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  2. October/November 2013

October/November 2013

Carbon fibre nonwovens and stretch-broken yarns from SGL

1 October 2013
SGL of wiesbaden, Germany, introduced two carbon-fibre based materials, a nonwoven made from recycled material and a stretch-broken yarn, at the Composites Europe exhibition, held in Stuttgart, German
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Composites Evolution launches range of jute reinforcements

1 October 2013
A UK company has launched a range of jute fabrics as cheap reinforcements for composites.
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Flax fibre creates good quality of sound for high-fidelity speaker

1 October 2013
A french manufacturer of high-fidelity speakers has developed a cone that exploits the properties of flax fibre to create a good sound.
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Groz-Beckert designs felting needle with a small cross-section

1 October 2013
Groz-Beckert has introduced a felting needle called EcoStar that the company from Albstadt, Germany, has designed to have a long service life and consume a low amount of energy in use.
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Nonwoven offers comfort and protection to surgical staff

1 October 2013
Ahlstrom of Helsinki, Finland, has introduced a spunbond- meltblown-spunbond (SMS) fabric for surgical gowns.
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Toray Industries agrees to buy Zoltek for US$584 million

1 October 2013
Toray industries of Tokyo, Japan, has agreed to buy carbon fibre manufacturer, St Louis, Missouri, USA-based Zoltek.
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