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Polymer Group invests spunmelt at plant in Waynesboro, Virginia, USA

1 July 2010
Polymer group inc (PGI) has started construction and installation of a new spunmelt machine at its plant in Waynesboro, Virginia, USA.
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3M expands protective apparel portfolio with acquisition of UK-based Dailys

1 July 2010
3M has acquired Dailys Ltd, a UK-based supplier of nonwoven disposable protective clothing, primarily chemical protective coveralls for industrial use. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Ahlstrom blames raw material costs for price rises of automotive filtration media

1 July 2010
Ahlstrom is to increase its prices for filter media products for transportation, blaming the continued rise of costs for raw materials.
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Innovation will be centre stage at 49th Dornbirn Man-made Fiber Congress

1 July 2010
The 49TH Dornbirn man-made fibers congress will take place in Austria on 15-17 September 2010.
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Tailored nanomaterial reinforcement produced on commercially viable scales

1 July 2010
The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) in Ohio, USA, has secured a $3 million grant to fund its work on the commercialization of a multifunctional nanomat - erial reinforcement.
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Simplified technology holds promise to make nanotextiles a mainstream product

1 July 2010
Bioengineers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA claim to have developed a practical technology for fabricating nanofibres at production speeds far in excess of current methods.
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Coating and laminating programme

1 July 2010
The full programme for the International Conference on Textile Coating and Laminating (TCL2010) is now available (see page 30).
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US approval for carbon nanotubes from Arkema

1 July 2010
The USA'S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved French company Arkema's Graphistrength multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for commercial sale.
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Radar absorbing electronic fabrics

1 June 2010
Eeonyx Corporation, based in Pinole, California, has announced the development and availability of special engineered electrically conductive fabrics with radar absorbing properties for use in the adv
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High melting point biomass resin

1 June 2010
Japan's Toyobo is embarking on a business alliance with Arkema of France for the production and sale of a new polyamide resin which has a high melting point and is manufactured using biomass materials
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Intrinsiq secures nanoparticle technology

1 June 2010
Intrinsiq Materials (IML) has secured exclusive, worldwide rights on a novel, low temperature route to making nanoparticles.
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Covesion 85% growth with NanoKTN support

1 June 2010
The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) has helped UK company Covesion secure funding and partnerships, enabling it to achieve growth exceeding 85% between 2009 and 2010.
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Bio-PDO expansion

1 June 2010
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products is to increase production of bio-based 1,3 propanediol (Bio-PDO) by 35% with an expansion of its plant in Loudon, Tennessee.
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US licence for Zetix fabrics

1 June 2010
UK company Auxetix has licensed the commercial rights to its Zetix technologies in the blast-mitigation and ballistic-protection markets in North America to Advanced Fabric Technologies of Houston, Te
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Call for nude-colored hospital gowns

1 June 2010
Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin colour could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin colour changes, accordin
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New electret media efficiency

1 June 2010
Hollingsworth & Vose has introduced a new version of its Technostat electret media which exhibits exceptionally low resistance at any given efficiency.
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PBT nanofibres in new filter media

1 June 2010
Hollingsworth & Vose is introducing a version of its Nanoweb media for the automotive air filtration with a high heat resistant version incorporating PBT nanofibres amd with the following benefits
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Artificial leather with stretch

1 June 2010
Japan's KB Seiren has developed a new artificial leather called Glacem ES, which is characterised by advanced stretch properties.
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Improved insulation wrap

1 June 2010
US company Micrex has developed microcreped paper for more effective electrical insulation wrap.
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3D flexible core

1 June 2010
Lantor has launched a new nonwoven-based product for the composites sector called Lancore.
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