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Avgol to expand US nonwoven hygiene fabrics facility

1 April 2011
Israel-based Avgol Nonwoven Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of nonwoven fabrics for baby diapers and hygiene products, is reported to be investing US$35 million to expand its facility in Mocks
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Easy-to-change disposable article

1 April 2011
Disposable absorbent articles, such as diapers and training pants, designed to facilitate an easy, intuitive change process have been developed by Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Dressings comprise oxidized cellulose and human recombinant collagen

1 April 2011
A wound dressing composition comprising a human recombinant collagen and an oxidized cellulose has been developed by Ethicon.
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Spunbond price hike

1 April 2011
Johns Manville Europe says it has been forced to increase prices for its polyester spunbond nonwovens. Prices will increase from 1 June 2011.
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Production of carbon fibre precursor for SGL and BMW starts on time

1 April 2011
MRC SGL Precursor Co Ltd - a joint venture between Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd and SGL Group - says it has successfully started production of precursor materials for carbon fibres at a new plant in Otake,
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Softer polypropylene nonwovens

1 April 2011
Dow Chemical Co of Midland, Michigan, USA, has added a family of polypropylene (PP) resins (called Dow Soft Touch) to its portfolio that the company says it has developed for the production of single-
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Greenfields selects Unisport as its partner for the Scandanavian market

1 April 2011
With the aim of supplying its synthetic turf systems to the Scandinavian market, GreenFields bv of Genemuiden, The Netherlands, has chosen Unisport Scandinavia AB of Landskrona, Sweden, as its partner
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High tensile strength and high opacity polypropylene nonwovens

1 April 2011
Staple Polypropylene (PP) fibres that have a trilobal crosssection and bond when heated are now available to the manufacturers of fabrics for hygiene applications.
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Rieter to split

1 April 2011
Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Rieter Holding Ltd, held on 13 April 2011, have approved all the proposals by the Board of Directors, including a split of the Rieter Group into separate
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Trade fair and symposium for technical textiles and composites in transportation

1 April 2011
Germany's Textile Industry continues to play a leading role in the world market. Moreover, approximately 40% of textiles manufactured in the country are technical textiles.
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Euratex and IAF support Texprocess

1 March 2011
The European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex) and the International Apparel Federation (IAF) have announced their support for Texprocess, the new show for processing textiles and flexible m
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Allergy approval for Wellman's Sensifil

1 March 2011
Wellman International's Sensifil brand of recycled polyester fibres has received third party approval as being asthma and allergy friendly from international certification body Allergy Standards Limit
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Hot Dog adds effective heat for hospitals

1 March 2011
The Hot Dog blanket produced by Augustine Biomedical is powered by Eeonyx EeonTex conductive smart fabrics.
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Nanotubes could bring renewable touchscreens

1 March 2011
At the forthcoming Nanotech 2011 show in Tokyo in February, new touchscreens made from low-priced recycled PET with a thin film coating of carbon nanotubes and electrically conducting polymers will be
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New piezoresistive EeonTex fabrics

1 March 2011
Eeonyx Corporation has announced the development and availability of specially engineered conductive fabrics with pressure sensing (piezoresistive) properties.
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Zoll expanding sales of LifeVest

1 March 2011
In its financial first quarter 2011 results (for the period October-December 2010), Zoll Corporation, headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA, reports that revenues for its LifeVest increased
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Soft sensor with wrist-worn pulse oximeter

1 March 2011
An exclusive new 'soft sensor' for improved patient comfort during long-term use comes as standard on the WristOx2 Model 3150 wrist-worn pulse oximeter which is being introduced by Nonin Medical in th
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Mobile health showcase in Las Vegas

1 March 2011
The Continua Health Alliance and its member companies Intel, Trac, Andago, Bluegiga, Texas Instruments and ZyXEL demonstrated a range of personal connected health solutions at the 2011 Consumer Electr
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Extra depth for cargo salvage with Dyneema

1 March 2011
A salvage operation on a ship wreck 3,200 metres below the surface of the South Atlantic has been successfully carried with lightweight ropes made with Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
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Design Plus in Frankfurt

1 March 2011
At the forthcoming Material Vision show, Messe Frankfurt and the German Design Council will present the Design Plus Award for special materials and products distinguished by innovative processing tech
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