Business and industry

Diolen raises Brazilian polyester capacity

1 October 2004

Diolen Industrial Fibers is to increase production capacity for hightenacity polyester yarns at its Companhia Bahiana de Fibras (Cobafi) facility in Camacari, Brazil.

Teijin Twaron opens facilities in Shanghai... and announces plans for further production capacity

1 October 2004

Teijin Twaron, producer of the aramid fibre Twaron, has opened its new Asian regional headquarters in Shanghai, China, effective from 1 November 2004.

Record-breaking Techtextil China shows regions' potential

1 October 2004

Cinte Techtextil China welcomed a record-breaking number of trade visitors to Shanghai from 1-3 September.

European Commission establishes group to boost competitiveness

1 September 2004

The European Commission(EC's) Textiles High Level Group met for the first time on 5 March 2004 in Brussels, Belgium.

Saint-Gobain Technical Fabricsforms joint venture with China's Hongfa

1 September 2004

Saint-Gobain has entered a joint venture agreement with the Chinese company HongFaCo.

DSM invests Euro100 million to boost Dyneema production

1 September 2004

DSM Dyneema has opened a new production line in USA to make both fibre and unidirectional bullet-resistant material based on it.

Fibre association appoints President

1 September 2004

The association representing the European man-made fibres industry - the International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee (CIRFS) - has appointed Omer Sabanci as its President.

...Dilo to supply its Spinnbau HSP card

1 September 2004

Dilo System Group, working in cooperation with its customer Jacob Holm Industries, says it has developed a completely new solution for fibre opening and cross-laying.

Jacob Holm invests in state-of-the-art hydroentangled line in North America...

1 September 2004

Jacob Holm Industries, a producer of hydroentangled and composite nonwovens, is to install an advanced spunlace line in the USA.

How can quality management help improve your business?

1 September 2004

Acordis ServicesLtd is well versed in major standards for fibre manufacturing.

CVC disposes all its Tencel lyocell operations to Lenzing

1 September 2004

LENZING AG has taken over the entire Tencel group of companies, effective from 4 May 2004.

Liquid-crystal plant expansion advanced

1 September 2004

Ticona is expanding its liquid-crystal polymer (LCP) plant in Shelby, North Carolina, USA.

Molnlycke Health Care extends operations in Czech Republic to include surgical drapes

1 September 2004

Molnlycke Health Care opened an extension to its factory premises located in Karvina close to Ostrava in the eastern part of the Czech Republic.

Joint venture for car filters in China

1 September 2004

Freudenberg Nonwovens Japan Vilene Co and a number of Chinese partners have combined to form a filter company in Changchun, People's Republic of China.

Procter & Gamble invests in nonwovens supplier

1 August 2004

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has signed an 18-month distribution agreement worth US$30 million with a newly established nonwovens supplier.

Flushable hygiene brand piloted by major US retailer

1 July 2004

The Flushaway range of flushable and biodegradable panty liners and sanitary napkins developed by Canadian firm Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology is being piloted at a "major US retailer" in more th

Senior appointments secure succession at Molnlycke Health Care

1 July 2004

Gosta Wiking will resign as Chairman of Swedish-based surgical procedure and wound care product manufacturer Molnlycke Health Care in May 2005.

Microtek Medical expands European operations with strategic acquisition

1 July 2004

Microtek Medical Holdings of Columbis, Mississippi, USA, has announced that its newly formed Netherlands-based subsidiary, Microtek Medical BV, has acquired certain businesses of International Medical

Bristol-Myers Squibb completes Acordis Speciality Fibres acquisition

1 June 2004

Bristol-Myers Squibb has completed the acquisition of Acordis Speciality Fibres of Coventry, UK, from the Acordis group. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Molnlycke opens factory extension in Czech Republic

1 June 2004

Molnlycke Health Care has opened a new extension to its factory in Karvina, Czech Republic.

Made Up Textiles Association now Pertexa

1 June 2004

REFLECTING ITS DEVELOPING ROLE in representing companies involved in high-performance applications, the UK's Made Up Textiles Association has changed its name to the Performance Textiles Association (

Lenzing's acquisition of Tencel triples lyocell capacity

1 June 2004

Austrian fibre producer Lenzing has acquired for an undisclosed sum the Tencel group of companies, formerly owned by Acordis.

Joint recycling venture set up in Japan

1 June 2004

Solvay and Kobekci Eco-Solutions have signed a joint venture agreement with a view to set up an industrial unit of Solvay's Vinyloop(r) polyvinyl chloride (PVC) recycling process in Japan, under the n

Flame retardants to be made in Russia

1 June 2004

UK FLAME-RETARDANT specialist Firestop Chemicals has reached an agreement with Russian chemical company Vocco for the latter to make commercial quantities of Firestop's latest non-brominated agent--No

Three companies combine their expertise

1 June 2004

THE IQ TEXTILES GROUP is the result of three UK companies joining forces: Lothian Coated Fabrics, Diffusion Textiles and C-Teq Advanced Performance Textiles.

EDANA General Manager

1 May 2004

Pierre Wiertz has been appointed General Manager of the European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA).

