By data-mining the US patent pool,a new tool could help futurists predict emerging technologies Horizon scanning.Strategic prediction.Futurism.Whatever you call it,companies need to anticipate the next hot technologies ahead of time or ...
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Reflecting a positive trend, textile machinery exports from China surged significantly during first three quarters of the current year. As per the National Bureau of Statistics of China data, textile machinery exports grew at a year-on-year ...
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According to World Nonwovens, a new study from The Freedonia Group, global sales of nonwoven fabrics will increase 6.9% annually to 9.3 million metric tons in 2015. The personal hygiene market will continue to account for the single largest ...
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Without a doubt, savings in energy, water and raw materials were the key drivers for the machine and process innovations on show at this year's ITMA in Barcelona. ACIMIT and the VDMA - as the respective textile machinery trade associations ...
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By investing on their Binzhou plant, Ahlstrom stands to gain a strong position in the Chinese wallpaper market. Ahlstrom will invest approx. 30 million euros to a new production line in its factory in Binzhou, China. The new line will ...
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