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Anti-microbial polyamide carpet yarn

1 March 2005
Radici Group - a worldwide producer of chemicals, plastics, fibres, textiles and auxiliary activities, based in Italy - has introduced a new anti-microbial nylon carpet yarn, polyamide 6, containing M
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...and activewear yarn from Israel

1 March 2005
Nilit Ltd, a supplier of yarns and microfibres, has introduced Sensil Bodyfresh, a yarn that incorporates Milliken's AlphaSan(r) antimicrobial agent in order to combat odour in activewear.
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Flame-resistant copolyester adhesives

1 March 2005
Ems-Griltech has improved the flame-resistant properties of some of its copolyester adhesives.
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James H.Heal launches abrasion tester

1 March 2005
James Heal's Nu-Martindale 864 is an abrasion and pilling tester designed for flexibility and ease of use.
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Latest technologies for textiles aim to give the competitive edge

1 March 2005
In the first part of a conference held at the prestigious Royal Society in London,UK, speakers reported on the very latest technologies being used and developed in the textiles field.Ian Holme reports
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Dow predicts bright future for silicon technologies

1 March 2005
Dow Corning predicts that new high-technology finishing technologies are about to enhance the quality of life beyond stain resistance and wrinkle reduction.
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Schoeller adds natural fibre fabrics to self-cleaning Nanosphere range

1 March 2005
Swiss Company Schoeller is launching the first fabric based on natural fibres treated with its self-cleaning finishing technology NanoSphere(r).
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Europe plans for a future industry based on technical applications

1 March 2005
In the presence of European Union's (EU's) Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik, the European textile and clothing industry, represented by the European Apparel and Textile Organisation (Euratex) laun
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Senior executives invited to debate drivers for growth in polyolefin textiles

1 March 2005
The European Association for Textile Polyolefins (EATP) has announced the dates, venue and theme for its 2005 Executive Seminar.
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Printing for high visibility

1 February 2005
A printing technique capable of producing retroflective fabrics is described in European Patent EP 1 431 449.
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Thermal insulation

1 February 2005
US Patent 6 754 918 is for the design of an insulation system for use in such as sleeping bags.
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Sandwich filter

1 February 2005
US Patent 6 649 547 describes a sandwich laminate filter medium developed by Kimberly-Clark International Inc.
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Tapes with pockets

1 February 2005
An Austrian company has a fabric that, it says, is particularly suitable providing pockets in curtains.
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Fire protection

1 February 2005
A textile designed for use as the outer shell of a firefighter's garment is the focus of International Patent WO 03/016604.
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Uniform webs from blended fibres

1 February 2005
An Israeli inventor,Akiva Pinto of Jerusalem, claims to have invented a better way of forming fibre webs.
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Polyester carpet pile

1 February 2005
In US Patent 6 684 618,DuPont describes polyester carpets with excellent stain-resistance, texture retention and resistance to crushing.
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Warp-knitted shade net

1 February 2005
A warp-knitted fabric intended for use as a shading net is the subject of US Patent 6 745 599.
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Antimicrobial nonwovens

1 February 2005
A method of making antibacterial nonwoven fabrics for use in lightweight healthcare textiles is disclosed in US Patent 6 780 799 by Poly-Med.
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Making weft-knitted blankets

1 February 2005
Harbor Healthcare Inc of Gibbsboro,New Jersey, USA, has patented a system for producing weft-knitted blankets with over-fed loop yarns.
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Polyolefin textile boom in Europe

1 February 2005
A new report by the European Association for Textile Polyolefins (EATP) says that polyolefins (polypropylene and polyethylene) are now the leading polymers used for textiles in Europe.
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