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Shakespeare's process makes thermoplastic yarns more durable

1 October 2004
Shakespeare Co says its latest innovation is a highly durable monofilament produced using a patented process that alters the surface properties of semi-crystalline polymers (IsoTuffTM).
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Diaphanous hydroentangled fabric

1 October 2004
Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has developed what it claims is an extremely lightweight nonwoven with an abrasive surface and high absorbency.
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Smart textiles and new technologies

1 October 2004
A two-day meeting, New Technologies and Smart Textiles for Industry and Fashion, is being held in London, UK, 1-2 December 2004.
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Hydroentangled composite fabric with high pulp content

1 October 2004
A hydroentangled nonwoven composite fabric containing pulp fibre that can be used as a fluid distribution layer and/or absorbent component of an absorbent personal care product has been developed by K
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Procter & Gamble boosts sales and profits in current financial year

1 October 2004
Good business in most segments gave US consumer goods group Procter & Gamble a 44% rise in profits to US$1.37 billion in the fourth quarter of its current operating period.
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Gel forms basis of coated and laminated protection for military

1 October 2004
The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has granted Stedfast Inc of Granby, Quebec, Canada, an exclusive worldwide licence under a International patent application to commercially produce and market coated
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Sizing improves fibre glass for PPG

1 October 2004
Customer Evaluations are under way for Innofiber DCS fibre glass from PPG Industries, which claims its product is designed to improve the quality and processing efficiency, particularly for screen man
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Nip-twisting polylactic acid fibres

1 October 2004
Japan's Murata Kikai KK has developed a variant in false-twist texturizing that it claims can be used with polylactic acid (PLA) fibres.
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Medical products from the Czech Republic

1 October 2004
A diverse range of medical products is being made under the name Metea by Vyzkumny ustav pletarsky (VUP) of Brno, Czech Republic.
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Three-dimensional reinforcements

1 October 2004
Production of three-dimensional fabrics to serve as reinforcements in preforms is the subject of International Patent 02/103098.
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Filter tubes made continuously

1 October 2004
Continuous production of tubular nonwoven filter fabrics is possible using a method developed by Total Filter Technology Inc of North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Anti-insect screen

1 October 2004
Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics Canada Ltd has developed a polymer-coated knitted fabric that it believes has potential as insect screening.
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Fast, accurate testing of water permeability offered

1 October 2004
A UK Company is offering a testing service for vapour permeability.
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Orthopaedics appointments at Smith & Nephew

1 October 2004
Smith & Nephew's Orthopaedics Division has appointed Ken Woody as Senior Vice President of Global Sales.
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Primary backing

1 October 2004
Inventor Ian D. Walters of Ammanford, UK, has developed a novel type of tufted pile material, according to US Patent 6 723 413.
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Soaring oil prices blamed for hikes in nylon airbag yarns

1 October 2004
Polyamide High Performance has increased the price of its polyamide 66 airbag yarns (Enka(r) Nylon) by 11%, effective 1 October, blaming sustained increases in the cost of raw materials.
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DuPont opens advanced composite nonwovens facility

1 October 2004
DuPont has opened a new US$130 million facility at its Old Hickory, Tennessee, USA, site to produce medical nonwoven fabrics made from its new composite technology.
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BWF's electrically conductive filter media offers continuous use at 125degC

1 October 2004
BWF Envirotec has introduced an electrically conductive filter media for continuous applications at 125degC (with a peak use of 140degC).
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Rhodia ups prices for polyamide 6 and 66 resins, compounds

1 October 2004
Rhodia Polyamide has hiked the price of its polyamide 66 (PA 66) base resins and PA 6 and PA 66 compounds (Technyl(r)) in Europe by Euro200 a tonne, effective 13 September.
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Polymer Group to install new spunbond line in Colombia

1 October 2004
Polymer Group (PGI) is to more than double the spunbond fabric capacity of its Bonlam Andina facility in Cali, Colombia, to meet growing demand for its products in Latin America, where the company hol
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