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Smart fabrics potential outlined at 100th Centenary Textile Institute conference

1 December 2010
Integrated textiles and electronics is an industry already estimated to be worth more than $1 billion annually, Professor Xia-ming Tao, of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said in her keynote addess
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Teijin targets significant HP-PE share

1 December 2010
Teijin is to enter the high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) fibres and tapes market and aims to claim a 15-20% share of it by 2015.
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The medium is the electronic message

1 December 2010
Following its role in the provision of New York's first 100% eco-powered billboard in Times Square - scheduled to light up for the first time this month - fabric signage specialist Cooley is forming a
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Rapid growth for robotics in healthcare

1 December 2010
Robot Suit HAL, developed and manufactured by the Japanese company Cyberdyne, was on show at the Bayer MaterialScience stand during the recent K 2010 plastics fair in Dusseldorf.
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Teijin targets 20% of market for ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

1 December 2010
Teijin ltd of Japan says it aims to start commercial production of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) by opening its first such production facility in Emmen, The Netherlands, in the sec
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Chisso and Fiberweb to establish nonwovens joint venture in China

1 December 2010
Following completion of a feasibility study, the Fibers and Fabrics Division of Chisso and the Consumer Fabrics Division of Fiberweb are to establish a jointly owned spunbond nonwovens manufacturing o
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Forcespinning proves its worth

1 December 2010
Initial results from work at University of Texas-Pan American employing the Forcespinning system to fabricate polymeric nanofibres and metallic nano - wires have been published and prove the many adva
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Ahlstrom to close UK spunlace line

1 December 2010
Following consultations with employees and customers, nonwovens producer Ahlstrom has decided to close its spunlace composite production line number 23 at its UK plant in Chirnside, UK, by the end of
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Disposable elastic absorbent article with retaining enclosures

1 December 2010
An integral elasticized disposable absorbent article, particularly an adult incontinence garment, is disclosed in US Patent 7 604 625 by First Quality Products.
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Messages of confidence and change at Outlook 2010

1 December 2010
The personal care products industry met in September 2010 in Budapest, Hungary, for Outlook 2010 with renewed confidence.
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Polylactide monofilaments for medical applications

1 December 2010
Speaking at the 49th Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress held in September 2010 in Dornbirn, Austria, Barbara Fontana of Italy-based Sider Arc discussed the use of polylactide (PLA) monofilaments for me
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Multilayer dressing for heavily exudating wounds

1 December 2010
A multilayer dressing for use on wounds producing high levels of exudate has been developed by ConvaTec Technologies.
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Ahlstrom to close UK spunlace production line

1 December 2010
Following consultations with employees and customers, nonwovens producer Ahlstrom has decided to close its spunlace composite production line number 23 at its UK plant in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scot
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Making sailing safer, more comfortable

1 December 2010
Inserts that protect the body from impacts are included in the latest range of sailing gear from Manchester, UKbased Henri Lloyd.
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Material for producing a support bandage

1 December 2010
A material for producing a support bandage is described by Lohmann & Rauscher in US Patent 7 750 200.
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Teijin to enter high-performance polyethylene market

1 December 2010
Japan-based Teijin is to enter the high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) market by establishing its first production facility in Emmen, The Netherlands, aiming to start commercial production in the se
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Disposable diapers among finalists for 2011 Visionary Award

1 December 2010
Five consumer products including two disposable diapers have been nominated as finalists for the 2011 Visionary Award.
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Procter & Gamble unveils long-term environmental sustainability vision

1 December 2010
In what could be perhaps the biggest change in the nonwovens sector for many years, Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced that it intends to switch to 100% renewable or recycled materials in al
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Chisso and Fiberweb to establish nonwovens joint venture in China

1 December 2010
Following the completion of a feasibility study, the Fibers and Fabrics Division of Chisso and the Consumer Fabrics Division of Fiberweb are to establish a jointly owned spunbond nonwovens manufacturi
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Energy storage and printed electronics applications

1 December 2010
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) Inc a supplier of single-wall and speciality multi-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs), will introduce its latest inks and materials intended for energy storage and printed
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