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News6 Sept 2013

Kimberly-Clark receives FDA clearance for its sterilisation wraps

Kimberly-Clark has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of its nonwoven Kimguard One-Step Sterilisation Wrap portfolio with all Advanced Sterilisation Products (ASP) Sterrad Systems, including the new Duo Cycle for the Sterrad 100NX system.

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News6 Sept 2013

Low & Bonar to acquire Texiplast

UK-based Low & Bonar is to acquire Texiplast, a Slovakian producer of high strength geosynthetic products serving the civil engineering market, for a net cash payment of approximately €18.9m (£16.0m) on a debt-free basis.

KnittingNonwovensTechnical Textiles

Review6 Sept 2013

Bostik expert to present adhesive trends for hygiene

Pablo Leon Escobar, the Americas market manager for Bostik’s global nonwovens business unit, will be presenting adhesive trends for the hygienic disposables market at two upcoming conferences in the US.

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Insight5 Sept 2013

The European research landscape is changing

A new study has been published on the competitiveness of the EU textile industry, produced by a consortium led by Saxion University and comprising CITEVE, DTI, IFM and Workshop, with the assistance of Euratex.

NaturalSyntheticsTechnical Textiles

News5 Sept 2013

Graniteville Specialty Fabrics recognised for manufacturing excellence

Graniteville Specialty Fabrics, which produces speciality coatings and coated fabrics, has been awarded the Manufacturer of the Year by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

CoatingTechnical Textiles

Review4 Sept 2013

Protecting health and environment on the agenda at Filtration

The topic of protecting health and the environment will the main focus at the upcoming Filtration conference and expo held by US-based nonwovens association INDA in November.

NonwovensFiltrationManufacturing Technology

Profile4 Sept 2013

From sea to socks: the Healthy Seas project

A new project aims to remove discarded fishing nets from the sea and recycle them into Econyl, a high quality textile yarn that can be used for clothing.

SyntheticsYarnsTechnical Textiles

News4 Sept 2013

Poole Company hires nonwoven specialist

Poole Company, the US-based manufacturer and distributor of textile and nonwoven fibres, has appointed Craig Winebarger as part of the company’s nonwoven fibres segment.

FibresNonwovensCompanies & Finance

Profile3 Sept 2013

New cool kid on the block

US-based Coolcore has developed what it is claiming to be the industry’s first chemical-free cooling material for the textile market.

FabricsFinishingTechnical Textiles

News30 Aug 2013

Johnson Controls establishes JV for automotive fabrics in China

Johnson Controls and Zhejiang Wanfang New Materials have established a new fabrics joint venture for automotive seating and interior products, based in Haining City, Zheijiang Province.

FabricsNonwovensTechnical Textiles

News30 Aug 2013

Trans-Textil offers functional textiles suitable for leasing

Trans-Textil is offering functional textiles for medical and protective applications that are suitable for leasing, as an attractive economic alternative to the purchase of such apparel.

SyntheticsTechnical Textiles

News29 Aug 2013

Synthomer Middle East increases polymer capacity

Acrylic and vinyl acetate polymer supplier Synthomer Middle East is expanding its polymer dispersion plant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

FabricsEffectsTechnical Textiles

News28 Aug 2013

TenCate presents new solutions for firefighters

TenCate Protective Fabrics has developed new lines in fabrics and systems for firefighter turnout gear that are designed to be more durable, lighter and better at reducing the effects of heat stress through keeping the wearer cooler.

FabricsFinishingTechnical Textiles

News28 Aug 2013

Polartec to utilise Quick-Med’s antimicrobial technology

Quick-Med Technologies has licensed its Stay Fresh technology to Polartec for a range of products and fields of use.

FinishingApparelTechnical Textiles

Insight27 Aug 2013

Turkey turns to technical textiles

Turkey has a long history of textile production, dating back to the early Ottoman period. Its early production capacity was mainly due to the abundance of cotton in the area.

SyntheticsKnittingTechnical Textiles

Insight27 Aug 2013

Birth rate boom for UK diaper market

The nonwovens industry could stand to benefit from a boom in the UK birth rate caused by the effect of the Royal Baby and the Olympics, say industry experts.

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News27 Aug 2013

Sandler expands capacity for bulky rollgoods

Sandler held a night of celebration to mark its latest investments and the 60th birthday of CEO Dr Christian Heinrich Sandler last week in Hof, Germany.

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News27 Aug 2013

Suominen plans temporary lay-offs at Nakkila plant

Suominen is starting statutory codetermination negotiations for temporary lay-offs at its Nakkila plant in Finland.

YarnsNonwovensCompanies & Finance

News27 Aug 2013

Coolcore receives Hohenstein ‘Cooling Power’ label

The temperature-regulating fibres made by US-based Coolcore are the first product to e awarded the Hohenstein Quality Label for ‘Innovative technology – cooling power’.

SyntheticsTechnical Textiles

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