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Solvay of Brussels, Belgium, is to sell its integrated polyamide (PA) business to BASF of Ludwigshafen, Germany. 

A storage-stable wood fibre-reinforced composite for the manufacture of furniture that can be processed via hot moulding has been developed by BASF and Sonae Arauco.

A medical device for reconstructive surgery that includes a suture mesh has been developed by Avinash Kumar of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, USA.

For the past two years, VTT Technical Research Centre of Espoo, Finland has been developing new biomaterial applications for cellulose-based compounds for three-dimensional (3D) printing applicatio

An absorbent article that includes superabsorbent yarn as part of the absorbent portion is described in US Patent 9 675 501 by Kimberly-Clark.

A method for embedding unidirectional carbon fibres in carbon fibre sheet-moulding compound (SMC) can be used to produce lightweight structural components in under three minutes, according to the U

A suture that features a reinforced loop with a polymeric coating is described by Covidien in US Patent 9 687 228.

Mould technology from Roctool of Le Bourget Du Lac, France, has been installed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, USA. 

An epoxy prepreg (HexPly M77HF) developed for a quick three-minute cure cycle using low-pressure processing techniques is to be launched by Hexcel of Stamford, Connecticut, USA.

An absorbent article that includes an acquisition and distribution layer (ADL) arranged between the topsheet and the absorbent core, is disclosed by SCA Hygiene Products of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Matrix World Group (MWG) Chile has launched its first-ever collection of treated flame-resistant clothing, all manufactured using fabric from Mount Vernon FR. 

The Lenzing Group is opening an application innovation centre (AIC) in Hong Kong. 

Nonwoven fabrics manufacturer WPT Nonwovens will open a US$6-million plant in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, USA, to add capacity for materials used in hygiene and filtration products, such as diapers and f

Hexcel is launching a UK Government-backed £7.4-million research and development project on multiaxial fabrics for composites and is expanding its manufacturing facility in Narborough, UK. 

Novel absorbent fibres made from regenerated low-substituted carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) are described in US Patent 9 610 379 by FPInnovations.

Baldwin Technology Co Inc of St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is to acquire Ahlbrandt System GmbH of Lauterbach, Germany.  

A US law firm has filed a lawsuit against medical device manufacturer Ethicon, the maker of Physiomesh, as well as parent company Johnson & Johnson.

Archroma of Reinach has acquired an additional 26% of the shares of M.

The threat posed to the US State of Florida by Hurricane Irma, notices of flight cancellations and an indication from Orlando Airport of its possible closure have prompted the American Com

A kinesiology tape bandage has been developed by Rocktape of Campbell, California, USA.