Smith & Nephew expands advanced woundcare facilities

1 May 2004

Smith & Nephew has completed the first phase of a manufacturing expansion plan at its advanced woundcare plant in Largo, Florida, USA, and is also at the construction phase of a facilities expansi

SSL International sells wound management business

1 May 2004

UK healthcare products manufacturer and distributor SSL International has sold its wound management business for GBP55 million to a new company, Medlock Medical, which is backed by venture capital gro

Nanofibres for neural/orthopaedic implants

1 May 2004

Cell adhesion experiments at Purdue University, USA, have demonstrated that making diagnostic neural probes and prosthetic devices from carbon nanofibre-based composites might be technically and pract

Derma Sciences acquires Kimberly-Clark wound care

1 May 2004

Wound and Skin care products manufacturer Derma Sciences has acquired Kimberly- Clark's wound care assets for US$2.6 million.

Komatsu Seiren to market fabric to control dust-mite allergens

1 May 2004

Japan's Komatsu Seiren Co Ltd has begun the commercialization of a jointly-developed fabric that it claims helps control dusmite allergens.

ConvaTec and Acordis merge

1 May 2004

US-based ConvaTec, part of Bristol Myers Squibb, has reached an agreement to acquire Acordis Speciality Fibres of Coventry, UK.

Asia-Pacific distributor appointed for Alltracel's haemostatic agents

1 May 2004

Alltracel Pharmaceuticals of Dublin, Ireland, has appointed Neoplast, based in Bangkok, Thailand, as its manufacturing and business development partner in the Asia-Pacific wound care market.

Owens Corning to knit glass fabric

1 May 2004

US glass fibre maker Owens Corning Inc says it will add glass fibre knitting capability at the Taloja, India, plant of Owens Corning India Ltd (OCIL).

Koch Cellulose to acquire Georgia- Pacific pulp assets

1 May 2004

Koch Industries subsidiary Koch Cellulose is to acquire Georgia-Pacific's non-integrated fluff and market pulp operations for US$610 million.

SCA acquires hygiene operations in Australia and New Zealand

1 May 2004

Sweden's SCA has acquired the tissue and fluff operations of New Zealand-based Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) for a purchase price on a debt-free basis of SEK5 billion.

Buckeye to close Irish airlaid manufacturing facility

1 May 2004

Buckeye Technologies is to discontinue producing airlaid nonwoven materials at its single-line facility in Cork, Ireland, by August 2004.

SCA acquires Asian hygiene products business

1 April 2004

SCA of Sweden has acquired the Asian baby diaper producer Drypers for a purchase price on a debt-free basis of US$87 million.

ConvaTec/Acordis Speciality Fibres merger under scrutiny

1 April 2004

US-based ConvaTec, part of Bristol Myers Squibb, has reached an agreement to acquire Acordis Speciality Fibres of Coventry, UK.

SSL International cleared by UK's Serious Fraud Office

1 April 2004

SSL International has announced that the UK Serious Fraud Office's investigations into the events in the period up to March 2000 concluded there is no action to be taken against the company or any of

Strong euro hurts Picanol in export markets

1 March 2004

For the fiscal year 2003, the consolidated turnover of the Picanol Group was Euro483.7 million, a decrease of 6.9% compared with 2002.

Saint-Gobain invests in glass fibre in China

1 March 2004

Saint-Gobain Vetrotex is to invest in its manufacturing capacity for glass fibre at its DouDian plant in Beijing, China.

Final stage of tyre cord investment in Brazil

1 March 2004

Diolen Industrial Fibres has invested in more modernization at the company's tyre cord converting operations at its facility in Camacari, Brazil - Companhia Bahiana de Fibras (COBAFI).

Polyester fibre and adhesion technology make better tyres

1 March 2004

Honeywell plans to expand production of its Beltec fibre to meet the growing need for tyre cap plies.

Lenzing resumes lyocell production...

1 March 2004

Production of Lenzing Lyocell resumed on 29 November after an incident at Lenzing's plant in Heiligenkreuz, Austria, on 23 September (see also, Technical Textiles International, November 2003, page 7)

UK manufacturer of retroreflective materials wins Chinese contract

1 March 2004

Viz Reflectives has signed a five-year agreement and secured a substantial interest in Zhejiang Fangyuan Yeshili Reflective Material Co Ltd, China.

French technical textiles association spreads its influence further south

1 March 2004

Clubtex, an association of technical textiles producers in the North of France, has extended its influence to the Rhone-Alpes region.

Diolen Industrial Fibers invests in high-tenacity polyester yarns

1 March 2004

Production of technical polyester yarns in Obernburg, Germany, will be boosted by Diolen Industrial Fiber's investment in a new process technology.

BSN Medical makes bid for DePuy

1 March 2004

BSN Medical has announced its intention to acquire the casting and splinting business of DePuy Inc.

ITEMA sells off Italian loom factory

1 March 2004

The ITEMA GROUP has sold its weaving machine factory in Schio, Italy - formerly Sulzer Tessile. The divested unit is now an independent company called SMIT SpA.

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