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Hydroenhancement of fabrics

1 March 2003
Textile Enhancements International Inc has developed a technique that it claims improve the appearance, cover and physical properties of woven fabrics.
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Tencel wins fight over lyocell patent

1 March 2003
Tencel Ltd has won its fight to defend its technology relating to the manufacture of its Tencel(r) brand lyocell fibre.
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Chairman for medical device institute

1 March 2003
Willie Printie, Operations Director of Ethicon, has been elected as first Chairman of Medical Devices in Scotland (MDIS), which aims to create a medical device institute at Strathclyde Medipark in Bel
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Partners to spin man-made spider silk for medical textiles

1 March 2003
Nexia Biotechnologies Inc of Canada has extended its collaboration agreement with UK-based Acordis Speciality Fibres.
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Why exhibiting is an essential part of the marketing mix

1 March 2003
Marketing Manager at Acordis Speciality Fibres, Dr Cynara Livera, explores the benefits of exhibiting and explains how including exhibitions in the mix can achieve a wide range of objectives, from gen
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Shelter material safe from chemical and biological weapons

1 March 2003
A UK-based developer of a material for shelters claims its product is resistant to chemical and biological warfare agents.
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Growing North American market for nonwoven filter media

1 March 2003
The North American market for nonwoven filter media is expected to reach $725 million by 2007, according to the latest report from Business Communications of Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
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Software for embroiderers

1 March 2003
Melco Embroidery Systems of Denver, Colorado, has upgraded its software for embroiderers in the USA.
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Certification for silver-based anti-microbial compound

1 March 2003
The Oeko-tex 100 certification of product safety has been awarded to Milliken Chemicals for its antimicrobial compound AlphaSan, which is a silver-based inorganic additive.
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Nanotechnology used to help keep feet healthy and free from odours

1 March 2003
Nano-scale particles of silver contained in socks are able to prevent bacterial and fungal problems of the feet, according to JR Nanotech plc.
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Stabilizing land

1 March 2003
Huesker Synthetic GmbH & Co has invented a way to quickly and reliably reinforce subsoil.
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Polylactide acid commercialized

1 March 2003
Cargill Dow has branded its polylactide (PLA) fibre as Ingeo. At the recent Heimtextil the fibre, formerly known as NatureWorks, was evident in a number of bedding products.
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Membranes for waste treatment

1 March 2003
W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH has invented a cover to assist in the aerobic treatment of biodegradable waste.
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Klopman fabric for Red Cross

1 March 2003
Workwear specialist Klopman International has developed a protective fabric for use in garments worn by the Italian Red Cross and related voluntary organizations.
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Multilayered, high-density composite for absorbent core

1 March 2003
A multilayered composite for use in an absorbent core of a disposable hygiene product has been developed by Buckeye Technologies.
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Safer seat belts

1 March 2003
Honeywell International has revealed a load-limiting yarn that, it claims, is particularly suitable for use in automobile safety belts.
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Picanol acquires reed manufacturer Lhenry for Global Textil Partner

1 March 2003
Picanol Group has acquired the French manufacturer of reeds for looms, Lhenry.
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Gore extends Rastex range of fibres for filtration applications

1 March 2003
W. L. Gore and Associates has extended its range of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) products for dry filtration uses.
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Executive seminar will discuss polyolefin markets

1 March 2003
The European Association For Textile Polyolefins (EATP), will hold its annual Executive Seminar in Barcelona, Spain, on 19-20 May 2003, taking as its theme New Markets, New Opportunities in Polyolefin
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Geomembranes make contaminated site suitable for building

1 March 2003
When the Austrian firm Nordlam GmbH proposed to build a new factory on the former site of a gas factory in Magdeburg-Rothensee in Germany, geologists suspected a huge gas build-up resulting from decad
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