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Authorities issue approval for Saurer's acquisition of Fehrer

1 September 2005
The Cartel Authorities have approved Saurer's takeover of the Austrian company Fehrer AG in Linz.
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Europe announces more details of plans for future of industry

1 September 2005
Following The Launch of the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing in December 2004, Europe's textile and clothing industry and research community during the first half o
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Itema to reorganize business

1 September 2005
Italian Industrial Group Itema has begun a radical reorganization of its different business areas.
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Synthetic surfaces--once more the first choice for athletes

1 September 2005
It's almost 40 years since the world's first artificial sports pitch, Astroturf, was installed in the Houston Astrodome and making headline news.But the technology wasn't ready and demand dropped in t
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Diolen to increase capacity for polyester tyre yarns in Emmen

1 September 2005
Diolen Industrial Fibers has announced an investment in a new spinning line to further increase capacity for the recently introduced one-step polyester tyre yarns, at the company's facility in Emmen,T
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Expanding materials and applications: exploiting auxetic textiles

1 September 2005
Auxetics are extraordinary materials that become fatter when stretched and thinner when compressed.
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Swiss machinery builders prepare latest technology for Asia

1 September 2005
Switzerland's textile machinery giants are planning a host of innovations for technical textiles producers visiting the forthcoming ITMA Asia exhibition.
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Highlight on Picanol stand to be latest airjet--OMNIplus 800

1 September 2005
Picanol will be present at ITMA Asia where it will show six weaving machines including its latest-- the airjet loom OMNIplus 800.
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Comfort management and performance for safety clothing

1 September 2005
Survival 2005,a one-day conference held in Leeds,UK,focused on novel ideas to improve both comfort and safety,the understanding of comfort,and the need to consider complete clothing systems,reports Ia
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Asian companies at Techtextil look to collaborate with the West

1 September 2005
Our new Asian correspondent Vicky Sung spoke to exhibitors from that region at Techtextil/Avantex:she found general satisfaction with the show,improving standards for Asian products and a desire to co
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Report investigates markets and technologies for smart textiles

1 September 2005
International Newsletters Ltd has published a market survey that aims to establish the true status of smart textile technologies, to describe current and future markets for products using these techno
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Egyptian conference selects its technical textile highlights

1 September 2005
Modified polypropylene fibres,stabilization and reinforcement of soil,novel uses of waste,protection from ultraviolet radiation,and automotive interiors were all debated at the 2nd International Texti
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Erhardt + Leimer to display several novelties at Asian machinery exhibition

1 September 2005
Erhardt + Leimer will focus on four highlights on its stand in Singapore in October:
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Easy-care cellulosics

1 September 2005
A Chinese company has patented a process to render cotton fabric resistant to creasing and shrinking despite repeated laundering.
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Clarification:Compression bandage

1 September 2005
The compression bandage disclosed in US Patent 6 860 865 and described on page 7 of the August 2005 edition of Medical Textiles was developed by Lohmann & Rauscher GmbH & Co KG of Neuwied,Germ
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Triple-layered vascular graft

1 September 2005
A tubular vascular prosthesis with a complex, triple-layered woven structure is outlined by Latvian researchers in US Patent 6 863 696.
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Absorbent article comprising chitosan material

1 September 2005
Breathable absorbent articles that include chitosan material have been developed by Procter & Gamble.
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Disposable waste containment garment for use as a swimsuit

1 September 2005
A disposable waste containment garment that can be used as a swimsuit is described in US Patent 6 863 665 by Kimberly-Clark.
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Boston Scientific recalls Hemashield Vantage peripheral vascular grafts

1 September 2005
Boston Scientific of Natick Massachusetts, USA, has voluntarily recalled worldwide all Hemashield Vantage vascular grafts, which are used in peripheral procedures.
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Synthetic bypass graft

1 September 2005
US researchers have developed a new way to synthesize small-diameter arterial grafts from material made of polyester and collagen, which are electro-spun into a mesh of ultra-fine fibres.
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