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IDEA04 to embrace technical textiles

1 January 2003
The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) has announced that from 2004 its flagship event will be expanded to include technical textiles as well as nonwovens.
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Safety restraint for children with special sensory needs

1 January 2003
Two Texans have invented a safety restraint for children travelling in automobiles. Tana Wade and Lucia Cook Queen disclose their development in US Patent 6 383 130.
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Trevira Bioactive for workwear

1 January 2003
Polyster specialist Trevira is now offering bioactive products in its filament yarn range.
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Polyester for nonwovens

1 January 2003
Toyo Boseki KK has developed hydrophilic polyester supplied as an aqueous dispersion that is intended for making nonwovens.
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Process overcomes problems of high-absorbency materials

1 January 2003
A method for preparing an absorbent article with a reduced likelihood of superabsorbent shifting is described by BASF Corp in US Patent 6 417 425.
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Coloplast extends Hungarian factory

1 January 2003
Denmark-based medical product maker Coloplast is adding another 9500 m2 to its manufacturing facility in Tatabanya, Hungary, where it plans to double the workforce and extend products made there to in
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Energy efficient

1 January 2003
Web Dynamics has secured a major innovation award from the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to enable a consortium of UK companies to develop a revolutionary energy-efficient fab
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Thermoplastics reinforced with unidirectional fibres

1 January 2003
A Swiss company has developed a way to reinforce thermoplastic bands by using pressure impregnation of a fibre strand.
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Flushable fibrous structures

1 January 2003
A flushable fibrous structure for use in absorbent articles such as diapers and incontinence pads has been developed by Procter & Gamble.
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Tyre cord - rayon or polyester?

1 January 2003
Acordis Industrial Fibers in Arnhem, The Netherlands, makes two completely different types of tyre cord: Diolen polyester and Cordenka high-tenacity rayon.
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Method for making diapers containing superabsorbent

1 January 2003
A method for making superabsorbent-containing diapers has been developed by Weyerhaeuser.
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Removal of exudate speeds healing

1 January 2003
A new range of wound dressings is being introduced into key European markets by Coloplast of Humlebaek, Denmark.
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Accurate winding

1 January 2003
A system for simultaneously winding a series of rovings on to a support has been developed in France.
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Playtex considers strategic options including sale

1 January 2003
Tampon manufacturer Playtex Products of Westport, Connecticut, USA, is looking at strategic growth options for the company, including the possible sale of a part or all of the company.
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Lower shrinkage polypropylene

1 January 2003
A US company claims to have found a way to make polypropylene fibres with lower shrinkage.
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Smith & Nephewto acquire Dermagraft

1 January 2003
Medical devices company Smith & Nephew is hoping to acquire Advanced Tissue Sciences' 50% share of the Dermagraft joint venture for $12 million.
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Centerpulse sells Vascutek business to Terumo

1 January 2003
Centerpulse of Zurich, Switzerland, has sold its Vascutek vascular prosthesis business to Japan's Terumo Corp for $170 million.
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Diamond coatings for aramids

1 January 2003
A diamond-like coating (DLC) improves the flexural rigidity of aramid fibres and suppresses their low yielding behaviour, according to US inventors.
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Abrasion and wrinkle resistance

1 January 2003
An abrasion- and wrinkle-resistant finish for fabrics that, its inventor claims, is effectively permanent is the subject of International Patent 01/18304.
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Hydrophilic fibre excels in high-speed processability

1 January 2003
A hydrophilic fibre claimed to excel in high-speed processability has been developed by Chisso.
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