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Fibres, filaments and yarns

Otsuka Chemical offers conductive skin-core fibre for protection

1 February 2003
Japan's Otsuka Chemical has developed a conductive fibre as part of its research into bicomponent skin-core fibres intended to offer protection from electromagnetic radiation.
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Thermal resistance

1 February 2003
Spanish company Relats SA has developed a silicon dioxide fibre that it claims offers better thermal resistance.
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Fuji develops fibre to treat skin

1 February 2003
Fuji Spinning Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, describes a functionalized fibre in European Patent 1 188 855.
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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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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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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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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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Conductive fibres

1 January 2003
A Japanese firm has patented a fine electrically conductive fibre, as well as a conductive yarn made from the fibre.
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