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TenCate Protective Fabrics wins order from US Marines

1 July 2009

TenCate Defense & Tactical, a business unit of TenCate Protective Fabrics USA Inc, has won an order worth $13 million for its TenCate Defender M fabric.

Lenzing forced to hike fibre prices

1 July 2009

The Lenzing Group, a leading global producer of manmade cellulose fibres, has raised its prices with effect from the end of May 2009.

Fiberweb and Fitesa reported to be in joint venture talks

1 July 2009

Fiberweb is understood to be in advanced discussions with leading Brazilian spunbond producer Fitesa and its parent company PetroPar regarding the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) focused p

Sanitars adds third spunlace line

1 July 2009

Italian nonwovens and cosmetic disposables manufacturer Sanitars has started up its third Rieter Perfojet spunlace line at its plant in Flero, Brescia.

JKT joins Molnlycke Health Care

1 July 2009

Molnlycke Health Care group has acquired 100% of the shares of JKT, a market leading Polish company with 110 employees based in Bialystok.

Joint venture to make polypropylene fibres in South America

1 July 2009

FiberVisions, a supplier of polyolefin fibres to a variety of industries including the hygiene products sector, with locations in the USA and China, and Argentina-based Tel Rad Cuyo (TRC), a manufactu

Polymer Group announces US plant closure and consolidation

1 July 2009

Nonwovens producer Polymer Group (PGI) is to close its plant in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, and consolidate certain manufacturing operations in its Benson, North Carolina, USA, facility as a res

Military contracts for Solar Integrated

1 July 2009

Solar integrated Technologies has secured a number of contracts with the US military.

Fiberweb plans to invest in new meltblown capacity in France

1 July 2009

Fiberweb, one of the world's largest and leading suppliers of high performance, speciality nonwoven fabrics, says it will make a significant investment at its meltblowing operation in Biesheim, France

Fiberweb and Fitesa to establish joint venture in South America --venture will become the second largest producer of spunbonds in the Americas

1 July 2009

Fiberweb has reached a conditional agreement with PetroPar, parent company of a leading Brazilian spunbond producer, Fitesa, to establish a 50/50 joint venture that will focus primarily on supplying l

Molnlycke Health Care acquires JKT

1 July 2009

Molnlycke Health Care group has acquired 100% of the shares of JKT, a leading Polish producer of medical clothing based in Bialystok.

Ahlstrom signs new financing agreement

1 July 2009

Ahlstrom, a leading manufacturer of nonwovens, has entered into a multicurrency, revolving credit facility agreement for the amount of Euro200 million with six relationship banks.

Sanitars' third hydroentanglement line

1 July 2009

Sanitars, a manufacturer of nonwovens and cosmetic disposables (including cotton wool balls and pads to remove make up), has started up a new Rieter Perfojet hydroentanglement (spunlace) line at its p

Polymer Group to close Arkansas plant

1 July 2009

Nonwovens manufacturer Polymer Group Inc (PGI) is to close its plant in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, and to consolidate manufacturing operations at the facility with those at its operation in Ben

NWS selects NSC Nonwoven for medical-grade product line

1 June 2009

NonWoven Solutions (NWS), a US producer of felt and needlepunched nonwoven filtration products, has opened a 3700 m2 facility in Lakemoor, Illinois, to make good manufacturing practices (GMP) medicalg

PGI completes installation of Mexican spunbond line

1 June 2009

Nonwovens producer Polymer Group (PGI) has completed the installation of its new spunbond line in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to serve hygiene and medical customers in the USA and Mexico.

P2i looks to expand in USA

1 June 2009

P2i Ltd, a UK-based company that specializes in plasma technology for applying liquid-repellent coatings, is aiming to increase its business in the USA by opening an office there and appointing a regi

FiberVisions joins with Tel Rad Cuyo

1 June 2009

A joint venture has formed to produce, market and sell polypropylene (PP) fibres in South America.

KCI claims partial victory in patent fight against Smith & Nephew

1 June 2009

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has claimed partial victory in its ongoing patent infringement case with Smith & Nephew.

Ahlstrom seeks further savings

1 June 2009

Ahlstrom is talking to employees at its glass fibre plant in Karhula, Finland, about more temporary layoffs.

Kimberly-Clark buys Jackson Products

1 May 2009

Kimberly-Clark, the health and hygiene specialist, has acquired Jackson Products Inc, a privately owned company with headquarters in Fenton, Missouri, USA, that makes safety products.

Kuwaiti government unit buys Lifeshirt systems to monitor first responders

1 May 2009

A Kuwaiti government unit involved in homeland defence, disaster management and response to incidents involving hazardous materials in the Persian Gulf has purchased a number of chest straps embedded

New carding line starts up at HDK Industries

1 May 2009

HDK Industries has commissioned a new manufacturing line, including three 3.5 metre cards, at its Rogersville, Tennessee, USA, facility.

KCI to appeal German patent ruling

1 May 2009

In March 2009, the German Federal Patent Court ruled that a German patent licensed to Kinetic Concepts (KCI) from Wake Forest related to KCI's VAC technology is invalid.

