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Johns Manville invests $100 million in glass fibre production in Slovakia

1 July 2003
Johns Manville has revealed plans to enlarge its production capacities with an investment of about $100 million in a glass fibre operation at its location in Trnava, Slovakia.
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Tencel increases lyocell capacity

1 July 2003
Tencel has announced that the additional lyocell production capacity at its SL2 plant in Mobile, Alabama, USA is now operational ahead of schedule.
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EDANA Secretary General joins DuPont Medical Fabrics

1 July 2003
Paul Dewingaerden, Secretary General of the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA), will join DuPont in the third quarter of 2003 as Business Manager, DuPont Medical Fabrics - Europe,
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Method for continuously manufacturing single-use drapes

1 July 2003
A method for the continuous manufacture of single-use drapes or compresses is outlined by Laboratoire Hydrex in US Patent 6 520 184.
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DyStar adds ten acid dye inks for piezo printing

1 July 2003
Germany's Dystar has introduced ten acid dye inks for the piezo printing of textiles.
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Biocompatible oral bandage adheres to moist tissue

1 July 2003
Biocompatible adhesive protective dressings for use on moist tissues, such as gingival tissue in the mouth, have been developed by a researcher from Westport, Connecticut, USA.
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Converting thick webs to contoured materials

1 July 2003
A US company has invented a system for converting a thick web of nonwoven fabric into a contoured material.
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Controlling stretch in knitted nets

1 July 2003
Israeli inventors have developed a type of knitted netting for use in baling agricultural products and securing cargo.
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How to turn technical innovation into commercial success

1 July 2003
Commercial Director at Acordis Speciality Fibres, Jim Edmonds, offers his insight into creating commercial success from technical innovation.
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Improved method of binding superabsorbent polymers to fibres

1 July 2003
In US Patent 6 521 087, Weyerhaeuser discloses polymeric and non-polymeric binders for binding particles, such as superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) and antimicrobials, to fibres used in hygiene products
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Californian diaper tax plan dropped but recycling project continues

1 July 2003
A politician in California, USA, has withdrawn a proposed diaper-tax bill after critics claimed it solely benefited the diaper recycling company that contributed to the campaign.
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Absorbent products incorporate adhesive-wrapped elastic strands

1 July 2003
An elastic strand around which is wrapped a continuous filament of adhesive has been developed by Kimberly-Clark.
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Mogul add polyester to its range

1 July 2003
Mogul has begun production of a polyester spunbond nonwovens under the name of Mopet.
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Buoyant fibre makes floating fabric for children's bathing costumes

1 July 2003
Under the Plouf brand, Greystone SA of Caros, France, is marketing a floating bathing costume. This has been made possible thanks to Eliotex, a fibre with exceptional flotation properties.
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Zimmer in hostile bid for Centerpulse

1 July 2003
US orthopaedics company Zimmer has launched a US$3.2 billion bid for the Swiss-based Centerpulse, challenging Smith & Nephew's earlier offer of US$2.3 billion.
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Antimicrobial agent

1 July 2003
Sanitized AG of Burgdorf, Switzerland - one of the world's leading providers of anti-microbial products for 50 years - has launched a new additive for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyurethane (PU).
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Improved drive system for braiding machines

1 July 2003
US Patent 6 453 789 discloses an improved drive system for braiding machines.
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Initiatives for growth

1 July 2003
International Newsletters is preparing a major new report - Medical and Hygiene Textiles: Initiatives for Growth.
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Pile needlepunch for automobiles

1 July 2003
A Spanish company has developed a kind of needlepunched fabric that it believes will be suitable for automobile carpet, and for lining the trunk or boot and wheel arches of vehicles.
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Second Outlook hygiene conference

1 July 2003
EDANA, the European trade association for the nonwovens and hygiene products industries, has announced the programme for Outlook 2003, the second hygiene conference to be held in Monaco from 8-10 Octo
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