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Odour control with activated carbon

1 July 2007
At the Techtextil trade fair held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in June 2007, UK-based Charcoal Cloth International launched a high-performance activated carbon cloth filter medium with medical appli
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Smith & Nephew enters negative pressure wound therapy market

1 July 2007
The Advanced Wound Management business of medical technology group Smith & Nephew is to acquire BlueSky Medical Group, a privately-held company headquartered in Carlsbad, California, USA, from its
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3M broadens infection prevention platform in South America

1 July 2007
3M has acquired substantially all of the assets of Articulos de Papel DMS Chile, a Santiago, Chilebased manufacturer of disposable surgical packs, drapes, gowns and kits.
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Polymer Group closes German plant

1 July 2007
Nonwovens producer Polymer Group has announced it will consolidate operations of one of its European plants to lower its fixed costs and improve overall profitability.
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Lenzing increases its share in Indonesian concern

1 July 2007
As of 20 June 2007, Lenzing has increased its share in the Indonesian subsidiary PT South Pacific Viscose (SPV) from 41.98% to 85.79%, describing the deal as a logical step in the Group's strategy of
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Durable wetting characteristic for polyester

1 July 2007
A method for imparting durable wetting characteristics to polyester fibres or filaments, and so to knitted, woven or nonwovens fabrics has been discovered by Switzerland's Ciba Specialty Chemicals.
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Tubular spacer fabrics for orthopaedic products

1 July 2007
Weft-knitted tubular spacer fabric are disclosed in International Patent WO 2006/015599, which says the textiles are suitable for use in orthopaedic products.
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Nonwoven mattress cover to meet Californian standards

1 July 2007
A fireproof nonwoven cover for spring mattresses is the subject of European Patent EP 1 780 322.
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Composite yarn offers more comfortable cut-resistance

1 July 2007
Japan's Showa Glove Co has invented a composite yarn intended for cut-resistant applications such as protective fabrics, clothes, aprons and gloves.
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Coated fabric is reinforced and flexible

1 July 2007
Naizil SpA of Campodarsego, Italy, says it has developed a coated fabric for applications such as truck coverings and canopies, and tensile and tent structures.
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Ink-printed web with rub-off resistance

1 July 2007
US Patent 7 205 041 discloses methods of printing nonwoven substrates with inks that subsequently are difficult to rub off.
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Stronger stretch-broken yarns

1 July 2007
A stretch-breaking process for continuously making strong spun yarns is the subject of International Patent WO 2006/020404.
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Polyelectrolytic complexes provide durability to added-value

1 July 2007
NanoTex LLC of Oakland, California, USA, has patented a way to impart a performance enhancing property to a fabric that is claimed to be durable enough to withstand many (25 or more) domestic launderi
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QinetiQ invests in stitching robot for composite dry fibre preforms

1 July 2007
QinetiQ has installed a three-dimensional (3D) stitching robot that can make dry fibre preforms in the shape of a desired component that is ready for infusion by a liquid resin to make a composite par
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Coatema opens new head office with expanded facilities

1 July 2007
On 31 May 2007, the new and extended head office of Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH was inaugurated in Dormagen, Germany.
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Taiwanese investment in China for hydroentangled nonwovens

1 July 2007
Taiwanese nonwovens producer Nan Liu Enterprise Co Ltd has invested in a new hydroentanglement (spunlace) line, claimed to be the widest ever to be installed in Asia.
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Hexion Specialty agrees to acquire Huntsman for $10.6 billion

1 July 2007
Hexion Specialty chemicals announced on 12 July the signing of a definitive agreement to buy Huntsman Corp in an all-cash transaction valuing the acquisition at approximately $10.6 billion, including
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Freudenberg and Tel Rad Cuyo to form joint venture in Argentina

1 July 2007
Tel rad cuyo SA (TRC) and Freudenberg Telas Sin Tejer SA, both located in Argentina, have announced the launch of a new joint venture company called Bicomfiber SA.
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Daikin and Dow Corning collaborate to improve fabric protection

1 July 2007
Japan's Daikin and Dow Corning Corp of the USA have jointly developed a product for fabric protection.
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Polymer Group Inc teams with Hanes Industries to supply flame-retardant fabrics for mattresses

1 July 2007
Following the introduction of new federal bed safety standards, which came into effect 1 July 2007, Polymer Group Inc (PGI) is to expand US sales of flame retardant (FR) fabrics that it says will help
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