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Aramid fibre lightens the load for aircraft

1 June 2004
HONEYCOMB CORE flooring based on a para-aramid fibre played an important role in the overall weight management that made possible a milestone Singapore Airlines non-stop flight from Singapore to Los A
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Barrier protection combined with softness, drape and breathability

1 June 2004
Polymer Group (PGI) has introduced MediSoft spunmelt fabrics that combine softness and barrier properties with drapability and breathability.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb completes Acordis Speciality Fibres acquisition

1 June 2004
Bristol-Myers Squibb has completed the acquisition of Acordis Speciality Fibres of Coventry, UK, from the Acordis group. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Kermel develops aramid fibre for high-temperature air filtration media

1 June 2004
KERMEL, has developed an aramid fibre, Kermel(r) Tech, designed to meet the increasingly demanding technical requirements for industrial hightemperature air filtration.
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Antimicrobial fibre for hygienic towelling

1 June 2004
TREVIRA says it has found a new application for its antimicrobial fibre--Trevira Bioactive (see also, Technical Textiles International, November 2001, pages 17-22).
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Medicated tampon reduces chronic menstrual pain

1 June 2004
Tests show that a medicated tampon developed by UK company Metris Therapeutics can reduce dysmenorrhea (severe menstrual cramps), which particularly affects younger women.
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Use of membrane helps increase the life and performance of filter bag

1 June 2004
AN ANIMAL FEED manufacturing plant has significantly increased both the life and the performance of the filter bags it employs by the addition of an embedded membrane made by Ravensworth Ltd.
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Bi-functional wipes

1 June 2004
One of the largest nonwovens manufacturers in the USA, Polymer Group Inc, has developed a dual purpose material that it believes has potential as an industrial wipe.
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Molnlycke opens factory extension in Czech Republic

1 June 2004
Molnlycke Health Care has opened a new extension to its factory in Karvina, Czech Republic.
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Laundered towels not as clean as users think

1 June 2004
LAUNDERED, REUSEABLE cloth towels are not as clean as users might like to think, according to the latest study.
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Crimped homofilament fibres

1 June 2004
Homofilament fibres can be meltspun from a dual capillary spinneret having different shapes so as to induce differential fibre morphologies resulting in crimping, according to Kimberly-Clark.
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Producers of flax and hemp cooperate to develop technical markets

1 June 2004
Increasingly, French producers of flax and hemp are turning to technical markets.
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Made Up Textiles Association now Pertexa

1 June 2004
REFLECTING ITS DEVELOPING ROLE in representing companies involved in high-performance applications, the UK's Made Up Textiles Association has changed its name to the Performance Textiles Association (
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Automating inspection

1 June 2004
Automatic fabric inspection has taken a step forward with a system developed by two UK organizations.
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Protective underwear

1 June 2004
A US inventor has designed underwear to protect wearers from the detrimental effects of electrostatic fields.
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Second size introduced for Huggies Convertibles diaper-pants

1 June 2004
Kimberly-Clark has introduced its Huggies Convertibles diaper-pants in a second size in the USA.
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Breathable, multi-layered adhesive composite dressing

1 June 2004
A highly moisture vapour-transmissive adhesive composite for use as a medical dressing is disclosed by 3M in US Patent 6 680 113.
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Machine clothing hardness test

1 June 2004
Voith Paper Patent GmbH has invented a comparatively simple method of measuring the hardness or compactness of clothing on a paper machine.
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Lenzing's acquisition of Tencel triples lyocell capacity

1 June 2004
Austrian fibre producer Lenzing has acquired for an undisclosed sum the Tencel group of companies, formerly owned by Acordis.
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Joint recycling venture set up in Japan

1 June 2004
Solvay and Kobekci Eco-Solutions have signed a joint venture agreement with a view to set up an industrial unit of Solvay's Vinyloop(r) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling process in Japan, under the n
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