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CNT inks for new printing

1 January 2011
SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) is introducing new carbon nanotube (CNT) inks and materials aimed at energy storage and printed electronics applications.
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Five times around the world in a seatbelt

1 January 2011
Enough woven belting to circle the globe five times - over half a billion metres - will soon be manufactured by Autoliv annually.
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Support for exertion from Fila

1 January 2011
New body toning workout apparel featuring Lycra Sport fabric is being intriduced by sportswear giant Fila.
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Energy Star installation in India

1 January 2011
An advanced textile membrane roofing retrofit by Birdair has been carried out at the 60,000-seat Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, India.
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Carbon fibre fabric for fuel cells

1 January 2011
Toho Tenax has developed a gas diffusion layer (GDL) made of a carbon fibre fabric for use as an electrode component for fuel cells.
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Introducing the Octopus

1 January 2011
Teijin has developed a polyester fibre with a unique, highly modified cross-section with eight projections aligned in a radial pattern around a hollow core.
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Water wicking geotextile secures award

1 January 2011
The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) has awarded this year's IFF Innovation Award to TenCate, for its new Mirafi H2Ri water-wicking geotextile.
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Accelerating commercialisation of car composites

1 January 2011
Tokyo-headquartered Teijin is to build a pilot plant for the ultra-rapid and fully integrated mass production of new carbon fibre thermoplastic composites.
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CMC braided exhaust manifold

1 January 2011
Braiding technology allows complex geometries such as exhaust manifolds to be effortlessly shaped into composite parts which have superior mechanical properties compared to other textile structures.
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World's first fully renewable, biobased PET

1 January 2011
Japan's Toray Industries reports success in producing laboratory-scale samples of the world's first fully renewable biobased PET fibre.
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Kelheim presents Leonardo

1 January 2011
A new viscose speciality fibre is being introduced by Kelheim Fibres.
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FIR for wellbeing

1 January 2011
Emana is a new polyamide 6.6-based yarn which incorporates a patented additive offering thermo-regulation properties and improving blood micro-circulation when in contact with the skin for more than s
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Biofibres in composites poised for massive growth to 2020

1 January 2011
The share of biofibres in the European composites industry could climb from its current 13% to around 28% by 2020, if recent forecasts by Germany's Nova Institute prove accurate.
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Textile membranes provide unobstructed views at Commonwealth Games in New Delhi

1 January 2011
USA-based Birdair has helped to retrofit an advanced textile membrane roof to the 60000-seat Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India.
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EY Technologies learns how to make electronic textiles cheaply

1 January 2011
Highly conductive micro - filaments developed by EY Technologies are poised to usher in the next generation of electronic textiles and wearables.
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Dyneema Diamond improves cutting-edge protection

1 January 2011
Production technology developed by DSM Dyneema enables the manufacture of yarns that deliver significantly increased cut-resistance performance.
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Warp-knitting machine developed to help find cure for diabetes

1 January 2011
An Italian company has developed a warp-knitting machine with an electronic double needlebar especially for use in a regional government-funded biomedical textiles project.
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Outlast introduces a temperature-regulating polyester fibre

1 January 2011
Outlast Technologies has introduced a polyester version of its temperature-regulating fibre, describing this as a world's first.
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NanoHorizons and partner to launch SmartSilver antimicrobials in India

1 January 2011
NanoHorizons inc is to sell its SmartSilver anti microbial products in India with the aid of its partner Indorama Polyester Industries (IPI) Ltd of Thailand.
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Acquisition of Molnlycke completed

1 January 2011
Following approval by the relevant competition authorities, Investor's acquisition of additional shares in Molnlycke Health Care Group, which was first announced in August 2010, has been completed.
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