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Derma Sciences acquires stake in Comvita to support Medihoney

1 October 2013
Medical devices and pharmaceuticals company Derma Sciences has announced a US$7.0-million strategic investment in Comvita, a natural health and beauty products company based in New Zealand, with the p
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Absorbent article having an olfactory wetness signal

1 October 2013
Absorbent articles incorporating a wetness sensor for indicating the presence of a body fluid are disclosed in US Patent 8 497 409 by Kimberly-Clark.
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Ahlstrom introduces soft fabric for surgical apparel

1 October 2013
Ahlstrom has introduced Ahlstrom TenderGuard, a new soft spunbond-meltblown-spunbond (SMS) fabric for surgical gowns and drapes.
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Insight on nonwovens and hygiene

1 October 2013
The 35th annual Insight conference will be held in St Petersburg, Florida, USA, on 13-17 October 2013.
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Skin dressing accelerates healing

1 October 2013
A biodegradable wound dressing developed by researchers at the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute of Taichung City, Taiwan, is designed to cover a skin wound to accelerate wound healing and preven
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Trioplast expands US production capacities for high-tech laminates

1 October 2013
The Trioplast Group's Hygiene & Medical Division has expanded its production capacities in the USA with the completion of an advanced production line.
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Supacore launches clothing range

1 October 2013
After six years of research and development (R&D), Australian company Supacore has launched a new range of compression clothing aimed at assisting athletes to recover from an injury.
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Carbon fibre nonwovens and stretch-broken yarns from SGL

1 October 2013
SGL of wiesbaden, Germany, introduced two carbon-fibre based materials, a nonwoven made from recycled material and a stretch-broken yarn, at the Composites Europe exhibition, held in Stuttgart, German
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Composites Evolution launches range of jute reinforcements

1 October 2013
A UK company has launched a range of jute fabrics as cheap reinforcements for composites.
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Flax fibre creates good quality of sound for high-fidelity speaker

1 October 2013
A french manufacturer of high-fidelity speakers has developed a cone that exploits the properties of flax fibre to create a good sound.
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Groz-Beckert designs felting needle with a small cross-section

1 October 2013
Groz-Beckert has introduced a felting needle called EcoStar that the company from Albstadt, Germany, has designed to have a long service life and consume a low amount of energy in use.
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Nonwoven offers comfort and protection to surgical staff

1 October 2013
Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland, has introduced a spunbond- meltblown-spunbond (SMS) fabric for surgical gowns.
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Toray Industries agrees to buy Zoltek for US$584 million

1 October 2013
Toray industries of Tokyo, Japan, has agreed to buy carbon fibre manufacturer, St Louis, Missouri, USA-based Zoltek.
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Spread-tow carbon fabrics for lightweight, cheap reinforcement

1 October 2013
A French company unveiled its latest range of carbon reinforcements during the China Composites Expo, held in Beijing on 11-13 September 2013.
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Bio-based polyamide staple fibre

1 October 2013
A polyamide (PA) 6.10 staple fibre made substantially from bio-based raw materials has been introduced by the RadiciGroup of Gandino, Italy.
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Continuous web lamination

1 October 2013
Starlinger of Vienna, Austria, says it will show its latest machine for continuous web lamination, demonstrating it live for the first time, at the K2013 exhibition to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany,
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Wide-width fabric for making bellows

1 October 2013
A polyurethane (PU) fabric that is free from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and is coated using an aqueous process is now available for making industrial bellows.
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US Army to assess TenCate's anti-blast technology

1 October 2013
TenCate Advanced Armor of Newark, Ohio, USA, says it has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) that w
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Lightweight anti-ballistic inserts

1 October 2013
TenCate Advanced Armour claims its latest antiballistic inserts have the lightest weight of any capable of protecting the wearer from one of the most common gun threats in the world, the mild steel-co
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Simple coating allows gloves to operate touchscreens

1 October 2013
A formulation that can be applied to a glove to allow the wearer to operate touchscreen devices has won recognition by the US Department of Defense (DoD).
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