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November 2013

A method of manufacturing a compression garment is disclosed by Under Armour in US Patent 8 548 622.
An absorbent article that retains its desired shape and maintains its flexibility has been developed by Unicharm of Tokyo, Japan.
A Europe-wide project involving major nonwovens companies and research institutes could drastically increase the recovery chances of burns sufferers, especially children.
PurThread's fibre production has achieved Bluesign system partner status.
Polymer Group Inc (PGI) of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, has offered about GBP182.5 million (around U$292.5 million) to buy the shares of Fiberweb of London, UK, in a deal that would see two of the
Three of the industry's most important exhibitions in North America are to co-locate from next year.
Teijin Ltd is now making a range of carbon fibrereinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs) called Sereebo, which the Tokyo, Japan-based company says it has developed for rapid processing of components and for
KraussMaffei of Munich, Germany, has demonstrated the real-time mass-production of an automobile's composite roof panel during the K 2013 exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany (16-23 October 2013).
BASF has developed a version of its partially bio-based polyamide (PA) 6.10 suitable for making monofilaments.

A finish that gives textiles a high degree of water-repellence and is fluorine-free was exhibited for the first time at the IFAI Expo in Orlando, Florida, USA (23-25 October 2013).

Two of the world's largest nonwovens producers are likely to merge following an agreement whereby Polymer Group (PGI) will acquire the global business and assets of Fiberweb.
A wound dressing comprising a nonwoven fabric formed from a saccharide is disclosed in US Patent 8 529 942 by David Dixon of Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Smith & Nephew has announced the US introduction of Durafiber Ag antimicrobial gelling fibre dressing.
Hygiene products manufacturer Ontex has opened a US$30-million factory in Turkey.
Montreal, Canada-based absorbent hygiene products manufacturer Domtar plans to invest US$100 000 over the next three years in the Attends absorbent hygiene products facility in Greenville, North Carol
Kinetic Concepts (KCI), LifeCell and Systagenix have agreed to merge their operations to form one globally diversified wound care, biologics and regenerative medicine company.
Kimberly-Clark has signed a three-year agreement with Premier, a USA-based healthcare alliance, to supply surgical gowns and packs, both sterile and non-sterile.
A wound dressing with a high liquid-handling capacity has been developed by Molnlycke Health Care of Gothenburg, Sweden.
An absorbent structure or layer containing waterabsorbing polymeric particles is disclosed in US Patent 8 502 012 by Procter & Gamble.
By applying an electrospinning process, Iranian researchers have produced a drug-carrying nano-fibrous web that can be used in wound dressing.
Fitesa, a manufacturer of nonwoven fabrics for hygiene applications, has partnered with thermoplastic resins producer Braskem and Ingeo lactides and biopolymers developer NatureWorks to commercialize
Liquid filters used for laboratory work and diagnostics in the medical and healthcare industries can now use a pretreated conjugate release pad introduced by Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland.
King Tech of San Diego, California, USA, exhibited its latest reflective fabric, LumiTech, at the IFAI Expo in Orlando, Florida, USA (23-25 October 2013).
'Carbon parquet' is a new smart material developed by researchers at RWTH Aachen University in Germany, with an enhanced wood-like appearance and the potential to be equipped with heating, lighting an
New ion exchange fibres are being produced by introducing a reactive polymer into Kanecaron acrylic during fibre spinning by Osaka-headquartered Kaneka Corporation.
As the progress of implantable textiles continues, Japan's Toyobo has developed a new medical device it calls Nerbridge - a conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration that promotes the regeneration of
Even though its government is currently shut down and analysts are considering the global implications of the country defaulting on its debts, the USA is still seen as a strong growth market for techn
The aim of the Sanguis project, which is being partially-funded by the UK's Technology Strategy Board, is to develop a new filtration technology which can successfully remove antibodies from donated b
Manufacturing using 3D printing technologies holds significant promise in strengthening US manufacturing competitiveness but industry, government and academia must collaborate in key areas says Strata
The Wearable Technologies show will return to Medica - taking place in for Dusseldorf, Germany from November 20-23 - for the fourth time, and with more companies than ever before.
Autyl is a new automotive damping product being introduced by Swiss-headquartered Autoneum, which can be employed in various vehicle body areas to noticeably increase acoustic comfort.
Airbrushing techniques to grow vertically aligned carbon nanofibres on several different metal substrates have been developed at North Carolina State University.
A new polyketone nanoporous membrane aimed at the liquid filtration market is being introduced by Japan's Asahi Kasei.
Singapore nanotechnology suppliers and manufacturers are coming together to speed up the commercialisation of nanoimprinting - a technology for providing ordinary surfaces with unique properties with
Functional nano-scale coatings to make fabrics either hydrophobic or hydrophilic formed the focus of the stand of Europlasma of Oudenaarde, Belgium, at the Techtextil India exhibition held in Mumbai (
DuPont Industrial Biosciences of Wilmington, Delaware, USA, says it has developed new apparel applications for its partially bio-based polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) fibre called Sorona.
Kelheim Fibres GmbH of Kelheim, Germany, has been addressing how to improve and control precisely the properties of filters by the addition of speciality viscose fibres.
DSM Engineering Plastics of Sittard, The Netherlands, and PlastiComp from Winona, Minnesota, USA, have signed a partnership agreement with the aim of developing long fibre-reinforced thermoplastics (L
The recovery chances of burns sufferers - and especially children - could be drastically increased as a result of new materials being developed by major nonwovens companies and research institutes in
Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have determined that when it comes to designing extremely water-repellent surfaces, size and shape matter.
The PURE Tension Volvo Pavilion is a lightweight, rapidly deployable, free-standing tensioned membrane structure and solar charging station.
US researchers are proposing to advance 3D printing a dimension further with an $855,000 grant from the US Army Research Office.
Swiss company Nolax, working with research organisation EMPA, has developed a new synthetic cell carrier which starts to dissolve even as it's being populated by new skin cells.
BMW has started series production of the carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP)-intensive i3 at its facility in Leipzig, Germany.
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