Fiberweb acquires interest in Coronor Composites

1 May 2009

Fiberweb has agreed to acquire the 50% interest of its joint venture partner Nordenia International in Coronor Composites for a cash consideration of Euro3.1 million.

ConvaTec appoints President, Continence and Critical Care

1 May 2009

ConvaTec, a developer and marketer of medical technologies for community and hospital care, has appointed Paul Moraviec as President of its Continence and Critical Care Business Unit and ConvaTec EMEA

Fear of disease increases demand for nonwoven filter media used in face masks

1 May 2009

Recent health scares - such as last year's bird flu, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and now swine flu - only add to the urgency to provide cheap and effective barrier filtration to p

UK production site for adsorptive materials

1 April 2009

Freudenberg Nonwovens has officially started its new production facility for adsorptive products in Littleborough, Lancashire, UK.

ConvaTec divests Unomedical Wound Care and Ophthalmics

1 April 2009

ConvaTec, a developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, has completed the divestiture of the Unomedical Wound Care and Ophthalmics business to Aspen Surg

Fiberweb announces plant closures

1 March 2009

Nonwoven fabric producer Fiberweb has announced a number of plant closures, subject to consultation with employee representatives, as part of a major European restructuring programme.

Partnership aims to exploit atmospheric plasma technology

1 March 2009

The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, USA, has formed a partnership with Enercon Industries Corp, which has headquarters in Menomonee Falls, Wisc

US court rules that Smith & Nephew does not infringe KCI patent

1 March 2009

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld the validity of the two Wake Forest University Health Sciences patents involved in the litigation against Blue Sky Medical, Medela AG and Med

TenCate takes holding in another synthetic turf company

1 March 2009

TenCate intends to take a minority holding in the Australia-based company TigerTurf.

Teijin to reorganize High Performance Fibers Business

1 February 2009

Teijin Ltd has announced that it will reorganize its High Performance Fibers Business Group into two new groups: Aramid Fibers Business Group and Carbon Fibers Business Group.

3M completes acquisition of Futuro product line

1 February 2009

3M has completed its acquisition of the Futuro health supports and compression hosiery product line from Beiersdorf. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Perrigo acquires Unico Holdings

1 February 2009

Perrigo has acquired Unico Holdings for around US$49 million in cash.

Avgol in nanotechnology agreement with Elmarco

1 February 2009

Israeli spunmelt nonwovens manufacturer Avgol has announced an agreement with Elmarco, the Czechbased developer of NanoSpider technology for the production of nanofibres and webs.

KCI files new patent infringement claims against Smith & Nephew

1 February 2009

Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has announced that, together with Wake Forest University Health Sciences, it has filed additional patent infringement claims against Smith & Nephew in the ongoing patent law

SCA to make diapers in Russia

1 February 2009

SCA Personal Care has begun constructing a new diaper plant on a greenfield site in Veniov, Russia.

Unicharm buys out Australian diaper maker

1 February 2009

Japan's Unicharm has acquired Australian Pacific Paper Products (APPP), the second largest manufacturer of disposable hygiene products in Australia behind Kimberly-Clark, for around A$165 million (US$

Benninger sells Weaving Preparation Division to Karl Mayer

1 January 2009

Karl Mayer has taken over the Weaving Preparation Division of Benninger AG. The companies signed the contract on 1 December 2008.

Para-aramid demand prompts Teijin investment in additional capacity

1 January 2009

Teijin plans to build a production facility for its Technora ultra-fine para-aramid powder with an annual capacity of 100 t by the early part of 2009.

DSM wins European patent battle with Teijin Aramid

1 January 2009

DSM Dyneema has won a patent battle with one of its rivals Teijin Aramid (formerly Teijin Twaron).

DSM sells Solutech to Lydall

1 January 2009

DSM has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Solutech business to Lydall Inc. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed.

US court rules for Gurit against Zoltek

1 January 2009

On 2 December 2008, The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St Louis, Missouri, USA, denied Zoltek Corp's petition for a re-hearing in its case against Gurit's subsidiary, Structu

3M to acquire Futuro product line from Beiersdorf

1 January 2009

3M has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Futuro health supports and compression hosiery product line from Beiersdorf. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

ConvaTec acquires Unomedical

1 January 2009

Wound care and ostomy products supplier ConvaTec has completed the acquisition of Unomedical, a Denmark-based manufacturer of single-use medical devices.

Paul Hartmann acquires US maker of incontinence products

1 January 2009

The Hartmann Group has acquired Whitestone Acquisition, a US manufacturer of absorbent incontinence products, to strengthen its position in the nursing home and home care sector in the key US market.

Ethicon completes divestiture of professional wound care business

1 January 2009

Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson company, has completed the divestiture of its Professional Wound Care business to One Equity Partners. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

More efficient dyeing of polyamide fibres

1 January 2009

Joint research and development aimed at improving the dyeing of textile polyamide fibres will be the result of a cooperation agreement signed by DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co Deutschland KG and BA

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