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Hollingsworth & Vose forms joint venture with Nath Group to manufacture in India

1 February 2011

Hollingsworth & Vose Co, a USA-based specialist in filter media, has formed a joint venture with Nath Group and plans to establish a manufacturing capability in India.

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India's road agencies look to latest geotextiles and technologies

1 February 2011
With a total of more than US$150 billion (Rs6750 billion) investment in just two of India's ambitious road development programmes, the potential in the country for manufacturers of geotextiles is imme
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Sports--a niche market with high added value and wide scope

1 February 2011
An Interactive Workshop on Sports Textiles held in Mumbai helped to highlight some of the key issues that affect this market in India.
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Whole supply chain will be on show at Techtextil North America

1 February 2011
The eighth edition of Techtextil North America, the second held on the West Coast, takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 15-17 March.
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Breakthrough coating technologies driving markets worldwide

1 February 2011
During the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating 2010, held in Cannes, France 4-5 November, Editor Nick Butler learned about the technologies the industry believes will drive its
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JEC Composites spreads its wings to cover the whole world

1 February 2011
The synergy between textiles and composites is always evident at the annual JEC Composites show in Paris, France, and the announcement that the new American version of the show is to be co-located wit
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Can carbon really replace steel and natural fibre replace glass?

1 February 2011
Many companies and organizations in the automotive industry are now working feverishly to replace traditional materials with composites, reports Adrian Wilson.
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Growing with its market--Index 11 to present latest nonwovens

1 February 2011
A record-breaking Index 11, which takes place in Geneva, Switzerland 12-15 April, will showcase the diversity of nonwoven fabrics for a wide range of uses, in addition to the many advances in technolo
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Revealing how innovation runs through the whole supply chain

1 February 2011
By combining Techtextil with Avantex, and co-locating the resulting exhibition with Material Vision and a new show, Texprocess, Messe Frankfurt aims to create a complete platform for the most innovati
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Ambition and belief help pay dividends for Supreme Nonwovens

1 February 2011
A wide range of technologies, manufacturing facilities across India, a commitment to research and its staff, foresight and novel business models combine to create success for Supreme Nonwovens, accord
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Demands from consumers help bring functionality to the fore

1 February 2011
An international seminar, Innovation in Textiles and Demanding Consumerism, in Mumbai, India, threw light on the functional and technical values of clothing, highlighting some emerging innovations, ac
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India's increasing awareness fuels growth for protective textiles

1 February 2011
Protective textiles were the subject of a seminar held in southern India, where delegates learned of the great potential for growth in this market and of the actions being taken by the country's gover
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Concern for the environment continues to drive innovation

1 February 2011
Techtextil continues to be a home for innovation in the industry and, as this selection by the Editor of highlights from the exhibitors' plans shows, the desire to protect the environment continues to
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Machinery builders to reveal latest developments at Techtextil

1 February 2011
Machinery builders continue to develop products designed specifically for the manufacture of technical textiles and, despite the imminence of ITMA 2011, many will use Techtextil to reveal some of thei
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From sportswear to car seats with Karl Mayer's raschel machines

1 February 2011
At Techtextil, Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH from Obertshausen, Germany will exhibit two novel technologies for its raschel machines, which it says are capable of producing a large variety of
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Making up and processing technical textiles and flexible materials

1 February 2011
Co-located with Techtextil to encourage those involved in the making up of technical textiles to join their counterparts in conventional apparel, Texprocess will have plenty of interesting exhibits.
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The carbon fibre conundrum--where will it all come from?

1 February 2011
In our February 2011 issuei, Adrian Wilson drew attention to the push to replace steel with carbon fibre-based composites in the automotive sector.
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Late-comer India now starts to show its appetite for nonwovens

1 February 2011
In the production of nonwovens, India lags behind other emerging economies, but the local industry, aided by the government, is determined to catch up.
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Nonwovens showcase from the biggest and the best at ITMA 2011

1 February 2011
While many builders of nonwovens equipment - notably those dealing in spunmelt technology - consider themselves far removed from conventional textiles, ITMA always reveals plenty of innovation for sta
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Outdoor performance apparel attracts innovation in the USA

1 February 2011
John W. McCurry reviews US developments concerning textile-based products for performance apparel.
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