range currently being test marketed by a global m
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Plastic Logic device gains award

1 December 2008
Plastic Logic has been recognised by the Plastic Electronics Foundation with one of its first awards for innovation.
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IsoNanotubes samples available

1 December 2008
Nanomaterials start-up company NanoIntegris, based in Smokie, Illinois, USA, has begun selling samples of its metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), which the company has
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