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Heart-sensing sports bra launched on US market

1 February 2006
US-based developer of innovative fabrics and textile systems Textronics has introduced a heart-sensing sports bra called NuMetrex.
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Braiding airship envelopes

1 February 2006
A braiding technique capable of making the envelope of an airship as a single component is the claim being made by Japanese machinery builder Murata.
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Soil-resisting treatment

1 February 2006
A treatment to make carpets more soil repellent is described in International Patent WO 2004/011713.
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Filters to make cigarettes safer

1 February 2006
A continuous process for combining fine, adsorbent particles with shaped microfibres leads to the creation of media suitable for a range of applications including cigarette filters.
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Soft magnetic alloy for recording security information

1 February 2006
A fibre made from a soft magnetic alloy, a method of making the fibre and an article made from the fibres for recording information are the subjects of US Patent 6 869 700.
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Surpressing odours

1 February 2006
A system for making sprays or detergents containing active ingredients for the suppression of odours is the subject of US Patent 6 893 632.
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Perspective camouflage

1 February 2006
A novel concept in creating camouflage patterns has been proposed in US Patent 6 682 879.
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Protection from stabbing attacks

1 February 2006
Twaron Products VOF of Arnhem,The Netherlands, has developed a garment to protect the wearer from stabbing attacks.
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Protective gloves

1 February 2006
Wells Lamont Industry Group of Niles, Illinois, USA, has recently developed a new cut-resistant fabric, particularly for protective gloves.
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Dip-coated insect screening

1 February 2006
A knitted screen cloth for use as insect screening is disclosed in US Patent 6 852 360.
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Softer hydroentangled fabrics

1 February 2006
Sweden's SCA Hygiene Products AB claims to have found a better way to add softening and/or debonding agents to hydroentangled fabrics.
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Aramid derivative has huge potential for tyres

1 February 2006
Teijin twaron has launched a novel rubber compound ingredient, Sulfron(r) 3000, which is a derivative of its para-aramid fibre Twaron(r).
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Asahi Kasei buys Dorlastan elastane fibres business from Lanxess

1 February 2006
On 1 march 2006, Asahi Kasei Fibers (AKF) Corp announced it had finalized its purchase of the Dorlastan(r) elastane (spandex) business from Lanxess.
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Industry's future debated--Techtextil Symposium North America

1 February 2006
Editor Nick Butler takes a look at the plans for the Techtextil Symposium NorthAmerica,to be held concurrently with the exhibition at the Cobb Galleria, Atlanta,Georgia, USA,28-30 March 2006.
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Ciba agrees to sell Textile Efffects business to Huntsman Corp

1 February 2006
Ciba specialty chemicals has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Textile Effects business to Huntsman Corp for a consideration of CHF332 million (about US$255 million), in cash and assumed
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Acquisitions and investments come thick and fast for Ahlstrom

1 February 2006
Ahlstrom has made three acquisitions and announced plans to invest in two of its plants in the space of just a few weeks around the end of 2005 and the start of 2006.
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Lenzing and Zimmer settle their differences over lyocell technology

1 February 2006
With the stated aim of developing the technology, as well as bringing to an end their long-running dispute, Lenzing and ZimmerAG have concluded a licensing agreement concerning lyocell fibres.
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Stab and ballistic protection technologies combined in vest

1 February 2006
Vests that protect their wearers against the twin threats of bullets and knives were displayed for the first time at the Milipol exhibition in Paris at the end of last year.
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Focusing on innovation--Techtextil North America is back

1 February 2006
John W.McCurry previews the fourth edition of the North American version of Techtextil,in Atlanta,Georgia,USA,from 28-30 March,where organizer Messe Frankfurt expects to play host to around 300 exhibi
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Need to innovate is key theme at latest How to Enter event

1 February 2006
Editor Nick Butler reports from Ghent,Belgium,on the third symposium - held on 17-18 November 2005 - in a series offering practical help and advice to companies wishing to enter or expand into new mar
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