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Lenzing buys in to carbon fibres

1 April 2007
Austria's Lenzing Group is expanding into the production of carbon fibres with the proposed formation of a joint venture - European Precursor GmbH - between its subsidiary Lenzing Plastics GmbH and tw
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DSM buys Swiss-based Pamako from FMS Enterprises Migun Ltd

1 April 2007
DSM NV OF The Netherlands has acquired Switzerland-based Pamako AG from FMS Enterprises Migun Ltd of Israel.
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US coated fabric demand to reach 569 million square metres by 2010, latest study concludes

1 April 2007
Demand for coated fabrics will increase 3.2% a year up to 2010, reaching 569 million square metres (680 million square yards), according to the latest study.
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LD Equity increases its stake in Jacob Holm & Sons STA to take complete ownership

1 April 2007
Danish investment company LD Equity will become the sole shareholder in Jacob Holm & Sons STA after agreeing to buy out its existing partner's 40% stake.
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Leading yacht builder specifies DSM Dyneema for its rigging

1 April 2007
France-based beneteau , a leading builder of sailing yachts worldwide, has designated DSM Dyneema's ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibre as its "material of choice" for the running r
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Three-way collaboration on ropes for faster, safer offshore pipe-laying

1 April 2007
Allseas group SA, a Swiss offshore pipelaying company, has collaborated with DSM Dyneema of The Netherlands and Belgium-based BEXCO - ropes to improve the safety and speed of underwater pipe-laying.
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Smart fibres for Controlled Closed Loop Recycling

1 March 2007
Leading nonwovens producer Fibertex and polyester manufacturer Wellman International are among companies exploring RFID identification techniques in a Euro600,000 project aimed at developing a 100%-re
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Nanononwovens with chitosan for US military

1 March 2007
Nanopeutics, the subsidiary of Irish healthcare company Alltracel Pharmaceuticals dedicated to the commercialisation of Nanospider technology, has signed a technology and product concept development a
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Seamless knitted glove with Bluetooth

1 March 2007
Engineered Fibre Structures Ltd., a spinout company from the UK's University of Manchester, has filed a patent for a knitted seamless glove which can be used to control PCs, games consoles, machines a
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NanoHorizons launches SmartSilver for Wool

1 March 2007
NanoHorizons, based in State College, Philadelphia, USA, has announced the availability of SmartSilver permanent anti-odour/antimicrobial for 100% wool.
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Levi Strauss innovations unveiled at forthcoming conference

1 March 2007
Alberto De Conti, director of the Global Innovation Group at Levi Strauss in Belgium, will unveil current and future projects for incorporating electronic devices into the Levi's clothing range at the
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New bio-based polymer from Castor Oil

1 March 2007
Japan's Fujitsu has developed a new polymer with a high bio-content that uses castor oil extracted from the seeds of the castor bean.
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MIT nanocomposites with strength and stretch

1 March 2007
Creating artificial substances that are both stretchy and strong has long been an exclusive engineering goal, and inspired by spider silk - a naturally-occurring strong and stretchy substance - MIT re
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Polymer Vision amd Innos announce world's first production facility for rollable displays

1 March 2007
Royal Philips Electonics spin-off Polymer Vision is to establish the world's first production facility for organic semiconductor-based rollable displays.
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Natural nanofibres from Mount Etna

1 March 2007
Researchers at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin have used igneous rock from Mount Etna to produce carbon nanotubes and fibres directly by deposition from the gas phase.
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PCMs in snowboard apparel

1 March 2007
Burton Snowboards is expanding its range of clothing featuring Outlast temperature regulation technology.
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Selective sensors based on carbon nanotubes

1 March 2007
A team of researchers from Arizona State University and Motorola Labs have developed sensors based on carbon nanotubes.
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Less is more with nylon nanofibres

1 March 2007
Polymer nanofibres become much stronger when their diameters are below a certain size according to scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
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iThermX smart textile technology on show at ispo Winter 2007

1 March 2007
At the ispo winter 2007 show held in Munich from February 4-7, Reusch introduced the ThermoTec heating system - a technology developed in close cooperation with Interactive Wear AG.
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Bayer to showcase silver coatings and microfiltration

1 March 2007
Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS) will premier its latest offerings in the fields of nanotechnology and microprocess technology at POWTECH, the European trade show for mechanical process technology
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