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Xentrys to acquire Propilan's polyolefin staple fibres

May 01, 2008; Devos, Bert ... Business and industry news THE STAPLE FIBERS Business Unit of Xentrys, part of the Xentrys Group (formerly Domo Fibers and Yarns), has reached an agreement to buy the polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) staple fibres business of Spain's Propilan SA. Xentrys believes the ...

P2i Ltd attracts additional investment from venture capitalist

May 01, 2008; Willson, Stephen ... Business and industry news UNILEVER VENTURES, London, Uk, is investing in plasma-based technology that helps to create waterproof surfaces. The venture capital firmwill invest in the ion-mask(TM) treatment developed by P2i Ltd of Oxford, UK, providing funding to accelerate the ...

Toray Industries starts up nonwoven production plant in China

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Business and industry news A NEW TORAY INDUSTRIES nonwovens plant in China has begun trial operations and plans to startup full production this month. Toray Polytech Nantong (TPN) has an annual capacity of 18 kt of polypropylene spunbond-meltblown-spunbond (SMS) capacity. Despite ...

Techtextil North America changes revealed

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... THE FIFTH EDITION of Technextil North America, the international trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens, took place 1-3 April at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. The show this year hosted 310 exhibitors representing 21 countries, while the total verified ...

Increased competition drives more innovation in North America

May 01, 2008; McCurry, John W ... The fifth biennial Techtextil North America was held at the Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1-3 April. This year's exhibition featured 310 companies from around the globe. Visitors included our North American Editor John W. McCurry. Good news for the organizer Messe Frankfurt ...

Never the twain? The mismarriage of garments and gadgets

May 01, 2008; Wilson, Adrian ... The integration of textiles and electronics beyond simple sensors remains elusive and the potential of so-called "talking clothing" may now lie in an entirely new class of materials that is emerging, according to Adrian Wilson. The integration of sensors into clothing is now commonplace, ...

Structured polymer nanofibres and their potential applications

May 01, 2008; Wei, Qufu; Huang, Fenglin; Cai, Yibing; Gao, Weidong ... Polymer nanofibres have great potential for applications ranging from filtration, medical, tissue engineering, environmental protection and electronic textiles. Nanofibres can be constructed into various forms and structures to meet the needs for a variety of applications, say Qufu Wei, Fenglin ...

Ahlstrom-investing in acquisitions, growth and innovation

May 01, 2008; McCurry, John W ... John W. McCurry interviewed Ahlstrom's Chief Executive Officer to learn about the company's broad-ranging investments, which span several continents and are targeted at the many growth markets the company has identified. One of the fastest-growing manufacturers in the global nonwovens ...

Are the days of petrochemical-based nonwovens numbered?

May 01, 2008; Wilson, Adrian ... Cellulosic capacity is up and raw materials from biomass are emerging fast. Current pressures in terms of environmentally benign processing routes could quickly change everything for an industry like nonwoven fabrics, writes Adrian Wilson. Of the 1.725 Mt of nonwovens currently ...

Local and overseas companies prepare to invest big in India

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... India is poised to witness an explosion of investment as local companies wake up to the potential of technical textiles, as domestic consumption starts to expand and as foreign companies enter the country. The Indian textiles ministry's five-year awareness creation campaign promoting the ...

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protection

May 01, 2008; Seed, Mark; Anand, Subhash; Kandola, Baljinder; Fulford, Robert ... Mark Seed, Subhash Anand, Baljinder Kandola and Robert Fulford review the use of impermeable, permeable and semi-permeable ensembles for military and police forces high-threat situations, with particular emphasis on permeable systems, discussing the selection of fibres, fabrics and laminates, as ...